NU Lady Bulldogs’ setter Joyme Cagande. –UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — National University setter Joyme Cagande is prepared for the subsequent chapter of her profession as she turns skilled within the Premier Volleyball League.
After ending her collegiate profession with National University’s finals loss to La Salle within the UAAP Season 85, Cagande is bracing for the subsequent step however didn’t reveal the place is she headed subsequent.
“I’m prepared mentally and physically for the next chapter. Bahala na si Lord kung saan,” mentioned Cagande after their five-set loss in Game 2 final Sunday.
Cagande, a promising playmaker out of Nazareth School, suffered a knee damage proper in her collegiate debut in Season 81 final 2019.
It took a while for her to come back again as she wasn’t a part of the line-up in 2020, which was worn out by the COVID-19 pandemic after NU gained its first two video games.
But the precise time got here when she returned final 12 months and performed as a backup to beginning setter Lams Lamina when the Lady Bulldogs swept all their 16 matches to finish a 65-year championship drought.
NU Lady Bulldogs after shedding their finals repeat bid. –UAAP PHOTO
However, her remaining season along with batchmates Princess Robles and Jennifer Nierva failed to finish a golden repeat as La Salle exacted a candy revenge.
Cagande admitted the development of the competitors proper after they swept the event however she is aware of the heartbreak will simply make the holdovers, led by Bella Belen, Alyssa Solomon, and Lams Lamina, stronger for Season 86.
“This season, I can say that volleyball, in general, has improved coming from last year. Although we lost this season, it’s either we win or we learn,” the graduating playmaker mentioned in Filipino. “Next year they will work harder and we’ll be on the sidelines.”
“We may not win the title this season but I know deep in my heart that they will come back stronger next season,” she added.
Although she was solely capable of play two full seasons, Cagande is bringing the connection they constructed from highschool to varsity as she strikes ahead to the professionals and he or she hopes that she was capable of depart a legacy on her crew, too.
“We’ve been playing for how many years and earned a lot of achievements from high school to college. I think the legacy of us (seniors) will leave is the value of relationships and character as champions,” Cagande mentioned. “Because we were able to lead NU to a championship after 65 years. And this is just the beginning for us, for them. After this, we will watch them and support them all the way.”
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