La Salle Lady Spikers huddle after shedding to the NU Lady Bulldogs within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — The La Salle Lady Spikers walked out of the Mall of Asia Arena to cheers and improve from their fanatics and cheerleaders after completing as runners-up within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event
La Salle suffered a sweep by the hands of National University, a three-time champion within the closing 4 Finals, with a 19-25, 18-25, 19-25 Game 2 loss in entrance of 18,514 fanatics on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Angel Canino and Shevana Laput, the most productive outdoor and reverse spikers of the season, led the shedding effort with 12 and 10 issues, respectively.


La Salle Lady Spikers’ Angel Canino once they misplaced to NU Lady Bulldogs within the UAAP Season 87 womens’ volleyball event Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
It marked the second one time La Salle used to be swept by means of Bella Belen and the Lady Bulldogs–the primary being NU’s very best Season 84 marketing campaign.
None of the Lady Spikers granted media interviews after soaking up their 9th finals loss in 21 appearances, however the Lady Spikers won heat welcome from fanatics who stayed in the back of because the workforce boarded their bus.
Canino and Laput had been observed congratulating Alyssa Solomon and different NU avid gamers outdoor the world. La Salle trainer Ramil de Jesus additionally in brief greeted three-time MVP Bella Belen from his seat at the workforce bus.
Angel Canino congratulates the NU Lady Bulldogs. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/cVuYGWpKyb
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Despite falling in need of the crown for the second one instantly 12 months, La Salle nonetheless had a commendable season.
After a 9-5 removing document, the Lady Spikers beat closing 12 months’s finalist, University of Santo Tomas, within the playoff for the No. 2 seed to safe the closing twice-to-beat bonus.
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They made essentially the most of that merit, avenging closing 12 months’s Final Four go out by the hands of UST to go back to the championship spherical.
The Lady Spikers will now go back to the drafting board. The closing time NU swept them within the Finals, La Salle got here again more potent 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 go back subsequent season. This 12 months’s graduating seniors come with Jyne Soreña, Alleiah Malaluan, Jules Tolentino, and Jessa Ordiales.