CREAMLINE closed in at the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semis with a 25-23, 25-16, 25-21 victory over Nxled at the Philsports Arena in Pasig last night, moving three wins away from completing a stirring elimination sweep.
Bucking the Chameleons’ stiff resistance in the opening set, the Cool Smashers re-asserted their might in the next two, relying mostly on their vaunted attacking game to log their eighth straight win while ending the former’s hopes for a backdoor charge.
Jema Galanza also snapped a string of supporting efforts with a topscoring 14-point showing, including 11 on attacks, while Michele Gumabao and Tots Carlos sustained their big-hitting ways and finished with 12 markers apiece.
Skipper Alyssa Valdez added seven points, also in a two-set stint, to help steer the defending champions to the one-hour, 25-minute romp.
Earlier, Akari hurdled the first of three obstacles leading to a possible crack at the last semifinal berth, dominating ousted Galeries Tower, 25-14, 25-21, 25-19.
