Bernadeth Pons returns to Creamline as Cool Smashers eye PVL redemption

After months spent chasing history on sand, Bernadeth Pons is ready to step back onto familiar hardwood—this time with unfinished business.

Following nearly a year dedicated to national team duty and beach volleyball competition, the former PVL Most Valuable Player is set to return to Creamline Cool Smashers, reuniting with her longtime club just as it seeks to rebound from one of the rare setbacks in its storied run.

Creamline’s previous conference ended earlier than expected, snapping a remarkable 19-conference medal streak and leaving an unmistakable sense that something was left unresolved. Pons’ return arrives at the perfect moment, injecting both firepower and emotional lift into a squad eager to reassert itself in the upcoming PVL All-Filipino Conference.

Her absence wasn’t due to decline—but ambition.

Coming off a spectacular 2024 with Creamline, Pons had little left to prove at the club level. She captured Conference MVP honors in the Reinforced Conference and followed it up with Finals MVP recognition after powering the Cool Smashers to a rare three-title sweep. With her club legacy momentarily secured, Pons turned her attention to a different stage.

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MVP.
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Alongside Cherry Ann “Sisi” Rondina, Pons helped the Philippines break new ground, delivering the country’s first-ever beach volleyball gold medal at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, Thailand. The triumph cemented her status not just as a club icon, but as a national standard-bearer.

Now, she returns carrying both confidence and perspective.

Creamline’s push to reclaim its place atop the league will also be aided by the expected comeback of setter Julia Morado-De Leon, a development that restores the rhythm and identity that defined the franchise’s most dominant years. 

With Alyssa Valdez and Pangs Panaga anchoring the leadership core and newly signed libero Jen Nierva adding defensive stability, the Cool Smashers look retooled rather than rebuilt.

The stakes are clear. With 10 PVL titles already in the cabinet, Creamline isn’t chasing relevance—it’s chasing restoration. The absence of longtime rivals Chery Tiggo and Petro Gazz may reshape the competitive landscape, but the league still promises a fierce race when the All-Filipino Conference opens on January 31.

For Pons, the journey has come full circle. After conquering the sand and carrying the flag abroad, she returns to the court where expectations are highest—and where the hunger to win burns just as strong.

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