Both La Salle volleyball icons hampered by injuries and title droughts on the professional level, Chery Tiggo's Ara Galang and PLDT's Kianna Dy scrap for a breakthrough gold in the 2025 PVL on Tour winner-take-all final
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Both La Salle volleyball icons hampered by injuries and title droughts on the professional level, Chery Tiggo's Ara Galang and PLDT's Kianna Dy scrap for a breakthrough gold in the 2025 PVL on Tour winner-take-all final MANILA, Philippines – The volleyball careers of top volleyball spikers Ara Galang and Kianna Dy have taken very similar turns on the way to where they are now. Both collegiate champions bogged by lengthy injury spells amid continuing hunts for a breakthrough title at the professional level, the two La Salle icons now meet at other ends of the net in theThough only the preseason, Galang is not taking anything for granted as she leads the Chery Tiggo Crossovers back to their first final since their title-winning“I’m so happy, I just feel so much happiness. For now, I’ll enjoy a bit, but we’re moving on to the next. I don’t want to stop here,” she said in Filipino after Chery Tiggo ousted Cignal in the KO semifinal.559-day layoff from a serious patella injury — is just basking in the moment after PLDT downed mighty Creamline in a cardiac five-set semifinal clash. since I played this long, coming off an injury for one and a half years,” she said. “Now that we’re in the finals, it really fills my heart with joy. We know we really worked hard for this, and now, this is really our chance.” Friendships forged by their days in La Salle and the defunct F2 Logistics club will be put on hold for one winner-take-all game as Galang and fellow La Salle icon Aby Maraño take on an entire Lady Spikers’ core in PLDT led by Dy, Mika Reyes, Majoy Baron, and Kim Fajardo for the gold. “Mini-reunion, but on Sunday, we’re not friends for a while,” Dy said. “I’m very happy also for them. We were able to watch a little of their game, and they really fought hard for the finals spot, so let’s see what happens on Sunday.” “It’s weird seeing them on the other side of the court, but, you know, everything happens for a reason. I guess we were really meant to go our separate ways. Now, it’s gonna be nice to play against them.” Regardless of who wins on Sunday night, Galang vows to keep going while she still can, in honor of the fans who flock to arenas to watch her and her team play. “As long as I can still do my best, I’ll do it to help my team right now in Chery. I’m giving back their trust,” she continued. “I also play for my family and those who still trust me. If I still inspire people, young or old, I’m also playing for them.” –JR Isaga is a multimedia sports reporter for Rappler, where he started as an intern, then became a stringer in 2017. He was a former sports editor of the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication's official publication Tinig ng Plaridel. He covers the UAAP and NCAA beats, the Premier Volleyball League, the Alas Pilipinas volleyball national teams, and other local and international sporting events.
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