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UAAP: Quick exit for La Salle Lady Spikers after second straight loss

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/03/06/20190306-dlsu-lady-spikers.jpg"/><figcaption>The Lady Spikers appear headed back to training after suffering a second consecutive defeat. <em>Arvin Lim,<a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos"> ABS-CBN Sports</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- The De La Salle University Lady Spikers made a swift exit from the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan on Wednesday, after the defending UAAP champions suffered a second consecutive defeat in the Season 81 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament.</p><p>Not even 30 minutes after absorbing a straight sets defeat to University of Santo Tomas (UST), coach Ramil de Jesus and his players -- still clad in their uniforms -- filed out of their dugout.</p><p>De Jesus politely declined media interviews following the 20-25, 22-25, 17-25 setback to the Golden Tigresses.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Well this time nag-wave lang sa amin si Coach Ramil. 😐 <a href="https://t.co/icBRNYvnun">pic.twitter.com/icBRNYvnun</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/1103244617456050179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/03/06/uaap-season-81-tigresses-sweep-lady-spikers-shocker-54169">READ: UST Tigresses sweep Lady Spikers in shocker</a></li></ul><p>It was a complete turnaround from the multi-titled mentor&#x27;s reaction to their five-set loss to University of the Philippines (UP) last Saturday, where he discussed the result of the match with reporters and challenged his team to bounce back quickly.</p><p>But they were stunned by the Golden Tigresses, who put together an inspired performance even without Fil-Italian spiker Milena Alessandrini.</p><p>The loss was notable for many reasons.</p><p>For one, it is the first time since the UAAP Season 77 finals that the Lady Spikers had dropped back-to-back contests. Back then, La Salle bowed to Ateneo de Manila University in the championship series after Ara Galang suffered a gruesome knee injury in the Final 4.</p><p>This also marks the first time since Season 79 that La Salle lost in straight sets. They were beaten by the UP Lady Maroons, 25-22, 25-21, 25-19, on February 15, 2017.</p><p>The defending champions return to action on Saturday against University of the East.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong><br/> </div>

<p>The De La Salle Lady Spikers made a swift exit from the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan on Wednesday, after the defending UAAP champions suffered a second consecutive defeat in the Season 81 women's volleyball tournament.</p>

The De La Salle Lady Spikers made a swift exit from the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan on Wednesday, after the defending UAAP champions suffered a second consecutive defeat in the Season 81 women's volleyball tournament.

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UAAP: Quick exit for La Salle Lady Spikers after second straight loss

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 06, 2019 08:00 PM PHT

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Updated March 06, 2019 08:01 PM PHT

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