Akari’s Oly Okaro named PVL Press Corps Player of the Week

It took Akari import Oly Okaro just two matches to etch her name in the record books of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

The American import showcased her scoring prowess in the Chargers’ last two games, dropping a couple of 30-point outings to power their reverse sweep victories against fancied rivals, Choco Mucho and Petro Gazz, to keep their tight grip on the top spot in Pool B.

The 28-year-old opposite hitter’s 38-point explosion in the hard-earned triumph against the Flying Titans duplicated the league’s fifth-highest single-game scoring output set by Creamline’s Tots Carlos in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference in March.

Okaro’s strong and remarkable offensive front earned her the conference’s second PVL Press Corps Player of the Week award presented by Pilipinas Live for the period of 23 to 27 July.

Her brilliance outclassed Cignal’s MJ Perez, Capital1’s Marina Tushova, and Choco Mucho’s Royse Tubino as she received the unanimous vote from online, broadsheet, and tabloid reporters covering the professional volleyball league.

“Usually, when you have imports, everyone just assumes the import is the only strong player. But in Akari, we have a lot of strong players so it really helps to ease the load off me,” Okaro told ABS-CBN in an interview. 

A chance to strengthen the Chargers’ grip on the lead in Pool B awaits on Tuesday, July 30, against the winless ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles.