{"id":342032,"date":"2026-05-28T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=342032"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:35:17","slug":"lams-lamina-desperate-to-prove-herself-in-the-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/lams-lamina-desperate-to-prove-herself-in-the-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Lams Lamina desperate to prove herself in the professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aspirant Lams Lamina throughout the PVL Draft Mix Day 1. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2013Lams Lamina is desperate to elevate her game because the National University Lady Bulldogs setter prepares for a brand new journey within the Premier Volleyball League.<\/p>\n

Lamina, projected as at the very least a Top 2 pick within the 2026 draft class, admitted she felt some jitters entering a \u201cdifferent world\u201d as certainly one of the 42 applicants for the 2026 PVL Rookie Draft on June 3 at Novotel.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTruthfully, it still hasn\u2019t fully sunk in that this is absolutely happening. That I\u2019m now entering a distinct world, the professional level, adult life,\u201d Lamina told the reporters in Filipino within the Draft Mix on Thursday at GameVille Ball Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got here from a college where I spent 11 years with my teammates. That had mainly been my whole life since Grade 7. So straight away, I\u2019m just really looking forward to finally playing for an expert team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lams Lamina relishes her draft journey with Alyssa Solomon. #PVL2026<\/a> | @LanceAgcaoilINQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/61fmGZeBlz<\/a><\/p>\n

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The NU lifer, who won two UAAP Best Setter awards and captured three titles in five straight Finals appearances, believes she still has loads of room to grow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI feel my ceiling remains to be really high because I still haven\u2019t proven anything yet in the professionals. Personally, that\u2019s my goal, to prove to myself again that I can reach my dreams and turn into even higher,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will certainly be lots of challenges, pressure, and expectations. At the identical time, I do know I\u2019ll learn a lot, especially from the veteran players I\u2019ll get to compete against. Hopefully, I can learn quite a bit from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PVL Rookie Draft Aspirants during day 1 of the Draft Mix. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lamina was also excited to share the Draft experience with teammate Alyssa Solomon and to see Bella Belen training at the identical venue with Capital1 Solar Spikers, which owns the No. 2 pick.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s exciting because if she (Solomon) really joins, the competition amongst teams will turn into even stronger,\u201d she said \u201cTruthfully, I don\u2019t really take into consideration that [teaming up with Bella at Capital1]\u00a0 <\/span>because we still don\u2019t know which teams will pick us. At this point, whoever drafts us, we\u2019ll just give our greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she enters the professionals, Lamina could go up against the league\u2019s brightest setters like Jia De Guzman and Gel Cayuna, but her focus is on her own progress to assist the team that may draft her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really concentrate on comparing myself to them because all of us have our own path and journey. I just need to concentrate on myself and profit from whatever opportunity I get to indicate my game here in the professionals,\u201d said Lamina.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel I\u2019ll just keep doing what I did within the UAAP. The love I even have for volleyball and the best way I all the time give my 100% effort \u2014 that\u2019s the identical mindset I\u2019ll bring into the professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n