La Salle legends Ara Galang, Kianna Dy gear up for 1st PVL finals

Each La Salle volleyball icons hampered by accidents and title droughts on the skilled degree, Chery Tiggo’s Ara Galang and PLDT’s Kianna Dy scrap for a breakthrough gold within the 2025 PVL on Tour winner-take-all last

MANILA, Philippines – The volleyball careers of high volleyball spikers Ara Galang and Kianna Dy have taken very comparable activates the best way to the place they’re now.

Each collegiate champions bogged by prolonged harm spells amid persevering with hunts for a breakthrough title on the skilled degree, the 2 La Salle icons now meet at different ends of the online within the 2025 PVL on Tour knockout last on Sunday, August 17, on the Mall of Asia Area.

Although solely the preseason, Galang just isn’t taking something without any consideration as she leads the Chery Tiggo Crossovers again to their first last since their title-winning 2021 Bacarra bubble run in Ilocos Norte whereas on arguably the healthiest stretch of her four-year PVL profession.

“I’m so blissful, I simply really feel a lot happiness. For now, I’ll get pleasure from a bit, however we’re shifting on to the subsequent. I don’t need to cease right here,” she stated in Filipino after Chery Tiggo ousted Cignal within the KO semifinal.

“We’re already within the finals, so I simply need to seize that chance. I’m actually, actually blissful.”

In the meantime, Dy — presently on a gentle rise again to dominance after a 559-day layoff from a critical patella harm — is simply basking within the second after PLDT downed mighty Creamline in a cardiac five-set semifinal conflict.

“Very heartwarming, as a result of it’s been a very long time din (additionally) since I performed this lengthy, coming off an harm for one and a half years,” she stated. “Now that we’re within the finals, it actually fills my coronary heart with pleasure. We all know we actually labored exhausting for this, and now, that is actually our likelihood.”

Friendships cast by their days in La Salle and the defunct F2 Logistics membership might be placed on maintain for one winner-take-all recreation as Galang and fellow La Salle icon Aby Maraño tackle a whole Girl Spikers’ core in PLDT led by Dy, Mika Reyes, Majoy Baron, and Kim Fajardo for the gold.

“Mini-reunion, however on Sunday, we’re not pals for some time,” Dy stated. “I’m very blissful additionally for them. We had been in a position to watch somewhat of their recreation, and so they actually fought exhausting for the finals spot, so let’s see what occurs on Sunday.”

“It’s bizarre seeing them on the opposite aspect of the court docket, however, , all the things occurs for a purpose. I assume we had been actually meant to go our separate methods. Now, it’s gonna be good to play in opposition to them.”

No matter who wins on Sunday night time, Galang vows to maintain going whereas she nonetheless can, in honor of the followers who flock to arenas to look at her and her crew play.

“So long as I can nonetheless do my finest, I’ll do it to assist my crew proper now in Chery. I’m giving again their belief,” she continued. “I additionally play for my household and people who nonetheless belief me. If I nonetheless encourage folks, younger or previous, I’m additionally taking part in for them.” – Rappler.com