TEAM COMPOSITION

LAN / Lancheras de Cataño

Cataño, Puerto Rico

Team manager	William Lopez
Coach	Rafael Olazagasty
Assistant coach	Esai Velez
Assistant coach 2
Doctor	Dr.Jorge Mendez Colon
Physiotherapist	Michael Serralta
Journalist	Hector Rodriguez

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Country
	1	Tatiana	Jusino	Jusino	27.07.1990	170	59	265	260	PUR
L	2	Debora	Seilhamer	Seilhamer	04.10.1985	166	61	245	240	PUR
	3	Yarimar	Rosa	Rosa	20.06.1988	178	62	295	285	PUR
	4	Tatiana	Encarnación	Encarnacion	28.07.1985	182	72	300	279	PUR
	5	Myrlena	Lopez	Lopez	29.11.1985	182	72	290	285	PUR
	6	Paulette	Garcia	Garcia	09.07.1990	178	73	270	265	PUR
	7	Mariel	Medina	Medina	06.09.1988	172	62	275	270	PUR
	8	Jetzabel	Del Valle	Del Valle	19.12.1979	185	73	305	292	PUR
	9	Oneida Coromoto	Gonzalez Garcia	Gonzalez	03.06.1981	188	75	0	0	VEN
	10	Natalia	Valentin	Valentin	12.09.1989	170	61	244	240	PUR
	11	Jessica	Jones	Jones	15.11.1986	191	67	316	300	USA
C	18	Shanon	Torregrosa	Wingate	11.02.1981	188	85	301	297	PUR

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

Lancheras de Cataño Voleibol Club is one of the ten clubs that participated in the recently-completed women’s volleyball tournament sponsored by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol in Puerto Rico.

In 2012 Lancheras made history by winning the National Championship in just their third year in existence. This is the first Puerto Rican club ever to win the National Championship in such short order. During the regular season, the Club finished in 4th position with 15 wins and 7 losses.

The club debuted in 2010, and quickly built a large fan base. Their first year was already massively successful, as they reached the National Championship semifinals. In 2011 the team reached the quarterfinals.

Winning the National Championship gave Lancheras de Cataño the honor of representing Puerto Rico in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championships, as Puerto Rico was selected to represent the NORCECA Confederation in the tournament. This is the first time that a women’s club from the Puerto Rican federation is participating in this competition.

The team is expecting to do well in the 2012 Club World Championships, despite this being their first appearance. Several of the team’s players have international experience and are familiar with that level of competition. All are looking forward to the opportunity of playing with the best globe’s best FIVB Clubs.

Coach profile

Rafael Olazagasti, known as Epique, was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He is 54. From a very young age he discovered his love and ability for sports, becoming an outstanding volleyball and basketball player at Colegio Del Pilar. He found his true passion in the sport of volleyball, helped by a teacher, Dr Manuel Velilla Iglesias. Epique started as a setter with his school and signed as a professional at the age of 16 with the Round Hill Dolphins. He played for several years with other professional teams, including Plataneros de Corozal, Trujillo Alto and Jayuya, and retired at the age of 30. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Río Piedras in 2003.

Epique coached sports at Colegio San Jorge, where he became recognised for his coaching style and outstanding career He went on to establish the volleyball program at Colegio Rosa-Bell, making it one of the best island-wide.

With five professionl league titles, two USA Junior National titles and two Coach of the Year awards under his belt, Epique has built an impressive reputation. He was coach of Puerto Rico’s men’s team in the 1995 Pan Am Games and the 1998 Men’s National Team for NORCECA and CAC, and assistant coach of the 2011 Women’s National Team at NORCECA.

In 1980, Olazagasti married Lourdes Prieto. The couple have two daughters, Alondra and Coralis, whom he considers his greatest achievements in life.