Manila, March 30 -- Christine Joy Soyud claimed Player of the Week honors after leading Akari to a thrilling victory over Choco Mucho in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference round-robin semifinals at Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Saturday.

Soyud delivered a career-high 34 points, tallying 27 attacks and seven blocks, as the Chargers outlasted the Flying Titans in a grueling five-set battle, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14.

The match lasted two hours and 29 minutes.

Her 34-point feat ranks sixth on the PVL's single-game scoring by a local player since the league's inception in 2017.

"My teammates, they really fought. Everyone was talking, inputting information on what to do. So for me, all of everyone's ef...