Soyud, Eroa, Saet to be venerated at PVL Press Corps awards

Akari Chargers’ Eli Soyud, Galeries Tower High Risers’ Alyssa Eroa, and Petro Gazz Angels Chie Saet. –INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS

MANILA, Philippines — Eli Soyud, Alyssa Eroa, and Chie Saet will sign up for different exceptional performers to be feted within the first-ever Pilipinas Live PVL Press Corps Awards Night on May 28 on the Novotel.

The trio will likely be venerated with particular awards after their exceptional appearing within the earlier 3 meetings of the rustic’s first and most effective ladies’s skilled volleyball league.

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Soyud discovered a house in Akari and repaid the membership’s agree with by way of emerging as considered one of its go-to spikers on her strategy to bagging the Most Improved Player popularity within the formal awards night time offered by way of Arena Plus.

The 5-foot-10 reverse hitter out of Bago, Negros Occidental used to be instrumental within the Chargers’ unexpected ascent after import Oly Okaro led them to a silver end within the 2024 Reinforced Conference.

Soyud stuffed within the large sneakers left by way of Okaro to earn a bronze medal within the 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference.

One of her maximum memorable video games up to now got here within the semifinals of the report six-month-long AFC through which Soyud delivered a career-best 34 issues in a five-set win in opposition to Choco Mucho.

Although balloting used to be tight, Soyud ran away with the award after incomes an enormous margin in staff votes.

Soyud edged out Most Improved Player finalists Creamline avid gamers Bernadeth Pons and Bea De Leon for the award.

The Akari scorer gained 5.4 media votes and 4.8 staff votes, doubling the rely of her closest pursuer.

Meanwhile, Eroa’s tale from virtually quitting from the game she likes to changing into one of the vital outstanding liberos within the league earned her the Comeback Player of the Year honors.

The 4-foot-11 defensive specialist made her go back to the PVL in 2024 thru Galeries Tower, 3 years after her closing stint with PLDT all through the bubble season in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.

And she greater than inspired all through her stick with the Highrisers.

Despite a winless Reinforced marketing campaign, Eroa nonetheless stood tall by way of successful the Best Libero plum in that convention.

She used to be the guts and soul of the Highrisers, main them to a leap forward quarterfinals look after surprising No.3 Cignal within the qualifying spherical prior to falling quick of their first playoffs in opposition to Akari.

Eroa slightly surpassed Jovelyn Gonzaga of ZUS Coffee for the quotation, with a complete of 8.8 general votes in comparison to 8.2 of the latter.

The San Sebastian College-Recoletos product gained an awesome 7.2 media votes however in spite of lagging within the staff votes with simply 1.6, she nonetheless garnered sufficient numbers to win the award. PLDT’s Savi Davison used to be the opposite nominee.

Lastly, Saet used to be hailed as Miss Quality Minutes for her really extensive contribution all through the days that Petro Gazz wanted her.

The 40-year-old setter performed an enormous position within the Angels’ championship run within the 2024-25 AFC, changing into the principle playmaker all through the postseason.

Saet gained an awesome 14.4 general votes – 8.4 from the media and 6.0 from the groups – to run away with the accolade.

Other finalists had been Cignal’s Judith Abil and Choco Mucho’s Royse Tubino.