The Cignal Super Spikers celebrate a point against ProVolley Academy in the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference, November 27, 2025 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. PVL Media
MANILA -- Cignal HD powered past ProVolley Academy in straight sets to warm up for their bronze medal game in the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference, Thursday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
A victory by archrival Criss Cross in an earlier match denied the Super Spikers a chance of advancing to a ninth straight Finals.
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Nonetheless, they still took care of business against the Australian squad, 25-13, 25-19, 25-20, to close the round robin semi-finals with a 3-2 win-loss record.
Cignal will play Savouge Aesthetics for third place, after the Spin Doctors lost to another guest team, Japan's Kindai University.
"Kahit na wala na kaming chance sa Finals, kailangan ibigay pa rin namin 'yung best namin. Medyo mabigat maglaro kasi nandoon pa rin 'yung panghihinayang, but at least, yung second six nung ipinasok ko sila, talagang ginusto nila maglaro," said Super Spikers head coach Dexter Clamor.
The trio of Samuel Hansen, Isaac Relova, and Zac O’Brien gave the Australians a 15-13 lead in the third set, but Cignal refused to surrender. JM Ronquillo led the fightback, supported by Nas Gwaza, Steven Rotter, and Vince Abrot, to close out the match in one hour and 13 minutes.
Jau Umandal topped all scorers with 16 points—12 attacks, three blocks, and one ace—while Ronquillo added 13 points in just two sets of action. KC Andrade also stood out with eight points as Cignal dominated the spiking category 45-25.
For ProVolley Academy, Hansen paced the team with nine points, while Relova and O’Brien added five apiece. The Australians finished the semifinals with a 0-5 record.