SEMIFINAL BID. Creamline Cool Smashers Alyssa Valdez (No. 2) readies to hit the ball during their preliminary match against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City on Thursday (April 18, 2024). The Creamline Cool Smashers won 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, solidifying their semifinal bid. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)