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PVL: La Salle's Erika Santos goes pro, signs with PLDT

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Erika Santos (7) will forego her remaining years of eligibility with La Salle. UAAP Media." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/07/06/uaap-84-wvb-dlsu-vs-feu.jpg"/><figcaption>Erika Santos (7) will forego her remaining years of eligibility with La Salle. <em>UAAP Media.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- De La Salle University&#x27;s Erika Santos has decided to join the professional ranks.</p><p>The PLDT High Speed Hitters on Wednesday announced that they have signed the opposite hitter for the rest of the Premier Volleyball League&#x27;s 2022 season.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/HighSpeedHitters/posts/pfbid02X9D7uqg1LgGgYG8eZck4sdBzmparc6R4wwJ6nPqCUG2JSDvwL7oNvJe9fvvNhEs4l" data-width="auto"> </div><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s all welcome Erika to her new home,&quot; the team said in its social media accounts.</p><p>Santos, 22, played for the Lady Spikers in UAAP Season 81 and Season 84. Her best moment as a Lady Spiker came against Far Eastern University in the second round of Season 84, when she scored nine points off the bench in a straight sets win.</p><p>The 5-foot-9 spiker will bolster PLDT&#x27;s attack that includes Mean Mendrez, Jules Samonte, Jovie Prado, and Fiola Ceballos.</p><p>The High Speed Hitters open their campaign in the Invitational Conference on July 12 against the Chery Tiggo Crossovers. </p>

De La Salle University's Erika Santos has decided to join the professional ranks.