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La Salle's Desiree Cheng signs off from the UAAP

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<p>MANILA, Philippines – De La Salle University captain Desiree Cheng bid an emotional goodbye to the Lady Spikers after her UAAP volleyball career came to a close on Sunday.</p><p>A heartbreaking five-set loss to University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the UAAP Season 81 Final 4 ended La Salle&#x27;s campaign. The end came earlier than the Lady Spikers would have wanted – for the first time in a decade, they failed to advance to the women&#x27;s volleyball finals. Their bid for a fourth straight championship was once again foiled, as well.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/05/06/dlsu-will-back-stronger-next-year-56513">READ: DLSU will be back stronger next year</a></li></ul><p>On Instagram, Cheng reflected on her journey with the Lady Spikers, one that started in Season 76 and was highlighted by two women&#x27;s volleyball titles.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHjn6tleHE/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div 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transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHjn6tleHE/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Who would have thought that I could stay that long here in La Salle right? 😂 It was one heck of a ride fighting for the Green and White. But I just want you guys to know na I am leaving my AN1MO Journey with a happy heart and much contentment. It was such an honor on my part to have the opportunity to finish my studies and to play Volleyball in my dream school. For me, it has always been a privilege to be called a LASALLIAN. Thank you to all the people who have been the instrument of God&#x27;s love and inspiration. Thank you for showing your unwavering support in any possible way throughout the years. Thank you to my Coaches especially Coach RDJ. Thank you because you trusted and believed in me during those moments when I even doubted myself. Thank you for not giving up on me during those times I myself gave up for a while. To my teammates, to my beloved managers, to my OSD family, to all the PT’s and lastly, to the Green and White Community, THANK YOU!!! THE BEST KAYO 💚 My Journey as a Lady Spiker has come to an end. I am Desiree Cheng #2 of the Lady Spikers, Signing Off. 💚 On to the next.</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsmedescheng/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Desiree Wynea Cheng</a> (@itsmedescheng) on <time dateTime="2019-05-06T10:40:32+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 6, 2019 at 3:40am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Who would have thought that I could stay that long here in La Salle right?&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;It was one heck of a ride fighting for the Green and White. But I just want you guys to know na I am leaving my AN1MO journey with a happy heart and much contentment,&quot; Cheng added.</p><p>&quot;It was such an honor on my part to have the opportunity to finish my studies and to play volleyball in my dream school.&quot;</p><p>Cheng expressed her gratitude to her coaches, particularly Ramil de Jesus, who &quot;believed in me during those moments when I even doubted myself.&quot; </p><p>De Jesus had come to Cheng&#x27;s defense following their loss to UST, stressing that the veteran open spiker had done her job as captain as well as she could.</p><p>&quot;Very thankful ako sa kanya kasi tinapos niya &#x27;yung playing years niya. Halos nag-decide na siya na hindi na siya maglalaro eh. Siguro, kung hindi naglaro &#x27;yun, hindi kami umabot ng Top Four,&quot; de Jesus said.</p><p>Cheng helped La Salle win the UAAP title in Seasons 79 and 80, winning Finals MVP honors in Season 79. She was also last year&#x27;s Best Server.</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>De La Salle captain Desiree Cheng bid an emotional goodbye to the Lady Spikers after her UAAP volleyball career came to a close on Sunday.</p>

De La Salle captain Desiree Cheng bid an emotional goodbye to the Lady Spikers after her UAAP volleyball career came to a close on Sunday.