ZUS Coffee setter Clo Mondoñedo in action against Choco Mucho in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference, November 8, 2025 in Candon City, Ilocos Sur. PVL Media
MANILA -- With ZUS Coffee off to a historic start in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference, their playmaker has been getting much-deserved credit for their strong performances.
The Thunderbelles remain the only unbeaten team in the tournament, and setter Clo Mondoñedo has been the engine behind their early success.
A multi-time champion in the NCAA, Mondonedo was credited with 27 excellent sets and scored four points in a reverse sweep of Akari, 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-12, 15-7, last Tuesday.
She then tallied 26 excellent sets on top of three points in a 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 25-19 conquest of Choco Mucho last Saturday in Candon City, Ilocos Sur.
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For her efforts in leading ZUS Coffee to a franchise-best 6-0 conference start and its third-ever quarterfinals appearance, Mondoñedo cruised as the unanimous PVL Press Corps Player of the Week presented by Pilipinas Live for the period of November 4 to 8.
Mondoñedo credits her teammates for inspiring her to level up her performance and match their effort inside the court.
"Magiging motivated ka rin naman because of them, kasi makikita mo rin naman talaga na gusto nilang manalo," she said after their win over Choco Mucho wherein they overcome Maddie Madayag's record-tying 10-block effort.
Mondoñedo is the second local to win Player of the Week honors in the Reinforced Conference, after Cignal's Erika Santos two weeks ago.
The former College of St. Benilde star eclipsed other standout performances from ZUS Coffee teammates Jovelyn Gonzaga and import Anna DeBeer, Capital1's Sasha Bytsenko, Cignal's KT Trebichavska, Creamline's Coco Schwan, and PLDT's Savi Davison for the award.
Moving forward, Mondoñedo preaches for more consistency as the Thunderbelles gaze at a golden opportunity for a maiden PVL championship just a few years removed from being a league laughingstock.
"Siguro gusto ko pa personally na kahit papano hindi na maging mahirap for us," she said.
"So ako personally, gusto kong gawing mas better pa yung trabaho ko para maging madali rin for them yung job nila."
Though already assured of a playoff berth, Mondoñedo and the rest of the Thunderbelles still aim for a momentum-boosting 8-0 elimination round sweep, first against Cignal next Thursday, then against Nxled on November 18.