Creamline extends unbeaten PVL start with victory over ZUS Coffee
Pons contributed 16 points and Panaga supplied 15, while the Thunderbelles suffered their third defeat in as many games.
Creamline took its record to 3-0 on October 24, defeating ZUS Coffee in four sets at the FilOil EcoOil Centre. The 25-19, 16-25, 26-24, 25-17 result kept Creamline unbeaten in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series.
Bernadeth Pons finished as Creamline’s leading scorer on 16 points, also recording 14 receptions. Pangs Panaga’s 15-point contribution included four aces and four blocks alongside seven attacks.
After the teams split the opening two sets, Creamline faced a 24-23 deficit in the third. Alyssa Valdez levelled the score, then Panaga stopped Chinnie Arroyo twice in succession to secure the set for Creamline.
Panaga also helped Creamline close out the fourth, converting an overpass to make it 24-16 and bring up match point. A left-side attack by Tots Carlos subsequently sealed the victory.
For ZUS Coffee, rookie middle blocker Zam Nolasco registered 16 points. Her contribution was not enough to prevent the Thunderbelles from losing for the third time in three matches.
