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Jude Garcia of Criss Cross receives the MVP trophy for the 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference, December 15, 2024 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. PVL Media

Jude Garcia of Criss Cross receives the MVP trophy for the 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference, December 15, 2024 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1734274383421ST INV 2024 Awarding - Jude Garcia (Season MVP)-1418.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jude Garcia of Criss Cross receives the MVP trophy for the 2024 Spikers&#x27; Turf Invitational Conference, December 15, 2024 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. PVL Media"/>Jude Garcia of Criss Cross receives the MVP trophy for the 2024 Spikers&#x27; Turf Invitational Conference, December 15, 2024 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. PVL Media</div>MANILA -- For the second tournament in a row, Jude Garcia of Criss Cross has earned the top individual award in Spikers&#x27; Turf.After winning the Most Valuable Player trophy in the 2024 Open Conference, the top gun of the King Crunchers followed it up with another spectacular showing in the Invitational Conference to cop MVP honors anew.Garcia, a 5-foot-11 outside spiker, led the country&#x27;s men&#x27;s premier league in scoring during the elimination round with 150 total points on 132 spikes, 14 kill blocks, and four service aces. The 26-year-old product of Far Eastern University was not just the highest pointer but also the most efficient, emerging as the top spiker with a 53.88 percent success rate while also excelling on floor defense, placing seventh in reception with a 47.28 percent efficiency rate. Meanwhile, King Crunchers&#x27; newcomer Nico Almendras and Savouge Spin Doctors&#x27; rising star Shawie Caritativo were named as the Best Outside Spikers - both their first recognition. Almendras ranked 11th in scoring with 85 points while also being second in service (0.27 per set), eighth in reception (45.40 percent), and ninth in spiking (40.59 percent). Caritativo, on the other hand, was eighth in scoring with 92 points, sixth in spiking with a 43.32 percent success rate, eighth in aces with 0.18 per set, and ninth in reception with a 42.53 efficiency rate. Gian Glorioso of Criss Cross and Giles Torres of Savouge bagged the Best Middle Blockers plum, both their first time. Glorioso and Torres were 1-2 in blocking department with 1.10 blocks and 0.74 per set, respectively, while also scoring well with the Spin Doctor making 97 points (seventh) and the King Cruncher tallying 83 points (12th). Dryx Saavedra of Far Eastern University-DN Steel copped the Best Opposite Spiker distinction after a standout performance, getting the second-most points with 133 and being third-most efficient in spiking with a 47.93 percent success rate. Completing the Spikers&#x27; Turf Elite Team are Cignal&#x27;s Vince Lorenzo and Criss Cross&#x27; Ish Polvorosa. Lorenzo was the Best Libero for topping the reception category with a 62.59 percent efficiency rate while also placing seventh in digs with 1.34 per set. Polvorosa, meanwhile, was second in setting with a 4.70 average per set. This is his second time getting the award after winning it in the 2016 Collegiate Conference when he was still with Ateneo de Manila University. Statistics used were only up to the end of the preliminary round.

For the second tournament in a row, Jude Garcia of Criss Cross has earned the top individual award in Spikers' Turf.

For the second tournament in a row, Jude Garcia of Criss Cross has earned the top individual award in Spikers' Turf.

Spikers' Turf: Criss Cross' Jude Garcia earns another MVP plum

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Spikers' Turf: Criss Cross' Jude Garcia earns another MVP plum

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Published December 15, 2024 10:53 PM PHT

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