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There's no stopping a healthy La Salle roster

Published Mar 26, 2026 02:01 pm

At A Glance

  • For De La Salle University, staying healthy proved to be its biggest victory yet as its full-strength roster continues to wreak havoc in the UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball tournament.
De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP Media)
De La Salle Lady Spikers (UAAP Media)
For De La Salle University, staying healthy proved to be its biggest victory yet as its full-strength roster continues to wreak havoc in the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament.
Coming off a 25-12, 18-25, 25-23, 25-14 win over host University of Santo Tomas at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday, March 25, La Salle further stepped ahead of the pack with a pristine 9-0 card which surely delighted head coach Ramil de Jesus.
But beyond the records, the multi-titled mentor hopes his wards can finish the eliminations as healthy as possible, with the Lady Spikers closing in on a semifinal berth, and possibly an outright Finals spot if they sweep their remaining assignments.
“Siguro ‘yong hinahanap ko nalang ‘yong maging healthy sila hanggang matapos ‘yong eliminations,” said de Jesus. “Kasi mahirap pag nagkataon, ‘di natin kontrolado ‘yong situation pag nagkaganun.”
So far, Shevana Laput was the lone key gunner who was sidelined for the Taft-based squad after the 6-foot-2 opposite hitter rested and missed two games due to illness. Impressively, her absence didn’t stop La Salle’s streak as it won over rival Ateneo and the once-surging University of the Philippines, dispatching the latter in straight sets.
Mikee Santos rose to the occasion as she delivered her best-scoring output, backing up their arsenals in Angel Canino, Amie Provido, Lilay Del Castillo, and Shane Reterta, who starred this time for the Lady Spikers against the Angge Poyos-led Golden Tigresses.
Reterta alongside Canino and Del Castillo engineered a 13-3 blast that turned a 12-20 deficit into a 25-23 third-set clincher. That epic comeback gave La Salle enough momentum to cruise past UST in the fourth en route to victory.
Their performance could attest how deep La Salle roster is.
“Siguro ‘yong [perseverance] dumadating sa panahon, kasi ‘tong mga players ko naman, masasabi mong seniors kasi nahinog na sa dami ng laro, ‘yong iba na-expose pa sa international,” de Jesus continued.
“And sila na rin ‘yong nagga-guide kasi natuto narin sa mga dating pagkakamali na ‘to na naman tayo sa gantong situation, nasa pressure game na naman, siguro talagang masanay [sila] sa ganung pressure,” he added.
The Lady Spikers are one win away from securing a Final Four berth, and they can take it when they battle the Fighting Maroons (4-5) this Sunday, March 29, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila.

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