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PVL: Alyssa hails Finals MVP Morado as 'one of the greatest'

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/07/11/20180711-jia-morado.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Creamline&#x27;s Jia Morado was hailed as the Finals MVP. Josh Albelda, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Creamline setter Jia Morado was showered with praise after guiding the Cool Smashers to a breakthrough championship in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.The playmaker was named Finals Most Valuable Player following Creamline’s two-game sweep of the PayMaya High Flyers. Morado, a former Best Setter in the UAAP, had 29 excellent sets in Game 2 on top of two points in the Cool Smashers’ 25-19, 25-20, 25-11 triumph.She had 32 excellent sets and three points when the Cool Smashers secured Game 1, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19, last Sunday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/07/11/pvl-cool-smashers-sweep-way-breakthrough-crown-44296">READ: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown</a></li></ul>Her superb play drew profuse praise from star teammate Alyssa Valdez, who has been playing alongside Morado since their collegiate days at the Ateneo de Manila University.“MVP naman siya palagi eh,” Valdez said of Morado. “May coach kami sa loob, hindi niyo ba alam? Siya ‘yun.”Valdez, herself a three-time UAAP MVP and a four-time PVL MVP, then paid Morado a great compliment when she said: “Jia will always be one of the greatest players here in Philippine volleyball talaga.”Morado immediately downplayed Valdez’s praise, saying: “Nagsalita ang greatest player.”More than the Finals MVP award, Morado relished the PVL crown – a first for Creamline and her first as a player since teaming up with Valdez to power the Lady Eagles to the UAAP Season 77 championship in 2015.“Mas na-feel ko ‘yung championship talaga,” said Morado. “Bonus na lang ‘yung individual awards talaga forever.”“’Yung championship naman talaga ‘yung goal,” she stressed.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Creamline setter Jia Morado was showered with praise after guiding the Cool Smashers to a breakthrough championship in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Creamline setter Jia Morado was showered with praise after guiding the Cool Smashers to a breakthrough championship in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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PVL: Alyssa hails Finals MVP Morado as 'one of the greatest'

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 11, 2018 08:07 PM PHT

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