Lancheras de Cataño

Volleyball team of Cataño, Puerto Rico

Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club
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

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

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

Release or Transfer

Number	Player	Position

References

^ El Vocero. "Impresiona el sexteto de las Lancheras de Cataño" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ Noti Uno (2009-04-08). "Crisis no hace mella a Voleibol Superior Femenino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ El Expreso de Puerto Rico (2010-03-04). "A todo vapor la asistencia de fanáticos a las canchas del voleibol superior femenino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ El Sur a la Vista (2009-11-22). "Venta y cambios de franquicias en la Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ Alzaga, Raúl (2012-04-15). "¡Lancheras campeonas!". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-10-15.