2024 Creamline Cool Smashers season

The 2024 Creamline Cool Smashers season was the seventh season of the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

Season summary

This was Creamline's first season without former Finals MVP Celine Domingo, who had been with the team since 2019. She signed with the Akari Chargers on January 6, 2024. ^[1] That same day, the team acquired Bea de Leon and Denden Lazaro-Revilla from sister team Choco Mucho Flying Titans. ^[2] They then added Dij Rodriguez from their beach volleyball team to the roster. ^[3]

The Cool Smashers entered the All-Filipino Conference with a 15-game winning streak, which was later extended to 19 games as they started 4–0. On March 16, 2024, the team was swept by the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, putting an end to that winning streak and resulting in their first loss since the 2023 Invitational Conference championship. ^[4] They finished fourth in the preliminary round with an 8–3 record and 24 points, beating the PLDT High Speed Hitters by one point in the standings to advance to the semifinals. ^[5] On May 5, with a 3–0 win against Chery Tiggo, Creamline advanced to the championship, settling for second with a 2–1 record and 7 points. The team was met with a 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference rematch against Choco Mucho. ^[6] They then swept their sister team, 2–0, to win their eight PVL title and sixth All-Filipino Conference title. ^[7]

Despite an early five-set loss to PLDT to start the Reinforced Conference, ^[8] Creamline pushed through winning six of the remaining seven games in the split preliminary round, finishing third with a 6–2 record and 20 points. After sweeping rivals Petro Gazz Angels in the quarterfinals, the team was met with a challenge against the Cignal HD Spikers in the semifinals. ^[9] Cignal beat Creamline in the first two sets before the Cool Smashers completed a comeback, reverse sweeping the HD Spikers to take on championship debutant Akari. ^[10] Although Akari were 10–0 leading up to the title match, Creamline was able to sweep the Chargers and claim their ninth PVL title and third consecutive title. ^[11] It was also the team's first Reinforced Conference title since 2018. ^[12]

Creamline were one of three PVL teams which competed in the Invitational Conference. On September 9, with a 3–1 win against Cignal, Creamline clinched a berth into the conference championship. ^[13] They then beat the Farm Fresh Foxies two days later to complete a 4–0 preliminary round sweep with the full 12 points. In the championship, they would once against face off with the HD Spikers. The opponents once again brought them to the brink of defeat, leading 2–1 after three sets, but in the next two sets, Creamline would beat Cignal by two points in both sets. With their fourth consecutive title and second Invitational Conference triumph, Creamline became the first PVL team to win ten championships and accomplish the league's first-ever Grand Slam. ^[14]

Roster

Creamline Cool Smashers
No.	Player	Position	Height	Birth date	School
1	Kyle Negrito	Setter	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28)	Far Eastern University
2	Alyssa Valdez	Outside Hitter	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 (age 32)	Ateneo de Manila University
4	Floremel Rodriguez	Opposite Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28)	Southwestern University
5	Risa Sato	Middle Blocker	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1994-10-04)October 4, 1994 (aged 29)	National University
6	Jeanette Panaga	Middle Blocker	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1994-07-25) July 25, 1994 (age 31)	College of Saint Benilde
7	Michele Gumabao (C)	Opposite Hitter	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1992-09-02) September 2, 1992 (age 32)	De La Salle University
8	Ella de Jesus	Libero/Outside Hitter	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 32)	Ateneo de Manila University
9	Lorie Bernardo	Middle Blocker	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	(2000-08-01) August 1, 2000 (age 25)	University of the Philippines
10	Pau Soriano	Middle blocker	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1991-12-31) December 31, 1991 (age 33)	Adamson University
11	Kyla Atienza	Libero	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	(1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 28)	Far Eastern University
12	Jia De Guzman (NT)	Setter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 30)	Ateneo De Manila University
13	Denden Lazaro-Revilla	Libero	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 33)	Ateneo De Manila University
14	Bea de Leon	Middle Blocker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	(1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 29)	Ateneo De Manila University
15	Theo Bea Bonafe	Setter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)		University of the Philippines
16	Rizza Mandapat	Opposite Hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 31)	National University
17	Rosemarie Vargas	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 (age 32)	Far Eastern University
18	Tots Carlos	Opposite Hitter	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1998-07-07) July 7, 1998 (age 27)	University of the Philippines
19	Bernadeth Pons	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 (age 28)	Far Eastern University
20	Mafe Galanza	Setter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(2000-05-11) May 11, 2000 (age 25)	University of Santo Tomas
22	Erica Staunton (I)	Opposite/Outside Hitter	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	(2000-11-22) November 22, 2000 (age 24)	Georgia University
23	Jema Galanza (NT)	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1996-11-28) November 28, 1996 (age 28)	Adamson University
24	Aleiah Torres	Outside Hitter/Libero	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23)	Brock University

Coaching staff Head coach: Sherwin Meneses Assistant coach: Karlo Martin Santos Ariel Morado Jr. John Paul Pareja Lawrence Magadia

Team staff Team manager: Alan Acero Trainer: Mark Christopher Caron Utility: Sonny Cruz Eduardo Martinez

Medical staff Physiothrapist: Jigs Daguque Physical therapist: Haree Jan Rañeses

All-Filipino Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
2	Choco Mucho Flying Titans	11	9	2	26	29	11	2.636	921	771	1.195	Final round
3	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	11	9	2	25	28	11	2.545	899	781	1.151
4	Creamline Cool Smashers	11	8	3	24	27	13	2.077	946	831	1.138
5	PLDT High Speed Hitters	11	8	3	23	25	12	2.083	859	726	1.183
6	Cignal HD Spikers	11	7	4	22	23	14	1.643	869	747	1.163

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Match log

2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference preliminary round match log Total: 8–3 (24 points)
February: 2–0 (6 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 1 February 24, 2024 Farm Fresh 3–1 109–96 Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,168 1–0 3 P2 2 February 29, 2024 Akari 3–1 96–88 PhilSports Arena 2,544 2–0 6 P2
March: 4–1 (11 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 3 March 7, 2024 Galeries Tower 3–0 75–54 PhilSports Arena 964 3–0 9 P2 4 March 12, 2024 Strong Group 3–0 75–45 PhilSports Arena 722 4–0 12 P2 5 March 16, 2024 Chery Tiggo 0–3 65–76 Santa Rosa Sports Complex 4,711 4–1 12 P2 6 March 21, 2024 Capital1 3–0 75–47 Smart Araneta Coliseum 1,207 5–1 15 P2 7 March 26, 2024 Cignal 3–2 114–110 PhilSports Arena 2,992 6–1 17 P2
April: 2–2 (7 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 8 April 6, 2024 Petro Gazz 2–3 101–104 Santa Rosa Sports Complex 5,928 6–2 18 P2 9 April 13, 2024 Nxled 3–0 75–54 PhilSports Arena 3,978 7–2 21 P2 10 April 18, 2024 Choco Mucho 3–0 75–58 Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,396 8–2 24 P2 11 April 25, 2024 PLDT 1–3 86–99 PhilSports Arena 3,546 8–3 24 P2

Final round

Semifinals standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Choco Mucho Flying Titans	3	3	0	8	9	3	3.000	274	257	1.066	Championship
2	Creamline Cool Smashers	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	285	256	1.113
3	Petro Gazz Angels	3	1	2	3	5	7	0.714	282	279	1.011	3rd place
4	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	196	245	0.800

Source: TeamPilipinas.info

Match log

2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference final round match log Total: 4–1 (12 points)
Semifinals: 2–1 (7 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 1 April 30, 2024 Choco Mucho 2–3 107–100 PhilSports Arena 5,294 0–1 1 P2 2 May 2, 2024 Petro Gazz 3–1 103–99 PhilSports Arena 4,337 1–1 4 P2 3 May 5, 2024 Chery Tiggo 3–0 75–57 Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,834 2–1 7 P2
Championship: 2–0 (5 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Series Report 1 May 9, 2024 Choco Mucho 3–1 99–83 Smart Araneta Coliseum 17,457 1–0 P2 2 May 12, 2024 Choco Mucho 3–2 107–103 Smart Araneta Coliseum 23,162 2–0 P2

Draft

Main article: 2024 Premier Volleyball League draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	12	Aleiah Torres	L/OH	Brock

The Creamline Cool Smashers selected Aleiah Torres with the 12th pick before passing during the second round. ^[15]

Reinforced Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Akari Chargers	8	8	0	21	24	9	2.667	686	618	1.110	Quarterfinals
2	Cignal HD Spikers	8	7	1	20	22	8	2.750	648	562	1.153
3	Creamline Cool Smashers	8	6	2	20	22	9	2.444	744	653	1.139
4	PLDT High Speed Hitters	8	6	2	19	22	9	2.444	713	622	1.146
5	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	8	5	3	15	18	12	1.500	649	635	1.022

Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2024 PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round match log Total: 6–2 (20 points)
July: 2–1 (7 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 1 July 16, 2024 PLDT 2–3 104–105 Smart Araneta Coliseum 2,660 0–1 1 P2 2 July 20, 2024 Farm Fresh 3–1 99–86 PhilSports Arena 1,991 1–1 4 P2 3 July 30, 2024 Chery Tiggo 3–1 99–81 PhilSports Arena 1,820 2–1 7 P2
August: 4–1 (13 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 4 August 3, 2024 Galeries Tower 3–1 107–9 PhilSports Arena 1,714 3–1 10 P2 5 August 8, 2024 Nxled 3–0 75–56 PhilSports Arena 822 4–1 13 P2 6 August 13, 2024 Petro Gazz 2–3 104–108 PhilSports Arena 1,464 4–2 14 P2 7 August 17, 2024 Choco Mucho 3–0 81–64 SM Mall of Asia Arena 9,429 5–2 17 P2 8 August 22, 2024 Zus Coffee 3–0 75–54 Filoil EcoOil Centre 919 6–2 20 P2

Final round

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
	August 24
	1 Akari	3
					August 31
	8 Farm Fresh	1
					Akari	3
	August 27
					PLDT	2
	4 PLDT	3
									September 4
	5 Chery Tiggo	2
									Akari	0
	August 24
									Creamline	3
	2 Cignal	3
					August 31
	7 Capital1	2
					Cignal	2
	August 27
					Creamline	3			3rd place match
	3 Creamline	3
									September 4
	6 Petro Gazz	0
									PLDT	1
									Cignal	3

Match log

2024 PVL Reinforced Conference final round match log Total: 3–0 (8 points)
Quarterfinals: 1–0 (3 points) Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Report August 27, 2024 Petro Gazz 3–0 75–60 Filoil EcoOil Centre 2,498 P2
Semifinals: 1–0 (2 points) Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Report August 31, 2024 Cignal 3–2 113–109 SM Mall of Asia Arena 11,438 P2
Championship: 1–0 (3 points) Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Report September 4, 2024 Akari 3–0 75–55 PhilSports Arena 8,289 P2

Invitational Conference

The Creamline Cool Smashers qualified for the Invitational Conference for reaching the semifinals of the Reinforced Conference.

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Creamline Cool Smashers	4	4	0	12	12	2	6.000	347	270	1.285	Championship match
2	Cignal HD Spikers	4	3	1	8	10	5	2.000	348	307	1.134
3	Kurashiki Ablaze	4	2	2	7	9	7	1.286	373	364	1.025	3rd place match
4	Est Cola	4	1	3	2	4	11	0.364	292	352	0.830
5	Farm Fresh Foxies	4	0	4	1	2	12	0.167	238	333	0.715

Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2024 PVL Invitational Conference preliminary round match log Total: 4–0 (12 points)
September: 4–0 (12 points) Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Record Pts Report 1 September 6, 2024 Est Cola 3–0 75–40 Santa Rosa Sports Complex 964 1–0 3 P2 2 September 8, 2024 Kurashiki 3–1 101–93 SM Mall of Asia Arena 2,322 2–0 6 P2 3 September 9, 2024 Cignal 3–1 96–90 SM Mall of Asia Arena 1,214 3–0 9 P2 3 September 11, 2024 Farm Fresh 3–0 75–47 PhilSports Arena 551 4–0 12 P2

Final round

Match log

2024 PVL Invitational Conference final round match log Total: 1–0 (2 points)
Championship: 1–0 (2 points) Date Opponent Sets Total Location Attendance Report September 12, 2024 Cignal 3–2 107–104 Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,211 P2

Transactions

Additions

Player	Date signed	Previous team	Ref.
Bea de Leon	January 6, 2024	Choco Mucho Flying Titans	[16]
Denden Lazaro-Revilla	January 6, 2024	Choco Mucho Flying Titans	[17]
Dij Rodriguez	February 13, 2024	Creamline Beach Volleyball (Beach Volleyball)	[3]

Subtractions

Player	New team	Ref.
Celine Domingo	Akari Chargers	[1]

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