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PVL AFC 26 Nxled vs. Zus - -3718

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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/1773320358099PVL AFC 26 Nxled vs. Zus - -3718.JPG" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Nxled Chameleons.<em> PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED) — Nxled finally returned to its winning ways.</p><p>This, as the Chameleons overcame a slow start start to beat Zus Coffee, 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-19, in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Thursday at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.</p><p>&quot;The four-straight loss, it wasn&#x27;t happy times. But we&#x27;re able to stick together. And I&#x27;m really proud of all the girls,&quot; said skipper Brooke Van Sickle during the postgame press conference.</p><p>The three-time PVL MVP acknowledged the importance of this game as they enter a crucial stretch in the preliminaries, keeping their bid for a Top 4 finish or a qualifying round spot.</p><p>The revamped Nxled squad looked promising after a 3-0 start, but could not sustain it and even dropped four games in a row.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/12/pvl-van-sickle-proud-of-chameleons-for-sticking-together-amid-losing-streak-2200"><strong>READ: PVL: Van Sickle proud of Chameleons for sticking together amid losing streak<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;I think it was good that we broke the losing streak... I think, again, [we&#x27;re having] steps in the right direction, building confidence as a team,&quot; she said.</p><p>After a 7-2 early run by Zus Coffee in the pivotal frame that knotted things up at 8-apiece, Jonah Sabete-Escamillan found the hit that immediately broke the deadlock.</p><p>It was Nxled from then onwards, as the Chameleons unleashed a 7-1 run to create the separation they needed at 15-9, and to eventually close out the affair in four sets.</p><p>Van Sickle, as expected of her, had a triple-double of 20 points, 10 excellent digs, and 12 excellent receptions, while Sabete-Escamillan was there to supplement with 19 markers dealt on 16 kills to go with eight excellent receptions.</p><p>Orchestrating the offense was Jules Tolentino, who registered 17 excellent sets, while Bang Pineda contributed to the Nxled defense with 20 excellent digs.</p><p>Meanwhile, PVL sophomore Thea Gagate had 16 points and six blocks to lead the losing effort, as the Thunderbelles dropped to a 1-7 win-loss card.</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/KwqZMNr-hTA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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PVL: Nxled ends skid by beating Zus Coffee

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 12, 2026 09:04 PM PHT

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Updated March 12, 2026 11:36 PM PHT

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