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Bea de Leon fulfills dream of playing with Michele Gumabao in Araneta

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Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1713501984798MG x BDL.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo by Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – After 11 long years, Bea de Leon finally accomplished her dream of playing with Michele Gumabao at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>In a post on X (formerly Twitter), De Leon <a href="https://twitter.com/_beadel/status/305580257749118976">said in 2013</a>, &quot;One day, I will play at Araneta with her in front of a thousand people, doing what I love to do. #Gumabao #AN1MO&quot;.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02gYFmug6MfN2u6iafQSDnEctgnMkaQthcyeNKELrAwU3LyRvLYzEPbamjixzVQJkl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Gumabao was playing for De La Salle University back then, and De Leon suited up for rival school Ateneo de Manila University.</p><p>Fast forward to now — and the two volleyball stars are in the same Creamline jersey in the professional league at the Quezon City venue.</p><p>They coupled it with a dominant 25-17, 25-22 25-19 win over De Leon&#x27;s former team, Choco Mucho, in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) on Thursday in front of 17,396 spectators <span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span> more than what she asked for.</p><p>De Leon gushed on the chance to share the taraflex with Gumabao.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang blessing. Hindi ko akalain na dadating ako sa point sa career ko na ito na nandito ako from a kid na super scrawny and didn’t even know how to play quick... I didn’t even know the rules. Pero ayun, kasama ko na sila ngayon, pareho kaming lumaban. Dream come true talaga,&quot; the middle blocker said during the postgame press conference.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F973873644739317%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/08/24/in-creamline-bea-de-leon-feels-like-a-rookie-again"><strong>READ: &#x27;Rookie ulit ako&#x27;: Bea de Leon looks forward to new challenge with Creamline</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/18/pvl-creamline-reasserts-mastery-of-choco-mucho-1705"><strong>READ: PVL: Creamline reasserts mastery of Choco Mucho</strong></a></div><p>She was also quick to thank the guidance of the Creamline coaching staff and captain Alyssa Valdez <span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span> also her former teammate during their Ateneo days.</p><p>&quot;Kinabahan din ako at some point. Talagang nakikita mo rin talaga sa teammates ko and coaches ko na grabe &#x27;yung guidance and tiwala sa akin na andiyan lang talaga sila, literally behind my back. Ate Ly [Alyssa Valdez] is always there, whispering wisdom,&quot; she said.</p><p>De Leon took home the Best Player of the Game nod after putting up nine points anchored on six attacks and three blocks.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/2/bea-de-leon-denden-revilla-grateful-for-ateneo-reunion-in-creamline-1110"><strong>READ: PVL: Bea de Leon, Denden Revilla grateful for Ateneo reunion in Creamline</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/09/24/bea-de-leon-finally-gets-to-team-up-with-michele-gumabao"><strong>READ: 11 years in the making: BDL finally gets to team up with Michele Gumabao</strong></a></div><p>More than the Cool Smashers&#x27; 12th consecutive win over their sister team, De Leon was also happy to help Creamline stay afloat in the tournament <span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span> tying Choco Mucho in the process with an 8-2 win-loss card.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/17/pvl-creamline-choco-mucho-collide-in-crucial-match-for-respective-semis-bids-2114"><strong>READ: PVL: Creamline, Choco Mucho collide in crucial match for respective semis bids</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Sobrang happy namin na nakuha namin ‘to. Sobrang big game niya for us. Talagang sama-sama namin ginawa &#x27;yung trabaho namin lalo na sa ginagalaw ng Choco [Mucho]. We saw naman how their conference has been talagang nag-push din kami.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oyCGHiSIB5w??si=DGlTWUxyXZotVgOE&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>After 11 long years, Bea de Leon has finally fulfilled her dream of playing with Michele Gumabao at the Araneta Coliseum.</p>

After 11 long years, Bea de Leon has finally fulfilled her dream of playing with Michele Gumabao at the Araneta Coliseum.