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Creamline's Jema Galanza (23) in action against Choco Mucho in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals on May 9, 2024. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News 

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PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals

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/171535388904920240509-pvl-creamline-chocomucho-MD-9974.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="Creamline&#x27;s Jema Galanza (23) in action against Choco Mucho in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals on May 9, 2024. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Creamline&#x27;s Jema Galanza (23) in action against Choco Mucho in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals on May 9, 2024. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MANILA – </span>After a clean sweep of 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Second All-Filipino Conference, Creamline has faced a lot of adversities this tourney — and Jema Galanza acknowledged that it hasn&#x27;t been a walk in the park for the defending champions.</div><p>The Cool Smashers (8-3) nearly missed the Final Four but eventually moved on to the semifinal round after edging the PLDT High Speed Hitters (also 8-3) by only a point after the preliminaries.</p><p>The last time they incurred three losses in the elimination round was in 2018 Open Conference.</p><p>Now, the Alyssa Valdez-captained squad is on the brink of capturing their third-straight All-Filipino title after winning over sister team Choco Mucho, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16, on Thursday at the Araneta Coliseum in front of over 17,000-strong fans.</p><p>Should they capture the crown — their eighth overall — Galanza said it would be very special.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1788597259409691031&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-05-10T15%3A54%3A42.387537%3A9050e936-c4c5-49bb-92a1-09afe9c0cf47%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=748f1ef0b99edd347a97620ec8163e83a40a1d7a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1788597259409691031"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Sobrang special. Lagi kong sinasabi itong season na &#x27;to andami [naming] pinagdaanan, nag-struggle kami nang sobra,&quot; Galanza told reporters after exiting the taraflex on a high.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/9/creamline-on-brink-of-another-title-with-big-win-over-choco-mucho-2212"><strong>READ: Creamline on brink of another title with big win over Choco Mucho</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/30/pvl-choco-mucho-captures-breakthrough-win-vs-creamline-in-comeback-fashion-1821"><strong>READ: PVL: Choco Mucho captures breakthrough win vs Creamline in comeback fashion</strong></a></div><p>Creamline has not been flaunting its &quot;real self,&quot; Galanza said, and underscored the need for them to improve as the level of competition rises in the PVL.</p><p>&quot;Kung titignan niyo, hindi ito &#x27;yung Creamline na kilala niyo pero ganun talaga, hindi naman kami perfect and &#x27;yun nga tumataas &#x27;yung level ng competition, lumalakas &#x27;yung mga players at &#x27;yung ibang teams,&quot; the former MVP said.</p><p>&quot;Kami, ang kailangan lang namin is mag-improve kami individually — mentally talaga kasi nandon na &#x27;yung skills namin, chemistry namin, sa sobrang tagal naming naglalaro.&quot;</p><p>Galanza acknowledged the hard work they needed to put in to defend their title.</p><p>&quot;Ako, basta mag-stick kami sa sistema namin and &#x27;yun nga, sabi ni coach [Sherwin Meneses] teamwork talaga. Alam kong kakayanin namin, &#x27;di madali pero paghihirapan namin.&quot;</p><p>Just like teammate Tots Carlos, Galanza said Creamline always go back to that championship mindset to stay in the fight for the crown.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/6/tots-carlos-creamline-go-back-to-championship-mindset-en-route-to-pvl-finals-1722"><strong>READ: Tots Carlos, Creamline go back to championship mindset en route to PVL Finals</strong></a></div><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung mindset ng pagiging champion [ang sekreto namin] kasi ang hirap maging consistent, ang hirap maging champion every conference pero makikita niyo sa amin, bawat isa gusto naming nananalo, gusto naming makuha ang [conference] na &#x27;to.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span id="isPasted"><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/Jo7dSi4kdZY??si=C2yxTyQTro3Vl7ge&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></span><br/></div>

<p>"Sobrang special. Lagi kong sinasabi itong season na 'to andami [naming] pinagdaanan, nag-struggle kami nang sobra."</p>

"Sobrang special. Lagi kong sinasabi itong season na 'to andami [naming] pinagdaanan, nag-struggle kami nang sobra."

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PVL: Why winning 2024 All-Filipino title will be extra special for Jema Galanza

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 11, 2024 12:35 PM PHT

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