Creamline Cool Smashers’ Sherwin Meneses throughout an AVC Champions League recreation. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines —Dropping is a part of the educational course of for the Creamline Cool Smashers, whose Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Champions League marketing campaign ended within the quarterfinals.
The ten-time PVL champion obtained swept by Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima within the knockout quarterfinals, 15-25, 22-25, 16-25, on Thursday at Philsports Area.
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Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses remained happy with his gamers following a grueling six-month PVL All-Filipino Convention, which ended with their five-peat hopes dashed by Petro Gazz in Recreation 3 of the finals simply final week.
“In fact, we’re nonetheless glad that we obtained to play within the AVC once more, even when issues didn’t go our approach. Hopefully, within the subsequent worldwide match, we’ll have the ability to put together higher. However no excuses, we simply didn’t make it to the semifinals,” stated Meneses in Filipino. “Nonetheless, it was an ideal expertise and it helped us lots as a group.”
Creamline Cool Smashers within the AVC Champions League. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Creamline captain and nationwide group veteran Alyssa Valdez stated their latest setbacks, although powerful, will solely make them stronger.
“This match was a tall order for us as a result of we didn’t get a lot time to coach and regulate, particularly with the brand new imports. However no excuses,” stated Valdez.
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“It was nonetheless a great expertise. We did our greatest to regulate with what we had, and hopefully we’ll be extra ready and extra polished. We had nothing to lose, however all the things to achieve right here. And I hope we feature these classes ahead, even after our loss within the PVL. This was a significant expertise for all of us.”
Valdez, who performed internationally for the primary time in two years, relished the chance to check the highest Asian groups with completely different techniques.
“It actually challenged our personal system and pushed us to develop,” Valdez stated. “That’s while you actually see what it’s good to enhance, not simply as people, however as a group. It’s good to step exterior your consolation zone generally. And while you face a group with an entire, well-oiled system, you’re taking that critically.”
The Cool Smashers received their first recreation towards Al Naser Membership of Jordan however misplaced two straight matches to semifinalists Zhetysu, which swept Pool A and eradicated PLDT, and Nakhon Ratchasima within the quarterfinals.
Meneses stated Creamline will now take a well-deserved break after an extended season, with no choices but on import selections for the upcoming Bolstered Convention. Nevertheless, the group nonetheless has its sights on reuniting with American spiker Erica Staunton.
“Proper now, selecting an import isn’t even in our vocabulary but. Our most important focus after AVC is actually to present the gamers some relaxation. The Bolstered Convention continues to be a bit far, so there’s time and extra choices to look into,” the Creamline coach stated.
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“If we get the import we would like, particularly Erica, and if she’s obtainable by October, that will be nice. However we’ll see.”