Galanza continues to glow

Solid spiker Jema Galanza’s sparkling showing even in the presence of stars remains a sight to behold as Creamline stays unbeaten in the 2024-2025 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.

Her consistent stellar performance continues to boost the Cool Smashers’ campaign to extend their dynastic reign to a historic “five-peat.”

The open spiker unleashed another prolific all-around play, putting up 24 points on top of 17 excellent receptions and nine excellent digs to spearhead Creamline’s 25-22, 25-20, 30-32, 25-20 win over sister team, Choco Mucho on Tuesday in front of 9,551 spectators at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Galanza, a former league Most Valuable Player, poured in 22 attacks, one block, and an ace as the Cool Smashers reasserted their mastery of the Flying Titans, hiking their head-to-head record to 16-1 since the Rebisco sisters started facing each other in the 2019 Open Conference.

Creamline improved to a 3-0 win-loss record and moved up to second place behind league leader Cignal (4-0).

Galanza’s, heroics did not go unnoticed as she was unanimously voted for the PVL Press Corps Player of the Week honor presented by Pilipinas Live for the period of 3 to 7 December.

“Thankfully, I got my game going. But then, it’s just the start of the season. This is not yet the time to feel that my game is already perfect or flawless. A lot of this could still happen. Our rivals will definitely make adjustments,” she said.

Galanza prevailed over Galeries Tower’s versatile setter Julia Coronel, Cignal star Vanie Gandler, Petro Gazz standouts Brooke Van Sickle and Myla Pablo, and the Chery Tiggo duo Cess Robles and Jen Nierva for the weekly plum decided by print and online journalists covering the competition, which is also streamed live and on-demand via Pilipinas Live app and on www.pvl.ph.

Despite the strong start, the Adamson product acknowledged that they still have targets on their backs with their opponents to shoot down the grand slam champions’ bid for another historic campaign in the PVL’s longest conference yet.

With tougher games ahead, the 28-year-old star spiker will continue to lean on the Cool Smashers’ strong bond, cherishing her seventh year with the club.