Creamline Cool Smashers

Creamline Cool Smashers
Short nameCreamline
NicknameCool Smashers
Founded2017
Head coachSherwin Meneses
CaptainAlyssa Valdez
LeaguePremier Volleyball League
2025 Reinforced6th place
Championships10
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The Creamline Cool Smashers are a Filipino professional women's volleyball team owned by Rebisco. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), where they were one of the six original women's teams in 2017. The team is named after Creamline Creamy Ice Cream, one of Rebisco's products.

The Cool Smashers saw instant success under head coach Tai Bundit, which later continued into the professional era under Sherwin Meneses. The team has won ten PVL championships, more than any other team in the league, and are the only franchise to have accomplished the rare Grand Slam by winning all three conferences in the 2024 season. From 2017 to 2025, the team also had a podium streak that lasted for nineteen conferences.

Many star players have competed for the team, including Alyssa Valdez, Jia de Guzman, Jema Galanza, Jeanette Panaga, and Michele Gumabao among others. The Cool Smashers also have a sister team in the Choco Mucho Flying Titans. The two teams contest the Rebisco Clasico, the league's most popular active rivalry. They also had a rivalry with the now-inactive Petro Gazz Angels, with both teams being the league's two most successful teams.

History

The Creamline Cool Smashers made their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) debut at the Reinforced Open Conference in 2017 with Thai coach Tai Bundit as their first head coach. The team is owned by Rebisco.[1] It is named after their Creamline Creamy Ice Cream brand.[2]

They finished in third place in the 2017 Reinforced Open Conference. As one of the more successful teams in the PVL, Creamline has never finished less than third place,[3] In 2024, Creamline became the first team to win all three conferences of the season, achieving a "grand slam".[4]

Creamline also formed part of the Philippine national team's core and staff for the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup on account of winning the 2022 Invitational Conference.[5][6] Creamline, acting as the national team, finished sixth in the tournament hosted at home.[7]

Current roster

Main article: 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference
Creamline Cool Smashers roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
1 Kyle Negrito Setter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 Far Eastern
2 Alyssa Valdez (C) Outside Hitter 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 Ateneo
3 Michelle Gamit Middle Blocker 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 St. Benilde
4 Floremel Rodriguez Opposite Hitter 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 Southwestern
5 Sheena Toring Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (2001-05-28) May 28, 2001 National-U
6 Jeanette Panaga Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1994-07-25) July 25, 1994 St. Benilde
7 Michele Gumabao Opposite Hitter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1992-09-02) September 2, 1992 De La Salle
8 Ella de Jesus Libero / Outside Hitter 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 Ateneo
9 Lorie Bernardo Opposite Hitter 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2000-08-01) August 1, 2000 Philippines
11 Kyla Atienza Libero 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 Far Eastern
12 Jia De Guzman Setter 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (1995-05-15) May 15, 1995 Ateneo
13 Denden Lazaro-Revilla Libero 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 Ateneo
14 Bea de Leon Middle Blocker 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 Ateneo
15 Nica Celis Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001 Philippines
17 Rosemarie Vargas Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 Far Eastern
18 Tots Carlos Opposite Hitter 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (1998-07-07) July 7, 1998 Philippines
19 Bernadeth Pons Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 Far Eastern
22 Jennifer Nierva Libero 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 National-U
23 Jema Galanza Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1996-11-28) November 28, 1996 Adamson
24 Aleiah Torres Libero / Outside Hitter 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 Brock
Updated as of: January 31, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph


Rivalries

Choco Mucho Flying Titans

Main article: Choco Mucho–Creamline rivalry

Creamline has a rivalry with sister team Choco Mucho Flying Titans, despite mostly dominating the rivalry. It has become one of the PVL's most popular rivalries, with matches between the two seeing large attendance turnouts. The two teams met in the championship twice.

Petro Gazz Angels

Main article: Creamline–Petro Gazz rivalry

Until 2025, the Creamline Cool Smashers and Petro Gazz Angels were the two longest-tenured and most successful teams in the PVL. Before Petro Gazz took a leave of absence in 2026, both teams met in the championship five teams with Creamline winning three of them.

Season-by-season records

Premier Volleyball League

List of the last five conferences completed by the Creamline Cool Smashers. For the full-season history, see List of Creamline Cool Smashers seasons.

Season Conference Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source
2024 Invitational 1st (4–0, 12 pts) Won in championship vs. Cignal, 3–2 Champions [8]
2024–25
(team) 		All-Filipino 1st (10–1, 29 pts) Won in quarterfinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 2–0
Finished 2nd in semifinals (2–1, 6 pts)
Lost in championship vs. Petro Gazz, 1–2 		Runner-up [9]
PVL on Tour 2nd (3–2, 10 pts) (Pool B) Won in quarterfinals vs. Farm Fresh, 3–0
Lost in semifinals vs. PLDT, 2–3
Won in third place match vs. Cignal, 3–0 		3rd place [10]
Invitational 4th (2–3, 5 pts) Won in third place match vs. Chery Tiggo, 3–0 3rd place [11]
Reinforced 4th (5–3, 17 pts) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Petro Gazz, 1–3 6th place [12]

AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League

Year Conference Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source
2025 2nd (1–1, 3 pts) (Pool A) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Nakhon Ratchasima 8th place [13][14]

Individual awards

PVL awardees

Most Valuable Player
Year Conference Player Ref.
2017 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez
2018 Open
2019 Reinforced
Open Jema Galanza
2022 Open Tots Carlos
Invitational
2023 1st All-Filipino
2024 Reinforced Bernadeth Pons
Invitational Michele Gumabao
Finals Most Valuable Player
Year Conference Player Ref.
2018 Reinforced Jia de Guzman
Open
2019 Open
2022 Open Alyssa Valdez
Invitational Ced Domingo
2023 1st All-Filipino Jia de Guzman
2nd All-Filipino Tots Carlos
2024 All-Filipino Jema Galanza
Reinforced Bernadeth Pons
Invitational Kyle Negrito
1st Best Outside Hitter
Year Conference Player
2017 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez
2018 Reinforced
Open
2019 Open Jema Galanza
2021 Open Alyssa Valdez
2022 Invitational
Reinforced
2023 1st All-Filipino Tots Carlos
2024–25 PVL on Tour Alyssa Valdez
Invitational Jema Galanza
2nd Best Outside Hitter
Year Conference Player
2018 Open Jema Galanza
2019 Reinforced Alyssa Valdez
2023 1st All-Filipino Jema Galanza
Invitational Alyssa Valdez
2nd All-Filipino Jema Galanza
2024 All-Filipino
Invitational Erica Staunton
2024–25 All-Filipino Bernadeth Pons
1st Best Middle Blocker
Year Conference Player
2023 2nd All-Filipino Jeanette Panaga
2024–25 PVL on Tour
Invitational
2nd Best Middle Blocker
Year Conference Player
2023 Invitational Ced Domingo
2024 All-Filipino Jeanette Panaga
2024–25 All-Filipino Bea de Leon
Reinforced Jeanette Panaga
Best Opposite Hitter
Year Conference Player
2018 Reinforced Michele Gumabao
2022 Open Tots Carlos
Invitational
2023 1st All-Filipino Michele Gumabao
Invitational Tots Carlos
2nd All-Filipino Michele Gumabao
Best Setter
Year Conference Player
2017 Open Jia de Guzman
2018 Reinforced
Open
2019 Reinforced
Open
2021 Open
2022 Reinforced
2023 1st All-Filipino
2024 All-Filipino Kyle Negrito
Invitational
2024–25 All-Filipino
PVL on Tour
Best Libero
Year Conference Player
2019 Open Kyla Atienza
PVL Press Corps awardees
Year Award Player Ref.
2025 Best Outside Hitter Bernadeth Pons
Best Middle Blocker Bea de Leon

Imports

Season Number Player Country
2017 11 Laura Schaudt USA
16 Kuttika Kaewpin Thailand
2018 1 Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew) Serbia
18 Kuttika Kaewpin Thailand
21 Laura Schaudt USA
2019 16 Kuttika Kaewpin Thailand
18 Aleoscar Blanco Venezuela
2022 21 Yeliz Başa Turkey
2024 22 Erica Staunton [15][16] USA
2025 AVC CL 22
5 Anastassiya Kolomoyets [17] Kazakhstan
3 Anastasya Kudryashova [17] Russia
2025 22 Courtney Schwan [18][19] USA

Team captains

Coaches

Former players

Draft history

Season Pick No. Name
2024 12 Aleiah Torres
2025 12 Sheena Toring
23 Maria Dannica Celis

References

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