By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Negrense Christine Joy Soyud of the Akari Power Chargers is set to be feted at the first-ever Pilipinas Live PVL Press Corps Awards Night in Quezon City on May 28.

The former Adamson University Lady Falcons standout will be honored with special awards for her remarkable showing in the previous three conferences of the country’s first and only women’s professional volleyball league.

Soyud found a home in the Power Chargers and repaid the club’s trust by rising as one of its go-to spikers on her way to bagging the Most Improved Player recognition.

The 5-foot-10 opposite hitter from Negros Occidental’s Bago City was instrumental in the Chargers’ sudden ascent after import Oly Okaro led them to a silver finish in the 2024 Reinforced Conference.

One of Soyud’s most memorable games to date came in the semifinals of the record six-month-long AFC, wherein she delivered a career-best 34 points in a five-set win against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.

Soyud edged out Most Improved Player finalists Creamline players Bernadeth Pons and Bea de Leon for the award after earning a huge margin in team votes./ASC, WDJ