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PVL 2024 Semis Choco Mucho vs. Petrogazz - Maddie Madayag-9167

Kennedy Caacbay

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<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/1714989891106PVL 2024 Semis Choco Mucho vs. Petrogazz - Maddie Madayag-9167.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Choco Mucho skipper Maddie Madayag. <em>Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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">MANILA </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;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;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:start;float:none;display:inline !important">–</span> Choco Mucho captain Maddie Madayag is proud of the growth of her squad which she was a part of since its inception.</p><p>&quot;All I can say is that we&#x27;ve come a long way. Five years, parang kaka-start pa lang ng Choco Mucho. I was there. Parang until now, I still can&#x27;t believe we&#x27;re here already. But ayun nga, dito na kami. Kailangan naming trumabaho ulit na makuha ang goal namin,&quot; the former Ateneo standout said after her team pushed back Petro Gazz, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-20, in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference semifinals on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just really proud of my teammates na you can really see it in their eyes. Gusto nilang manalo. Na-experience na namin na makapag-finals last conference. Ganoon pala ang feeling. &#x27;Yun ang gusto namin. We want more. &#x27;Yun lang talaga,&quot; Madayag went on.</p><p>After a series of seventh-place finishes, the Flying Titans are now returning to the Finals to contend for a PVL crown.</p><p>Not just that, they finally beat Creamline after 13 tries and picked a right time — in the semifinal round, which also helped them sweep the postseason thus far.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/5/pvl-choco-mucho-sets-up-finals-rematch-against-creamline-2048"><strong>READ: PVL: Choco Mucho pushes back Petro Gazz, books Finals showdown with Creamline</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/19/23/maddie-madayag-choco-mucho-now-a-team-to-beat-in-pvl"><strong>READ: Choco Mucho now a team to beat in PVL, says Maddie Madayag</strong></a></div><p>Just last year, after losing the 2023 Second AFC Finals to Creamline, Madayag even said, &quot;&#x27;Di kami basta-basta lang.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/5/pvl-creamline-ousts-chery-tiggo-clinches-finals-berth-1710"><strong>READ: PVL: Creamline ousts Chery Tiggo, clinches finals berth</strong></a></div><p>From then, the Flying Titans went on to take the second-seed in this tourney&#x27;s elimination round, just behind Petro Gazz which they ousted from Finals contention.</p><p>As they enter the last round, Madayag said the Flying Titans will stay humble as they acknowledge the strengths of the Cool Smashers.</p><p>&quot;I think the team will stay humble because I think Creamline is Creamline. They&#x27;re a very difficult team to beat and na-experience namin na kaya namin sila talunin na yun ang baon namin coming to the finals na kaya namin.&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/XrW7fSsZt1A??si=IXzM6OqTdJ4X3OT2&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"All I can say is that we've come a long way. Five years, parang kaka-start pa lang ng Choco Mucho. I was there. Parang until now, I still can't believe we're here already."</p>

"All I can say is that we've come a long way. Five years, parang kaka-start pa lang ng Choco Mucho. I was there. Parang until now, I still can't believe we're here already."

Maddie Madayag is proud of Choco Mucho's growth: 'We've come a long way'

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Maddie Madayag is proud of Choco Mucho's growth: 'We've come a long way'

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 06, 2024 08:30 PM PHT

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