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PVL AFC 26 Creamline vs. Capital1 - Jema Galanza-0350

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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/1771667259069PVL AFC 26 Creamline vs. Capital1 - Jema Galanza-0350.JPG" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Creamline&#x27;s Jema Galanza in action. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>— After falling flat in its first game, Creamline has now won three in a row in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference.</p><p>The Cool Smashers&#x27; latest victim was Capital1, defeating the Bella Belen-led squad in straight sets, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20, on Saturday at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.</p><p>They survived the three-time UAAP MVP&#x27;s 26-point explosion — to which didn&#x27;t go unnoticed by her former National U coach, Sherwin Meneses.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, knowing Capital1, andun si Bella [Belen], talagang lalaban at lalaban &#x27;yon. Talagang &#x27;di kami pwedeng magpabaya kahit na one point,&quot; said Meneses.</p><p>This marked Belen&#x27;s first encounter against the powerhouse squad.</p><p>During the second and third frames, the Cool Smashers tore down a Capital1 lead to which Belen helped install midway through those periods.</p><p>In the final set, they erased a 13-9 deficit, thanks in large part to Jema Galanza&#x27;s hard-hitting attacks.</p><p>And in the second frame, it was also the Adamson product who helped tear down a 23-17 Capital1 advantage, paving the way to an 8-1 comeback to steal the frame, scoring three of those through attacks.</p><p>Bernadeth Pons towed Creamline to a 25-24 set point advantage with a kill, and Leila Cruz&#x27;s attack then sailed out, conceding the frame to the rallying Cool Smashers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/2/17/pvl-jia-de-guzman-steers-creamline-past-zus-coffee-2133"><strong>READ: PVL: Jia de Guzman steers Creamline past Zus Coffee</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Maganda naman &#x27;yung response ng team sa second set, kaya naka-recover kami. Actually lamang kami do&#x27;n, pero siyempre &#x27;yung mga senior player naming, talagang nagde-deliver do&#x27;n sa mga crucial points,&quot; said the champion tactician.</p><p>&quot;Trinabaho talaga namin isa-isa, na &#x27;pag may sitwasyon na pinractice namin, mag-stick kami sa game plan, and buti na lang nakadikit kami at nalaban namin hanggang dulo sa second set,&quot; said playmaker Jia de Guzman.</p><p>In the opener, Creamline blew out the other side with a 25-18 score line. Belen tried to keep her team alive with an off-the-block kill, just after Tots Carlos found the sharp spike to reach set point, 24-17. Pons was there for the clincher, firing the off-speed hit that gave Creamline a 1-0 cushion.</p><p>Galanza finished with 13 points, 10 excellent receptions, and five excellent digs; while Carlos top-scored with 15 markers and 10 excellent digs, and Pons had 14 points and 10 excellent receptions. Pulling the strings was De Guzman, who had 22 excellent sets.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/2/19/upset-alert-galeries-stuns-nxled-in-four-sets-2136"><strong>READ: Upset alert! Galeries stuns Nxled in four sets</strong></a></div><p>On the other hand, Belen had little to no help in scoring, as the next to her in the offense was Ypril Tapia, who had four points.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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/mo1FhfZcPpA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>After falling flat in its first game, Creamline has now won three in a row in the #PVL2026 All-Filipino Conference.</p>

After falling flat in its first game, Creamline has now won three in a row in the #PVL2026 All-Filipino Conference.

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PVL: Jema Galanza shines as Creamline fends off Capital1

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published February 21, 2026 05:59 PM PHT

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Updated February 21, 2026 10:48 PM PHT

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