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PVL AFC 25 Cignal vs. Galeries - -9549

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740652153244PVL AFC 25 Cignal vs. Galeries - -9549.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Galeries Tower Highrisers. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>– Tenth-ranked Galeries Tower pulled off an upset for the ages, toppling number three seed Cignal, 25-17, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, in the qualifying round of the 2024-25 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference, Thursday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</p><p>In their most recent encounter, it was the HD Spikers who emerged triumphant as they swept the Highrisers, 25-17, 25-20, 25-19, in January this year.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/1/21/undermanned-cignal-resumes-pvl-campaign-with-a-win-sweeps-galeries-1527"><strong>READ: Undermanned Cignal resumes PVL campaign with a win, sweeps Galeries</strong></a></div><p>But the Lerma Giron-coached squad proved to be fearless this time around, clinching a quarterfinal berth at the expense of their tormentor.</p><p>The Highrisers have yet to win against the HD Spikers ever since their entry to the league in 2023. And their breakthrough over the Shaq delos Santos-mentored team came just in time to overcome a sloppy preliminaries output of 1-10 and make it to the next phase.</p><p>&quot;Floating in heaven... very grateful—worth it lahat ng aming mga luha, dugo, at pawis kasi grabe &#x27;yung pinagdaanan namin before &#x27;tong game na &#x27;to,&quot; said Giron during the postgame press conference.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a milestone for us—for the team, for the players, for the coaches. Sobrang grateful lang ako. Since Day 1 na nag-start, nandun &#x27;yung tiwala ko sa mga players na kinuha ko, sa mga players kung anong meron kami,&quot; Giron also said.</p><p>Ysa Jimenez dropped the best game of her career, tallying a game-high 23 points on 22 attacks and a block to go with four excellent digs, while France Ronquillo supplemented that offensive showing with a 20-point output anchored on 18 attacks, one service ace and a block including 13 excellent receptions.</p><p>Libero Alyssa Eroa shone at what she does best, listing 28 excellent digs, while Fhen Emnas made the plays with 14 excellent sets.</p><p>Eroa&#x27;s emotions poured through after the game.</p><p>&quot;Marami po talaga kaming pinagdaanan. Malalim po talaga ‘yung pinagdaananan namin kaya po ‘yung hugot namin sa laro na ito, binigay namin lahat,&quot; said the teary-eyed Eroa.</p><p>Rookie Jewel Encarnacion showed what she can do as she delivered 11 points and 13 excellent receptions.</p><p>The depleted Cignal side suffered a double whammy as the HD Spikers also saw their spiker Jov Fernandez stretchered off the court after colliding with a teammate early in Set 3.</p><p>Vanie Gandler paced the losing side with 17 points on 16 attacks, while Ishie Lalongsip and Jackie Acuna added 13 apiece for Cignal&#x27;s scoring.</p><p>But all&#x27;s not lost for the HD Spikers. They still have a chance to enter the playoffs through the play-in tournament.</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/q7qo_aUQmHo?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

PVL: Fearless Galeries sends No. 3 Cignal to play-in, advances to q'finals

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PVL: Fearless Galeries sends No. 3 Cignal to play-in, advances to q'finals

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published February 27, 2025 07:16 PM PHT

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Updated February 27, 2025 11:39 PM PHT

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