Alyssa Valdez hailed PVL 2018 MVP

“BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ALYSSA VALDEZ” (Photo: @coolsmashersph/Instagram)

Former Ateneo Lady Eagle and proud Batangeño, twenty-five-year-old Alyssa Valdez makes her Creamline teammates proud as she bagged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 2018 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference. 

This is the fifth time Valdez gets recognition for MVP, the most of any player since 2004’s Shakey’s V-League. Alyssa also previously won the inaugural Reinforced Conference MVP last year and the year before that, as well as 2015 Collegiate Conference MVP and 2015 Open Conference MVP.

Last Saturday, December 8 was also significant for Valdez as her team won Season 2 of the Open Conference over opponents Ateneo-Motolite, taking home the crown for the second year in a row under the leadership of head coach Tai Bundit. The sets ended 25-20, 25-20, and 25-15, the Cool Smashers rallying from a six-point hole in the opening set and escaping with the win in game two for the best-of-three series.

For the 2018 PVL Open Conference, Valdez’s records show the spiker scoring a total of 280 points from 231 kills, 24 aces, and 15 blocks within 14 double round-robin elimination games.  She also provided 40.38% efficiency of attacks for the Cool Smashers, as well as a floor defense of 3.50 digs per frame. This, in turn, resulted in Valdez’s second award besides MVP, which is first best outside spiker.

During the awarding ceremony held at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum last Saturday, Valdez’s teammate Jema Galanza was recognized as well for second best outside spiker, while fellow Lady Eagle Maddie Madayag represented Motolite as first best middle blocker. BanKo’s Kathy Bersola followed her as second best middle blocker.

Completing the list of awardees are Creamline playmaker Jia Morado, who received third most setter and finals MVP, Petro Gazz’s Cienne Cruz for best libero, and Ateneo-Motolite’s Kat Tolontino was the best opposite spiker.