Lancheras de Cataño
Volleyball team of Cataño, Puerto Rico
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Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club is the professional female volleyball team of Cataño, Puerto Rico.[1]
Full nameLancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club
Short nameLancheras de Cataño
Founded2010 (in Cataño); 2008 (in San Sebastián)
GroundCancha Cosme Beitía Sálamo
Cataño, Puerto Rico
(Capacity: 2500)
Cataño, Puerto Rico
(Capacity: 2500)
| Full name | Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | Lancheras de Cataño |
| Founded | 2010 (in Cataño); 2008 (in San Sebastián) |
| Ground | Cancha Cosme Beitía Sálamo Cataño, Puerto Rico (Capacity: 2500) |
| Chairman |  William López |
| Manager | Rafael Olazagasti |
| Captain | Shannon Torregrosa-Wingate |
| League | LVSF |
| 2012 | League Championship |
History
The team was founded in 2008 and played as Caribes de San Sebastián in the 2009 season,[2] then moved to Cataño and was 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 the final series' most valuable player. The team qualified for the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar, and finished fourth out of six teams.[5]
Squads
Current
As of October 2012
- Head Coach:
Rafael Olazagasti - Assistant coach: Esai Velez
| Number | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Jusino |
Wing Spiker/ Libero |
| 2 | Deborah Seilhamer |
Libero |
| 3 | Yarimar Rosa |
Wing Spiker |
| 4 | Tatiana Encarnación |
Wing Spiker |
| 5 | Myrlena López |
Middle Blocker |
| 6 | Paulette García |
Wing Spiker |
| 7 | Mariel Medina |
Setter |
| 8 | Jetzabel Del Valle |
Middle Blocker |
| 9 |  Oneida González |
Opposite |
| 10 | Natalía Valentin |
Setter |
| 11 |  Jessica Jones |
Middle Blocker |
| 18 | Shannon Torregrosa-Wingate |
Middle Blocker/ Opposite |