Melissa Gohing-Nacino

Melissa "Mel" Gohing-Nacino (born October 22, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played for the Creamline Cool Smashers until 2019 in the Premier Volleyball League.[1]

Melissa Gohing
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Gohing
NicknameMel, The Ninja
NationalityFilipino
Born (1991-10-22) October 22, 1991
HometownBacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
College / UniversityDe La Salle University
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Career
YearsTeams
2013Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers
2014Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions
2015Philips Gold Lady Slammers
2016–2017Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
2018–2019Creamline Cool Smashers

Personal life

Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a family of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish ancestry. 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. She studied at De La Salle University for college.

On January 21, 2021, she married actor Rocco Nacino.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5] In 2016, her team transferred in the Premier Volleyball League as Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors[6] and bagged three straight championships[7] and a silver finish in the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference.[8]


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Awards

Individuals

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Club

References
  1. "PVL: Creamline brings in Gumabao, Gohing". ABS-CBN News. January 6, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "Rocco Nacino marries volleyball player Melissa Gohing". ABS-CBN News. January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. "5 times Rocco Nacino proved he already knew Melissa Gohing was the one". GMA Network. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. "Past DLSU volleybelles next to Mika Reyes we totally admired". ABS-CBN Sports. March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. "Past DLSU volleybelles next to Mika Reyes we totally admired". ABS-CBN Sports. March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  6. "Philips Gold pulling out of Philippine Super Liga, moving to V-League, says source". Spin PH. April 1, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. "Pocari nails three-peat". Inquirer.NET. June 16, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. "BaliPure sweeps Pocari Sweat for first PVL crown". Inquirer.NET. August 16, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  9. Go, Beatrice (July 14, 2019). "PetroGazz dethrones Creamline for first PVL crown". Rappler Philippines. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  10. Cabildo, Leigh Nald (November 9, 2019). "Creamline completes 20-0 sweep to retain PVL Open Conference crown". Rappler Philippines. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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