Creamline’s Pangs Panaga together with her former teammates at Petro Gazz Chi Saet, Djanel Cheng, Wilma Salas.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — 5 years in the past, Pangs Panaga helped Petro Gazz win its breakthrough PVL title within the 2019 Bolstered Convention, dethroning Creamline in Sport 3 of the finals at Ynares Sports activities Heart Antipolo.
Quick ahead to the current day, Panaga was instrumental for the undermanned Cool Smashers in pulling the plug on the three-peat bid of her former squad on Tuesday night time as Creamline superior to the 2024 Bolstered Convention semifinals.
Although the veteran center blocker was all enterprise of their knockout quarterfinal recreation, she rushed to her former teammates through the 2019 title run together with import Wilma Salas and shared a second.
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“Siyempre ako trabaho lang din. Glad kami na nakuha namin yung win at this time. Sana tuloy tuloy pa for the following video games,” Panaga informed Inquirer Sports activities after scoring 5 factors in Creamline’s a 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 sweep of Petro Gazz at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Successful 5 titles with the Cool Smashers since her switch three years in the past, Panaga nonetheless cherishes the reminiscences and experiences throughout her time with the Angels.
“Ngayon lang ulit kami, nagkita kita lalo na si Wilma so ngayon lang kami talaga nagka-time personally so I assume namiss ko talaga siya,” mentioned Panaga, who had a photograph with Salas, Djanel Cheng, and Chie Saet.
Creamline’s Pangs Panaga.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
Though they confronted a distinct Petro Gazz with Salas, Cheng, Saet, and Jonah Sabete being the one holdovers of their first championship squad, the School of Saint Benilde product was grateful that Creamline’s system beneath coach Sherwin Meneses continues to work wonders regardless of lacking the star trio of Alyssa Valdez, Tots Carlos, and Jema Galanza.
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“Nagsi-stick talaga kami sa sistema kung sino yung wala, could mga tao naman na pupunan yung mga trabaho. And talagang alam naman namin and assured kami na gagawa yung tao na yun,” mentioned Panaga after overcoming Salas and Brooke Van Sickle, who had 18 factors piece for the Angels.
Panaga and the Cool Smashers search to return to the Bolstered Finals once they battle the Cignal HD Spikers in a knockout semis recreation on Thursday at Philsports Area.
“Mindset namin is mas lalo pa kaming magpush, magtrabaho pa. Siyempre persistence talaga sa isa’t isa kasi alam naman namin na hindi ganun kadali yung video games pero talagang tatrabahuin namin,” she mentioned.
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