PVL: Paat-Rezanova shines in role for Farm Fresh

MANILA — Veteran spiker Mylene Paat-Rezanova is showing that she does not need to start to make a winning impact for Farm Fresh.

Coming off the bench, the veteran opposite hitter delivered 15 points as the Foxies completed a reverse sweep of the Choco Mucho Flying Titans, 20-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13, in the 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Her timely contribution and leadership in the comeback, which gave Farm Fresh its second win in three games, earned Paat-Rezanova the PVL Press Corps Player of the Week citation.

The recognition comes as the league celebrates its 10th year and carries added meaning for the 32-year-old, who previously said she is treating every game of the 2026-27 season as if it’s her last.

Rather than dwell on what she can still accomplish individually, Paat-Rezanova has approached the season intent on sharing the lessons she has learned over the past decade while helping Farm Fresh continue to grow as a group.

That mindset was evident against the Flying Titans, with the Foxies forced to dig deep after dropping the first two sets.

“Actually, siguro ‘yung pagiging positive mindset ko and kada set talaga sinasabi ko kailangan naming magtulong-tulong, pagkatiwalaan namin yung bawat isa, especially nung umabot kami sa fifth set,” Paat-Rezanova said.

The comeback eventually turned into an emotional one for the ex-PVL MVP, who pointed to the trust that surfaced when Farm Fresh was pushed to the brink.

“Sobrang emotional ko na to the point na sobrang thankful ko sa teammates ko kasi lumabas ‘yung trust and unity ng team,” the former Thailand league import said. “Kapit at puso ng bawat isa at tiwala hindi lang sa sarili namin, kundi sa teammates at coaches namin.”

Paat-Rezanova added that once the match reached the deciding set, the Foxies leaned more on faith and composure than the pressure of needing to complete the comeback.

“Pinagdasal talaga namin kay Lord na bigyan kami ng lakas. We’re not asking na maipanalo ‘yung game,” she said. “Bonus na lang sa amin yung fifth set na naipanalo namin kasi ang hiningi namin kay Lord ay lakas ng pangangatawan at puso.”

Paat-Rezanova beat out Creamline’s Pangs Panaga, Farm Fresh teammate Trisha Tubu, Nxled’s Jonah Sabete-Escamillan, Akari’s Eli Soyud, PLDT’s Savi Davison, and Capital1’s Bella Belen for the weekly honor given by print and online reporters covering the pioneering professional volleyball league organized by Sports Vision.

The Foxies continue their campaign against the Akari Chargers on Tuesday, October 27, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.