La Salle Girl Spikers huddle after dropping to the NU Girl Bulldogs within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — The La Salle Girl Spikers walked out of the Mall of Asia Area to cheers and assist from their followers and cheerleaders after ending as runners-up within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball match
La Salle suffered a sweep by the hands of Nationwide College, a three-time champion within the final 4 Finals, with a 19-25, 18-25, 19-25 Sport 2 loss in entrance of 18,514 followers on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Area.
Angel Canino and Shevana Laput, the most effective outdoors and reverse spikers of the season, led the dropping effort with 12 and 10 factors, respectively.
La Salle Girl Spikers’ Angel Canino after they misplaced to NU Girl Bulldogs within the UAAP Season 87 womens’ volleyball match Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
It marked the second time La Salle was swept by Bella Belen and the Girl Bulldogs–the primary being NU’s excellent Season 84 marketing campaign.
Not one of the Girl Spikers granted media interviews after absorbing their ninth finals loss in 21 appearances, however the Girl Spikers obtained heat welcome from followers who stayed behind because the workforce boarded their bus.
Canino and Laput have been seen congratulating Alyssa Solomon and different NU gamers outdoors the sector. La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus additionally briefly greeted three-time MVP Bella Belen from his seat on the workforce bus.
Angel Canino congratulates the NU Girl Bulldogs. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/cVuYGWpKyb
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) Could 14, 2025
Regardless of falling wanting the crown for the second straight 12 months, La Salle nonetheless had a commendable season.
After a 9-5 elimination file, the Girl Spikers beat final 12 months’s finalist, College of Santo Tomas, within the playoff for the No. 2 seed to safe the final twice-to-beat bonus.
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They made probably the most of that benefit, avenging final 12 months’s Closing 4 exit by the hands of UST to return to the championship spherical.
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The Girl Spikers will now return to the drafting board. The final time NU swept them within the Finals, La Salle got here again stronger the following 12 months to win Season 85 with Canino main the best way as Rookie-MVP.
With La Salle as soon as once more declining media interviews after the sport, it stays unclear who will return subsequent season. This 12 months’s graduating seniors embrace Jyne Soreña, Alleiah Malaluan, Jules Tolentino, and Jessa Ordiales.
