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PVL: Chery Tiggo ousts Choco Mucho, sets up finals series vs. Creamline

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jaja Santiago led the way in Chery Tiggo" s="" straight="" sets="" win="" over="" Choco="" Mucho.="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/08/10/volleyball.jpg"/><figcaption>Jaja Santiago led the way in Chery Tiggo&#x27;s straight sets win over Choco Mucho. <em>PVL Media Bureau.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>(UPDATED) Chery Tiggo is headed to the finals of the 2021 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference, after another straight sets victory over Choco Mucho.</p><p>Jaja Santiago was unstoppable as the Crossovers claimed a 25-16, 26-24, 25-23 triumph in the do-or-die Game 3 of their semifinals series, Tuesday at the PCV Socio-Civic Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.</p><p>Chery Tiggo has now set up a best-of-3 finals series against defending Open Conference champion Creamline, which advanced to the finals on Monday night after sweeping Petro Gazz in their own semis series. </p><p>&quot;The players were committed in our system, to each other,&quot; said Chery Tiggo coach Aaron Velez, whose team forced a Game 3 with a straight sets win Monday. &quot;The trust is like a family for us, so we know that we&#x27;re going to back up each other.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Credit to Choco Mucho for giving us a good fight,&quot; he added. &quot;They were able to push us to our full potential, and hopefully, we can sustain it.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/09/21/chery-tiggo-gets-back-at-choco-mucho-forces-game-3">READ: Chery Tiggo gets back at Choco Mucho, forces Game 3</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/09/21/creamline-through-to-pvl-finals">READ: Creamline through to PVL Finals</a></li></ul><p>Santiago had 17 points, converting 15 of her 27 attacks, along with an ace and a block. Older sister Dindin Santiago-Manabat contributed 16 points, but it was setter Jasmine Nabor who earned Player of the Game honors after tallying 28 excellent sets on top of three points, all off aces.</p><p>Chery Tiggo seized an early advantage after a comfortable first set win where they had a 17-11 lead in terms of kills. But they had to rally in the second set, as they trailed by as much as five points, 17-12, before hitting errors by Choco Mucho allowed the Crossovers to claw their way back.</p><p>Choco Mucho reached set point, 24-22, off a Caitlyn Viray hit but Kim Gequillana committed an uncharacteristic service error, and an ace by Santiago forced a deuce. Santiago-Manabat then put Chery Tiggo at set point, and a Kat Tolentino mishit completed the comeback for the Crossovers.</p><p>In another back-and-forth third set, Chery Tiggo again showed its poise. Trailing by two points for most of the way, they forced a tie off a Ponggay Gaston mishit and a Nabor ace, 20-all. A big hit by Tolentino tied the set for the last time at 23, but Mylene Paat brushed a hit off Viray, and Viray shanked her last pass in the next rally to gift the Crossovers the final point. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung game namin ngayon, sobrang pinaghandaan namin,&quot; said Nabor. &quot;Hindi kami papayag na hanggang third or fourth lang… ang goal talaga namin is the championship.&quot;</p><p>Standing in Chery Tiggo&#x27;s way are the Creamline Cool Smashers, who have the benefit of a one-day break after taking care of business against the Angels on Monday.</p><p>But the Crossovers can take comfort in their four-set win over the Cool Smashers in the elimination round, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20.</p><p>&quot;We just have to be confident,&quot; Velez said of their finals series against the Alyssa Valdez-led Creamline squad. </p><p>Tolentino led the Flying Titans with 12 points, and Maddie Madayag added 11 markers.</p><p>But the Crossovers had a 44-37 lead in terms of attacks, and had a 9-4 advantage in terms of aces. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1666221" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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PVL: Chery Tiggo ousts Choco Mucho, sets up finals series vs. Creamline

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 10, 2021 05:03 PM PHT

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Updated August 10, 2021 06:16 PM PHT

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