Lancheras de Cataño explained

Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club is the professional female volleyball team of Cataño, Puerto Rico.[1]

History

The team was founded in 2008 and played as Caribes de San Sebastián in the 2009 season,[2] then moved to Cataño and renamed Lancheras de Cataño.[3] [4]

In the 2012 season, the team won the League Championship with the American setter Courtney Thompson being awarded as final series Most Valuable Person. The team qualified for 2012 FIVB Club World Championship which was celebrated in Doha, Qatar and finished fourth of six teams.[5]

Squads

Current

As of October 2012

NumberPlayerPosition
1 Tatiana JusinoWing Spiker/ Libero
2 Deborah SeilhamerLibero
3 Yarimar RosaWing Spiker
4 Tatiana EncarnaciónWing Spiker
5 Myrlena LópezMiddle Blocker
6 Paulette GarcíaWing Spiker
7 Mariel MedinaSetter
8 Jetzabel Del ValleMiddle Blocker
9 Oneida GonzálezOpposite
10 Natalía ValentinSetter
11 Jessica JonesMiddle Blocker
18 Shannon Torregrosa-WingateMiddle Blocker/ Opposite

References

  1. Web site: Impresiona el sexteto de las Lancheras de Cataño. El Vocero. es. 2010-03-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055019/http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2008/12/22/2728/Distrito-revalida-titulos-en-voleibol. 2011-07-16.
  2. Web site: Crisis no hace mella a Voleibol Superior Femenino. Noti Uno. es. 2009-04-08. 2012-10-15.
  3. Web site: A todo vapor la asistencia de fanáticos a las canchas del voleibol superior femenino. El Expreso de Puerto Rico. es. 2010-03-04. 2012-10-15.
  4. Web site: Venta y cambios de franquicias en la Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF). El Sur a la Vista. es. 2009-11-22. 2012-10-15.
  5. News: ¡Lancheras campeonas!. Alzaga. Raúl. Primera Hora. es. 2012-04-15. 2012-10-15.

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