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Jia De Guzman receives the Best Setter award in the AVC Challenge Cup in May 29, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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AVC Challenge Cup

Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171705717722220240529-avc-challenge-winners-MD-6748.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alas Pilipinas captain Jia de Guzman accepts her Best Setter plum during the awarding ceremonies of the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on May 29, 2024. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>Team captain Jia de Guzman proved that she&#x27;s of a different caliber as she steered Alas Pilipinas to a third-place finish and won the Best Setter citation in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup.</p><p>Despite having a few days of preparation, De Guzman, also an import for Denso Airybees in the Japan V.League, was at the helm in offense to make the plays for Best Opposite Spiker Angel Canino and the rest of Alas in the one-week tourney.</p><p>Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, De Guzman shared credit as she accepted the plum.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/jia-wins-best-setter-nod-angel-captures-best-opposite-spiker-citation-in-avc-1631"><strong>READ: AVC Challenge Cup: Jia de Guzman wins Best Setter nod; Angel Canino is Best Opposite Spiker</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/alas-pilipinas-conquers-australia-to-cop-bronze-in-avc-challenge-cup-1624"><strong>READ: Alas Pilipinas conquers Australia to cop bronze in AVC Challenge Cup</strong></a></div><p>&quot;I&#x27;m so overwhelmed right now kasi unang-una pinaka<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">-proud ako kasi nakapag-bronze nga &#x27;yung team. Sobrang biggest achievement &#x27;to for all of us,&quot; the eight-time Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Best Setter said.</span></p><p>De Guzman said they entered the volleyball tilt without expectations. But on Wednesday night, they made history as they stopped a 63-year medal drought in the AVC.</p><div><span contenteditable="false" draggable="false" id="isPasted" style="width:900px"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171705738184020240529-avc-challenge-winners-MD-6937.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/><span contenteditable="true" style="text-align:left"></span></span></div><p>Alas Pilipinas Women receive their bronze medals following a sweep of Australia in the third-place match of the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on May 29, 2024. <em id="isPasted">Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/avc-vietnam-wins-gold-2130"><strong>READ: Vietnam takes gold in flawless AVC Cup run</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We came in this tournament not expecting anything and now we&#x27;re bringing home a bronze medal. So sobrang proud ko sa bawat member ng team talaga and it wouldn&#x27;t be possible kung may isang kulang sa &#x27;min,&quot; said De Guzman.</p><p>De Guzman looked in retrospect and said that she owes it to the rich experience she learned from ex-teammates and coaches she played with.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/28/kapitana-jia-still-proud-of-alas-pilipinas-despite-semis-loss-030"><strong>READ: AVC Challenge Cup: Kapitana Jia still proud of Alas Pilipinas despite semis loss</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/28/kazakhstan-deals-alas-pilipinas-heartbreak-in-avc-challenge-cup-semis-1958"><strong>READ: Kazakhstan deals Alas Pilipinas heartbreak in AVC Challenge Cup semis</strong></a></div><p>&quot;And this one (Best Setter award), this one is a big bonus and I owe it also to lahat ng na-experience ko ever since I started playing, lahat po ng coaches and players na na-encounter ko. They made me who I am today. So, maraming salamat po,&quot; she went on.</p><p>De Guzman hopes that this breakthrough win in the AVC would continue as they banner Philippine volleyball.</p><p>&quot;Well, this is a big milestone but at the same time, we also had milestones before hindi lang natin natuloy &#x27;yung momentum so that&#x27;s what we&#x27;re praying for now. Hindi naman ito nagsimula sa &#x27;min na talaga. There were years before us also so sana po tuloy-tuloy po &#x27;yung suporta para tuloy-tuloy rin po kami makapaglaro at makapag-improve as a team,&quot; the Alas skipper said.</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/6TFFcB8Z0Ic??si=UQIvzcQ4_tJKVxY-&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

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Alas captain Jia de Guzman says Best Setter plum a 'big bonus' on top of PH's best outing in AVC yet

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 30, 2024 05:06 PM PHT

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