PVL: Alyssa Valdez says Creamline caught off guard by key cogs’ absence

SANTA ROSA, Laguna — Creamline wasn’t expecting to lose a big part of its core in a pivotal match against Farm Fresh in its first crack at punching a qualifying round ticket in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference. The Cool Smashers missed coach Sherwin Meneses, who was hospitalized, while their two main outside hitters Jema