Melissa Gohing

Melissa Gohing
Personal information
Full name Melissa Gohing
Nickname Mel, The Ninja
Nationality Filipino
Born (1991-10-22) October 22, 1991
Hometown Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
College(s) De La Salle University
Volleyball information
Position Libero
Current club Creamline Cool Smashers
Career
YearsTeams
2013Smart-Maynilad
2014Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions
2015Philips Gold Lady Slammers
2016-2017Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
2018-Creamline Cool Smashers

Melissa Gohing is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is set to play for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League.[1]

Early life

Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a Filipino-Chinese-Spanish family. She's the third among five kids, has one brother and three sisters. Early in her childhood, she already exhibited signs of being a fashionista. Her mom said, when she was in preschool, she always wants to wear footwear that matches her dress (it must be color coordinated). She attended preschool in Tay Tung High School. She transferred to Hope Christian High School during her elementary years, where she joined the Chinese folk dance troupe and street dance group.

Career

She found her calling in sports, and started training in volleyball since grade six. She continued playing for Hope Christian High School, under the watchful eye of Coach Jerry Yee, until she graduated. She played as a libero for DLSU Lady Spikers. In her five years in the UAAP, she won 4 UAAP championships under the guidance of Coach Ramil De Jesus and was hailed as UAAP Season 71 Rookie of the Year in both indoor and beach volleyball.[2] She played for Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions in 2014 and the name changes to Philips Gold Lady Slammers in 2015 where they bagged the bronze medal in All-Filipino and Grand Prix Conference.[3] In 2016, her team transferred in the Premier Volleyball League as Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors[4] and bagged three straight championships[5] and a silver finish in the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference.[6]


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Individuals

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References

  1. ↑ "PVL: Creamline brings in Gumabao, Gohing". ABS-CBN News. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Past DLSU volleybelles next to Mika Reyes we totally admired". ABS-CBN Sports. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Past DLSU volleybelles next to Mika Reyes we totally admired". ABS-CBN Sports. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Philips Gold pulling out of Philippine Super Liga, moving to V-League, says source". Spin PH. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pocari nails three-peat". Inquirer.NET. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "BaliPure sweeps Pocari Sweat for first PVL crown". Inquirer.NET. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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