TEAM COMPOSITION

PUR / Puerto Rico

Team manager	Esai Velez
Coach	Rafael Olazagasti
Assistant coach	Jose Mieles
2nd assistant coach
Doctor
Physiotherapist	Katherine Carrion

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	1	Debora	Seilhamer	Seilhamer	04.10.1985	166	61	245	240	Cataño
L	2	Shara	Venegas	Venegas	18.09.1992	173	68	280	272	Caguas
	3	Vilmarie	Mojica	Mojica	13.08.1985	180	63	295	288	Juncos
	4	Bianca	Rivera	Rivera	04.10.1987	178	89	280	276	Bayamon
	5	Sarai	Alvarez	Alvarez	03.04.1986	183	61	295	286	Mayaguez
C	6	Yarimar	Rosa	Rosa	20.06.1988	178	62	295	285	Juncos
	7	Stephanie	Enright	Enright	15.12.1990	179	56	300	292	Caguas
	8	Ania	Ruiz	Ruiz	11.07.1982	182	68	305	284	Bayamon
	9	Aurea	Cruz	Cruz	10.01.1982	180	63	310	290	Carolina
	10	Genesis	Collazo	Collazo	04.10.1992	185	74	301	296	Caguas
	11	Karina	Ocasio	Ocasio	01.08.1985	192	76	298	288	Caguas
	12	Michelle	Nogueras	Nogueras	05.12.1988	179	58	275	262	Carolina
	13	Remy June	Mcbain	Mcbain	27.08.1991	188	68	299	289	Mayaguez
	14	Natalia	Valentin	Valentin - Anderson	12.09.1989	170	61	244	240	Toa Baja
	15	Daly	Santana	Santana	19.02.1995	185	65	300	274	San Juan
	16	Patricia	Montero	Montero	22.08.1997	178	58	225	224	National Team
	17	Sheila	Ocasio	Ocasio	17.11.1982	195	74	310	292	Juncos
	18	Lynda	Morales	Morales	20.05.1988	188	74	302	296	Caguas
	19	Kanisha	Jimenez	Jimenez	28.11.1995	185	56	295	291	National Team
	20	Jennifer	Quesada	Quesada	22.02.1992	188	71	299	295	Mayaguez
	21	Diana	Reyes	Reyes	29.04.1993	191	80	303	299	Caguas
	22	Maria	Escoto	Escoto	23.03.1991	152	58	285	274	Bayamon

C = Captain L = Libero

Team profile

Puerto Rico are currently ranked 18th in the world and this will be their fourth appearance at the FIVB World Grand Prix, all of which have come in the last five editions.

Former assistant Rafael Olazagasti takes over as coach with the hope to build on Puerto Rico’s encouraging performances in recent years which have seen them finish 13th, 11th and 10th in the FIVB’s prestigious annual women’s event.

At the same time, Puerto Rico have been growing, although not improving in results, at the FIVB World Championships with a 10th, 15th and 17th-place results in the last three editions.

Puerto Rico qualified for this year’s tournament after defeating Canada and Peru for the second consecutive year, to finish sixth at the Pan American Cup in Mexico.

With key players such as Sarai Alvarez, captain from last year Vilmarie Mojica and the most experienced Aurea Cruz named in the squad, there is hope that Olazagasti and Co can continue the outstanding World Grand Prix experience Puerto Rico has experienced over the past five years or so.

Coach profile

Rafael 'Epique' Olazagasti makes his debut this year as head coach of women's team. He is one the most successful coaches in Puerto Rico having attained wins in the National League Championships for both men and women.

During the 2012 World Grand Prix, Olazagasti assisted coach of David Aleman (now coach of the men’s national team). “The goal in this year is to work hard each weekend and finish in a better position in each pool per week,” said Olazagasti.

Since the beginning of the 2013 season, Olazagasti win-loss ratio currently stands at 4-2 in official competition.