DLSU #4 STEPHANIE MERCADO

A THREAD FOR MISS STEPHANIE MERCADO

FROM PSEP ONLINE ^^

After Manilla Santos, is Stephanie "Paneng" Mercado the Lady Archer's Heir Apparent?


Now that some core players of the DLSU will be graduating from the team, its also a way for the other players to shine. One player who is destined for volleyball greatness is Stephanie Mercado. Yup, she is the daughter of Lydia de Vega-Mercado, former fastest woman in Asia. You can safely say that sports runs in the family.

Stephanie Mercado graduated from high school at St. Bridget's School located near the corner of Aurora Blvd and Katipunan Avenue.

Fondly called "Paning" by her superstar athlete mom, Lydia de Vega Mercado initially very much wanted one of her children to study at the Ateneo de Manila University which is just a short ten-minute walk from St. Bridget School.

To make a long story short, Stephanie Mercado ended up in Taft rather than in Katipunan. Had fate decided otherwise, she would have played for the Ateneo Women's Volleyball team instead of La Salle.

The Mercado family lives in Proj. 4, QC which is a short car ride away from both Ateneo and St. Bridget. In fact, the La Salle women's volleyball team would stop over at her place after the games at the Blue Eagle Gym for bonding sessions (and eating of course).

I first saw Stephanie playing for La Salle during a game at the Blue Eagle Gym. Actually, I never saw her play as she was still a reserve player, relegated to bench behind the more experienced players like Gee Saet and Manilla Santos.

If you still don’t know, she also plays beach volleyball just like her close friend Shaira Gonzalez of the FEU Women's Volleyball team.

I wouldn't be surprised if a few years from now, this pair could be next big thing to the Rachel Daquis-Denise Tan friendship/rivalry

She is a strong willed player who gives her best each and every game. Although not necessarily the team leade, she exudes leadership qualities. She keeps the team focused and does her best to energize the la Salle team in times when they deem to be in disarray. She is one of DLSU’s cornerstone on offense as well as on defense. With the departure of players like Manilla Santos, she is certainly the heir apparent to the mantle of leadership for DLSU Women’s Volleyball team.

PSEP INFO and STATISTICS
Name: Stephanie de Vega Mercado
Age: 19
Birthday: 07-01-89
School: DLSU
Year/Course: 4th - interdisciplinary business studies minoring in marketing management
Height: 5′8
Playing Position: open spiker
Hobbies/Interests: lying in bed while watching tv, eating and sleeping a lot
Fave Number: 17
Fave Color: orange
Fave Food: anything basta sinigang and japanese foods
Fave TV Show: Oprah
Fave Movie/s: Shrek 1, 2, 3.. Transformers… Fast and the furious 1,2
Fave Player: Olympic USA team of beach volley
Fave Hangout: house
Fave Motto: N/A
Things you can’t live without: cellphone and makeup
What turns you on and off? On: hanging out with good friends; off: stress
Who do you want to meet? hollywood actors and atresses
What’s your goal/ambition in life? be a successful business woman in the future with loving and happy family

GALING SA PSEP ^^

good afternoon SHOW STOPPER ^^

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Gandang Gabi STEPHanatics

gandang gabi sa inyo ! pati kay STEPH

gandang gabe din..haha..
napanuod ko replay kanina...
galing nya..!
best player..!)

hala may replay kanina ? ! sinu kalaban nila ? d coh napanuod ! wew .. shakeys v league pa ang pinanuod coh wahaha ^^

adamson kalaban nila.

aa .. 3 setter lang ba? haha ^^ congrats sa kanila sila nag champ sa intercol nabasa coh sa PEX sa ang MVP ^^ congrats sa kanya

hanggang 4th set.nkahabol adu sa 3rd set eh..hehe..
nice...haha..congrats..!galing talaga..!haha.

Individual Awardees:

Best Coach: Ramil

Best Attacker: Cha

Best Setter: Mika ESPERANZA

MVP: Steph ANIMO LA SALLE ^^

haha yun pala ang sikreto para tumangkad haha .. GO steph anung klaseng stretching kaya ang ginagawa nila hahaha

w0w haha d coh kaya yan hahaha ! ang galing nakatiwarik ! haha

hehe .. uu nga haha sana tumaas pa talon ni steph ^^ tsaka sana sya ulit mvp sa shakeys kung sakali at sa UAAP season 73

GANDANG GABI sa LAHAT pati kay STEPH upp