ENDING a six-year title drought in the PVL Reinforced Conference is what formidable Creamline aims to achieve, especially with an explosive American import in Erica Staunton.
The Cool Smashers are vying to quench their thirst for a crown in the import-laden conference after they last won it back in the 2018 edition of Reinforced Conference.
Led by coach Sherwin Meneses, Creamline can see the road to the Promised Land after it dethroned erstwhile champion Petro Gazz in the knockout quarterfinals last Tuesday at The Arena in San Juan.
“Isa rin (iyon sa motivation) kasi siyempre iyon nga hindi naging maganda iyong last Reinforced naming,” Meneses said. “Pero siyempre sabi ko nga sa team namin mag-ensayo lang muna kami, iyong result talagang susunod lang sa ensayo namin.
“Kahit sino iyong nandiayn, puwedeng maglaro basta makapag-ensayo lang kami ng mabuti. Target din namin na makabawi kami ngayon. So, step by step lang muna,” he added.
Meneses is convinced his belles have what it takes.
“Siyempre ako hindi ko masyadong na-handle si Kuttika (Kaewpin), (but) si Erica talaga sobrang fit sa system namin sa Creamline. Iyon nga, kahit medyo maraming nawala samin talagang nandiayn si Erica para mag-sub sa kanila so very good sa amin si Erica,” Meneses sad.
Said Staunton: “I’m excited. I’m very excited. I think kind of going into (Saturday) and (Monday), just having the focus of one game at a time, one day at a time, so, just making sure that we’re preparing enough because we know we’re gonna have a tough game on (Saturday).”
