ZUS Coffee looks to regain momentum and grab the top seed once more as the Thunderbelles face the Nxled Chameleons in their final preliminary match in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference.
The ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles aim to bounce back and lock in the No. 1 seed as they face the winless Nxled Chameleons in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday, November 18, at the Ynares Center Montalban.
Carrying a 6-1 record and sharing the league’s best mark with PLDT and Farm Fresh, ZUS Coffee enters its final preliminary match needing a victory to solidify its grip on the top spot heading into the quarterfinals.
A win not only secures the Thunderbelles a more favorable matchup in the next phase — it also provides a timely confidence boost after their stunning straight-set loss to Cignal last week.
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Chinne Arroyo, one of ZUS Coffee’s more reliable local scorers, is expected to play a major role in the bounce-back bid.
Alongside veteran Jovelyn Gonzaga and towering middle blockers Thea Gagate, AC Miner, Riza Nogales, Arroyo joins the core that powered the Thunderbelles’ early dominance in this conference.
While import Anna DeBeer singlehandedly carried the offensive load with 26 points in their previous outing, ZUS Coffee knows it must regain its balanced attack and rediscover the cohesion that made it the tournament’s last unbeaten squad before the Cignal setback.
With quarterfinal seeding on the line across the league’s final two playdates, ZUS Coffee knows that every set matters as it moves closer to the sudden-death postseason.
The Thunderbelles–Chameleons matchup opens Tuesday’s triple-header at 1:30 p.m.
(With reports from Kiko Demigillo/One Sports)
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[Editor’s note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital with the help of AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]