Alyssa Valdez relishes her first championship at the Big Dome<br /><br />Alyssa Valdez remembers like it was just yesterday when she and the Ateneo Lady Eagles bowed to the De La Salle Lady Spikers in Game 3 of the UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball tournament Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in 2016.<br /><br />Seven years later, through her Creamline's 22-25, 25-20, 29-27, 24-26, 15-12 Game 2 win over Choco Mucho in the 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference best-of-3 Finals at the Big Dome on December 16, Valdez made a championship memory for the first time at the historic arena.<br /><br />Valdez fired eight points including the championship clincher to give the Cool Smashers their third straight All-Filipino crown before a record crowd of over 24,000 fans.<br /><br />Video by Niel Victor Masoy<br /><br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /><br /><br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /><br /><br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#tmtnews <br />#volleyball <br />#philippines <br />#sports<br />
