By Rachel Gonzales

Creamline seeks to clinch a qualifying round berth against No. 2 Cignal in the final day of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference preliminary round on Saturday at Filoil Centre in San Juan City.

The Cool Smashers seek to recover from back-to-back losses at 6:30 p.m. and keep themselves in the top four.

Creamline is likely to play through an undermanned roster, as coach Sherwin Meneses is still at the hospital, while stars Bernadeth Pons and Jema Galanza are dealing with undisclosed injuries.

 

 

 

 

Deputy Karlo Santos will continue to call the shots for Alyssa Valdez, Jia De Guzman, Tots Carlos, Pangs Panaga, and Bea De Leon.

The 10-time champion is currently third with a 5-3 record, tied with Akari. A loss would send the Cool Smashers to the Play-In, letting the Nxled Chameleons (4-5) in for a chance to fight for the first two semifinals berth in the Play-In.

 

 

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Standing in their way is Cignal, led by Vanie Gandler and Erika Santos, as the Super Spikers can still get the top seed with a 6-2 record with 19 points and surpass the idle PLDT (7-2) with 20 points, if they beat Creamline.

Akari, which won five straight games, and Farm Fresh (4-4) clash for a qualifying round berth at 4 p.m.

Meanwhile, Capital1 (3-5) and Galeries Tower (2-6) clash to end the prelims on a high note at 1:30 p.m. before heading to the Play-In next week.