MANILA, Philippines — Eight-time Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Best Setter Jia De Guzman is set to make her return to the Creamline Cool Smashers.
De Guzman herself announced this development at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) forum on Tuesday albeit she didn’t specify when she will be with Creamline again.
“Of course, I’m going back to Creamline but I went to a team that knows that I have responsibilities also for the flag,” said De Guzman, replying to an inquiry about her Creamline return.
Apparently, De Guzman, 30, will make her Creamline and PVL return after her duties with Alas Pilipinas. She last saw action with Creamline at the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference.
After a runner-up finish in the aforementioned tourney, De Guzman played two seasons with the Denso Airybees and won a championship with the team at the 2023-2024 Division 1 Women’s V Cup in Japan V. League
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De Guzman and the rest of Alas Pilpinas just handed the Philippines its first-ever silver medal finish in an AVC-sanctioned tournament after placing second to host Vietnam on June 14 at the Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup, where she bagged her second straight Best Setter plum in the tourney.
Later this month, the Filipino volleybelles will compete at the VTV Cup also in Vietnam before the Southeast Asian V. League in July.
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Come December, De Guzman and company will battle again at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.
“So right now, I’m very grateful because they (Creamline) are allowing me to focus entirely on Alas Pilipinas because we know that we have a responsibility to the country also so I’m very grateful to Creamline,” De Guzman said.
