Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club is the professional female
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team of
Cataño, Puerto Rico
Cataño () is a town and municipality located on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, bordering the San Juan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan; north of Bayamón and Guaynabo; east of Toa Baja and w ...
.
History
The team was founded in 2008 and played as
Caribes de San Sebastián in the
2009 season, then moved to Cataño and renamed ''Lancheras de Cataño''.
In the 2012 season, the team won the League Championship with the American setter
Courtney Thompson
Courtney Lynn Thompson (born November 4, 1984) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a setter for the United States women's national volleyball team. She won the 2005 national championship while playing for the Univ ...
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.
Squads
Previous
Current
''As of October 2012''
* Head Coach: Rafael Olazagasti
* Assistant coach: Esai Velez
Release or Transfer
References
External links
League Official websiteTeam website
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Puerto Rican volleyball clubs
Volleyball clubs established in 2008
2008 establishments in Puerto Rico