Short name | Creamline | ||
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Nickname | Cool Smashers | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
Head coach | Sherwin Meneses | ||
Captain | Alyssa Valdez | ||
League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
2024 Invitational | Champions | ||
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Championships | |||
Premier Volleyball League: 10 (2018 Reinforced, 2018 Open, 2019 Open, 2022 Open, 2022 Invitational, 2023 All-Filipino, 2023 Second All-Filipino, 2024 All-Filipino, 2024 Reinforced, 2024 Invitational) |
The Creamline Cool Smashers are a Filipino professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by food company Rebisco and named after its Creamline Creamy Ice Cream brand. They are the most successful team in the PVL, having won ten championships. In the 2024 season, they became the first PVL team to achieve a "grand slam" (winning all three conferences in a season).
The Creamline Cool Smashers made their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) debut at the Reinforced Open Conference in 2017 with Thai coach Tai Bundit as their first head coach. The team is owned by Rebisco. [1] It is named after their Creamline Creamy Ice Cream brand. [2]
They finished in third place in the 2017 Reinforced Open Conference. As one of the more successful teams in the PVL, Creamline has never finished less than third place, [3] In 2024, Creamline became the first team to win all three conferences of the season, achieving a "grand slam". [4]
Creamline also formed part of the Philippine national team's core and staff for the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup on account of winning the 2022 Invitational Conference. [5] [6] Creamline, acting as the national team, finished sixth in the tournament hosted at home. [7]
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No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | School | |
1 | Kyle Negrito | Setter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | December 15, 1996 | Far Eastern University | |
2 | Alyssa Valdez (C) | Outside Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | June 29, 1993 | Ateneo de Manila University | |
4 | Floremel Rodriguez | Opposite Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 29, 1996 | Southwestern University | |
6 | Jeanette Panaga | Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | July 25, 1994 | College of Saint Benilde | |
7 | Michele Gumabao | Opposite Hitter | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | September 2, 1992 | De La Salle University | |
8 | Ella de Jesus | Libero/Outside Hitter | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | August 17, 1993 | Ateneo de Manila University | |
9 | Lorie Bernardo | Middle Blocker | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | August 1, 2000 | University of the Philippines | |
10 | Pau Soriano | Middle blocker | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | December 31, 1991 | Adamson University | |
11 | Kyla Atienza | Libero | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | April 12, 1997 | Far Eastern University | |
13 | Denden Lazaro-Revilla | Libero | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | January 21, 1992 | Ateneo De Manila University | |
14 | Bea de Leon | Middle Blocker | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | August 2, 1996 | Ateneo De Manila University | |
15 | Theo Bea Bonafe | Setter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | December 31, 2001 | University of the Philippines | |
16 | Rizza Mandapat | Opposite Hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | February 28, 1994 | National University | |
17 | Rosemarie Vargas | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | December 12, 1992 | Far Eastern University | |
18 | Tots Carlos | Opposite Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | July 7, 1998 | University of the Philippines | |
19 | Bernadeth Pons | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | October 19, 1996 | Far Eastern University | |
20 | Mafe Galanza | Setter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | May 11, 2000 | University of Santo Tomas | |
23 | Jema Galanza | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | November 28, 1996 | Adamson University | |
24 | Aleiah Torres | Outside Hitter/Libero | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | September 24, 2001 | Brock University | |
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Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2017 | Reinforced | 3rd place | [9] |
Open | 3rd place | [10] | |
2018 | Reinforced | Champions | [11] |
Open | Champions | [12] | |
2019 | Reinforced | Runner-up | [13] |
Open | Champions | [14] | |
2021 | Open | Runner-up | [15] |
2022 | Open | Champions | [16] |
Invitational | Champions | [17] | |
Reinforced | 3rd place | [18] | |
2023 | First All-Filipino | Champions | [19] |
Invitational | Runner-up | [20] | |
Second All-Filipino | Champions | [21] | |
2024 | All-Filipino | Champions | [22] |
Reinforced | Champions | [23] | |
Invitational | Champions | [24] | |
2024-25 | All-Filipino | TBD |
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2017 | Reinforced | |||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [25] | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Open | Best Setter | Jia Morado | [26] | |
2018 | Reinforced | |||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [27] | ||
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | [11] | |||
Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [28] | |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jema Galanza | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | [12] | |||
2019 | Reinforced | |||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [29] | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Jema Galanza | [30] | |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Jia Morado | [14] | ||
Best Setter | ||||
Best Libero | Kyla Atienza | [30] | ||
2021 | Open | |||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [15] | ||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
2022 | Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Tots Carlos | [31] |
Best Opposite Spiker | ||||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Alyssa Valdez | [16] | ||
Invitational | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Tots Carlos | [32] | |
Best Opposite Spiker | ||||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Celine Domingo | [33] | ||
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1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [18] | ||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
2023 | 1st All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Tots Carlos | [19] |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jema Galanza | |||
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | ||||
Invitational | Best Opposite Spiker | Tots Carlos | [20] | |
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | |||
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Celine Domingo | |||
2nd All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Tots Carlos | [34] | |
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
1st Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | |||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jema Galanza | |||
2024 | All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Jema Galanza | [35] |
2nd Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | |||
Best Setter | Kyle Negrito | |||
Reinforced | Most Valuable Player (Conference and Finals) | Bernadeth Pons | [36] [37] | |
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Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Michele Gumabao | [38] | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Erica Staunton | |||
Best Setter | Kyle Negrito | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | [39] | |||
Season | Number | Player | Country |
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2017 | 11 | Laura Schaudt | USA |
16 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand | |
2018 | 1 | Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew) | Serbia |
18 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand | |
21 | Laura Schaudt | USA | |
2019 | 16 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand |
18 | Aleoscar Blanco | Venezuela | |
2022 | 21 | Yeliz Başa | Turkey |
2024 | 22 | Erica Staunton [40] | USA |
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Alyssa Caymo Valdez is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers. She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of Ateneo de Manila University in both indoor and beach volleyball. She was most outstanding as an indoor volleyball player where she brought multiple championship titles and a lot of honor for the university. She is a current member of Philippines national team. Her global recognition paved the way for her to play in other countries like Thailand for 3BB Nakornnont and Taiwan for Attack Line Volleyball Club.
Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously played for teams in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). She was named "Best opposite spiker" seven times in her professional career and was the Finals MVP in the 2016 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference.
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Kyla Llana Magdaraog Atienza is a Filipina volleyball player. She currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League. She was a member of the FEU Lady Tamaraws volleyball team in both indoor and beach volleyball. She impressed in her debut for the Philippine team by keeping the ball alive for most of Vietnam's attacks at the AVC Cup on August 21, 2022. ASEAN Grand Prix named her Best Libero on September 11, 2022.
Sherwin Meneses is a Filipino volleyball coach. He is currently the head coach of the defending champion professional team, Creamline Cool Smashers, of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). He also coached the Adamson Lady Falcons in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the Arellano Chiefs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Manila Tytana Colleges Women's Volleyball Team.
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