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If you squint your eyes a little bit yesterday, you could see glimpses of past La Salle greats in the way the Lady Spikers moved and decimated the Ateneo Lady Eagles at the Mall of Asia Arena.

There was 6’2 Thea Gagate channeling her inner Jacq Alarca, Mika Reyes, and Majoy Baron and winding up with 10 points, five coming off kill blocks.

Opposite spiker Leila Cruz’s approach on offense reminds fans and supporters of another La Salle-Zobel alumnae in Kim Kianna Dy.

Baby Jyne Soreño, the lefty who produced eight points off the bench, is in the mold of a Carol Cerveza.

A “magic bunot” that coach Ramil de Jesus can count on to provide instant offense.

Justine Jazareno, meanwhile, showed flashes of brilliance, reminiscent of our past liberos in Melissa Gohing and Dawn Macandili. The former UAAP juniors finals MVP tallied a game-high 14 digs.

All four are part of this year’s crack batch of eight rookies that no