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Fajardo embraces leadership role for La Salle

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/04/25/fajardo-2017-042517.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">La Salle setter Kim Fajardo signals a play in their UAAP Season 79 Final 4 game against the UST Tigresses. <cite>Richard Esguerra, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – For De La Salle University head coach Ramil de Jesus, there was nothing surprising or unexpected in Kim Fajardo&#x27;s performance against University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the UAAP Season 79 Final 4 last Saturday.The fifth-year setter surgically tore apart the Tigresses&#x27; defense, tallying 39 excellent sets on top of 11 points – which included five service aces. Fajardo showed off her attacking skills as well, catching UST off guard with some sharp spikes.In the aftermath of La Salle&#x27;s 25-14, 25-20, 24-26, 25-13 win that sent them to the UAAP Season 79 Finals, De Jesus just smiled and shrugged when asked about Fajardo&#x27;s performance.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li>Read: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/04/22/lady-spikers-march-ninth-straight-finals-stint-25059">Lady Spikers march to ninth straight Finals stint </a></li></ul>&quot;Kasi Kim Fajardo siya eh,&quot; said De Jesus matter-of-factly. &quot;Malaking bagay na may Kim Fajardo ka sa loob ng court.&quot;[She&#x27;s Kim Fajardo. It&#x27;s a big advantage if you have a Kim Fajardo inside the court.]Having a setter as good as Fajardo is a luxury that very few other UAAP teams enjoy, and her presence on the court gives La Salle a clear advantage. Aside from her obvious playmaking skills, Fajardo also has a knack for coming up with drop balls or attacks that never fail to fire up her teammates.That she has the full trust of her coach is a big boost of confidence to Fajardo, who reluctantly took on the captain&#x27;s role in Season 78 but has since fully embraced the leadership responsibilities that De Jesus foisted upon her.&quot;Kahit naman ako, sinasabi ko sa sarili ko na… Ako naman &#x27;yung graduating (player), ako naman &#x27;yung setter, ako &#x27;yung captain. Ako &#x27;yung sandalan,&quot; she said.&quot;So ako dapat &#x27;yung matatag,&quot; she stressed.[I always tell myself that I&#x27;m the graduating player, I&#x27;m the setter, and I&#x27;m the captain. I know they lean on me. I have to be strong.]Fajardo draws strength from her teammates, but she knows very well that the younger Lady Spikers look to her not just for good sets, but for guidance and inspiration inside the court.&quot;Sinasabi ko na sa sarili ko na aakuin ko ito,&quot; she said. &quot;Pero hindi ko sinasabi na kaya ko ito mag-isa. Solid kami talaga.&quot;&quot;Kailangan ko tanggapin &#x27;yung responsibility, kasi hangga&#x27;t hindi mo ina-accept, walang susunod sa&#x27;yo as captain,&quot; she added.[I accept the responsibility, but I know I&#x27;m not alone. We&#x27;re a solid team. But if I don&#x27;t accept that responsibility, then no one will follow your lead.]The Lady Spikers will again look to Fajardo to lead them when they face off against their archrivals, the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, in the best-of-three Finals for the UAAP Season 79 title.While La Salle enters as the defending champions, the Lady Eagles arguably hold a slight advantage over them as Ateneo has won both of their elimination round meetings. However, Fajardo said those losses will not be their primary motivation come the championship series.&quot;Ang hugot siguro ay manggagaling lang sa sarili namin, na champion kami dito,&quot; said Fajardo. &quot;Hindi na doon dahil sa tinalo nila kami.&quot;[We&#x27;re motivated because we&#x27;re the champions, and not because they&#x27;ve beaten us before.](For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

For De La Salle University head coach Ramil de Jesus, there was nothing surprising or unexpected in Kim Fajardo's performance against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 79 Final 4 last Saturday.

For De La Salle University head coach Ramil de Jesus, there was nothing surprising or unexpected in Kim Fajardo's performance against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 79 Final 4 last Saturday.

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Fajardo embraces leadership role for La Salle

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 25, 2017 09:31 PM PHT

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Updated April 25, 2017 09:40 PM PHT

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