There’s just no doubting the PVL’s winningest team

THERE can be no question about Creamline’s unrivaled stature as the Premier Volleyball League’s (PVL), well, premier team, with eight championships in its seven-year run to date.

For a team with 33 PVL individual awards amassed, on top of eight Finals MVP and seven conference MVP nods, it remains crystal clear why the dynastic Cool Smashers have long been the league’s benchmark of success.

All those still not enough? Then let’s just hear it then from three-time PVL best opposite spiker Michele Gumabao, who’s been with the club for six of its seven years in the league.

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As she went form starter to second-stringer and now, back to Creamline’s star-studded starting core, Gumabao has been the eight-time champs’ go-to local scoring ace with 18.5 points in their 1-1 start to the Reinforced Conference in the absence of three-time PVL MVP Tots Carlos, who’s dealing with an undisclosed minor injury.

Next woman up over one-woman show

When it comes to Creamline, its biggest flex has always been its starpower up and down the roster.

Now put to the test without the champion-MVP trio Carlos, Jema Galanza, and team captain Alyssa Valdez, the Cool Smashers continue to prove that they’re not — and never will be — a one-woman show.

“Creamline naman isn’t just one player, it’s really the whole team. We’re really one big family and pare-pareho naman kami ginagawa every day. We all have the same program, we all have the same training, our coaches treat us all the same, so whenever we step into the court, we all have to perform in the same way also,” said Gumabao.