Shevana Laput delivered a career game, but for the 6-foot-2 Fil-Australian opposite spiker, the numbers were secondary to the responsibility of guiding De La Salle University through one of their toughest tests of UAAP Season 88.
La Salle was pushed to its first five-set match of the season, and Laput rose to the occasion with a career-best 26 points, coming from 19 attacks, six blocks, and one ace. Her leadership anchored the Lady Spikers’ gutsy 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 13-25, 15-5 victory over the Adamson University Lady Falcons on Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
Despite her standout performance, Laput remained humble, emphasizing teamwork over individual accolades.
“Personally, in terms of my career high, I didn’t even realize it. You don’t feel it on the court because as an ate, as captains in this team, our goal is to help our team. That’s the only thing we care about. How much, how we can help the team, how reliable we can be,” she said postgame.
Her leadership proved decisive in the fifth set, as she propelled La Salle from a narrow 7-5 lead to a commanding 15-5 win after a shaky fourth frame.
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“The points will come, the blocks will come, all of that will come. But as long as we do our job, which is to be there, be an ate, be a senior, be a leader for them, that’s all that we care about,” Laput added.
Reflecting on her journey since entering the league in Season 85 alongside batchmates Angel Canino, Lyka de Leon, and Amie Provido, Laput noted that the key difference now is maturity and a shared vision among the team’s seniors.
“And I guess, in comparison to seasons before, I suppose in a way, we can say, as seniors, we really can lead the team how we want to lead them. The vision that we have is so… buo. The vision that we have is the same amongst all of us seniors, amongst us four or five, including Ate Jianna de Jesus. So that helps our mission to get that vision,” she shared.
“But yes, the difference, I believe, is we all have the same goal. All of us seniors are working and are making sure that every single girl in this team works towards the same goal.”
Laput acknowledged that the stern challenge from Adamson serves as a vital lesson as La Salle prepares for a highly-anticipated clash against defending champion National University this Sunday. Facing the likes of Vange Alinsug, Lams Lamina, and rookie standout Sam Cantada, the Lady Spikers know that such battles are essential stepping stones toward reclaiming UAAP women’s volleyball glory.
“This is, like Angel said, this is a lesson. This isn’t seen as a disadvantage because, like Angel said, the girls were able to witness and feel how a fifth set goes and what you’re meant to do when you come to a fifth set,” she said.
“So everything that we go through, we take it as a lesson. We take it as it was meant to happen. And that’s building who we are and who we will become in the future.”
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