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PVL RC 25 Zus vs. Capital1 - -3315

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763977800293PVL RC 25 Zus vs. Capital1 - -3315.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. PVL Media Bureau"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) — Zus Coffee clinched its first-ever semifinals appearance in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) by sweeping Capital1, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18, in the 2025 Reinforced Conference knockout quarterfinals on Monday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><p>This already marks the Thunderbelles&#x27; best finish in a PVL tourney since entering the league in 2024.</p><p>The quarterfinal matchup turned out to be a duel between both teams&#x27; respective imports, Anna DeBeer and Sasha Bytsenko.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/11/24/pvl-pldt-ousts-sister-team-cignal-books-semis-affair-with-zus-coffee-2107"><strong>READ: PVL: PLDT ousts sister team Cignal, books semis affair with Zus Coffee</strong></a></div><p>But it was DeBeer who outshone her rival, pouring in 24 points which all came from attacks, to go with eight excellent digs and seven excellent receptions.</p><p>&quot;I really had no expectations. I don&#x27;t think we did either coming into this. So, it&#x27;s been really awesome just to kind of see how we&#x27;re going to do it and see how great of a start we had and carrying that into the tournament,&quot; expressed DeBeer during the postgame press conference.</p><p>Zus Coffee won the attacking department, thanks to DeBeer, with the team garnering 51 as Capital1 only notched 35.</p><p>Making the offense possible was playmaker Clo Mondonedo, who had 17 excellent sets.</p><p>&quot;Ako talaga, personally, sabi ko sa kanila enjoyin lang namin &#x27;yung game. And then, sumunod lang kami sa system. And then, sa instruction ng coaches, lahat naman yung magfa-follow,&quot; said the Benilde product.</p><p>Bytsenko, for her part, registered 19 markers and six excellent receptions, as Bella Belen concluded her first conference as a professional player with nine points and 19 excellent receptions.</p><p>PLDT eventually won its quarterfinal affair with sister team Cignal, forging a semis duel with the Thunderbelles.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><em><strong></strong></em><strong></strong><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABsI7EbMvTl4CY3Y"></script>

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PVL: Zus Coffee clinches breakthrough semis berth, takes out Capital1

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published November 24, 2025 06:04 PM PHT

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Updated November 24, 2025 09:58 PM PHT

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