Indias de Mayagüez
Encyclopedia
Indias de Mayagüez is the professional female volleyball
team of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
. The team home court is the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes
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For the 2009 season, they were home based at Cabo Rojo
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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.The complete rules are extensive...
team of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...
. The team home court is the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes
Palacio de Recreación y Deportes
The Palacio de Recreación y Deportes is a sports arena in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It was built under Benjamin Cole's administration as mayor. It has capacity for 5,500 spectators. It has recently been remodeled in preparation for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games...
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History
The working team was organized in 1998, and the federation granted it a franchise in 1999. The team's first season was in 2000. It reached the semifinals in 2002 and 2005. The team's colors are blue and black for the home uniform and green and black for the visiting uniform. The mascot is a girl named Kary Michell Baco. The home court is at the Mayaguez Recreation and Sports Palace.For the 2009 season, they were home based at Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....
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Current
As of April 2011- Head Coach: Hugo Gotuzzo
- Assistant coach: Kenneth Santos
- Assistant coach: Marcos Torres
Number | Player | Position |
1 | Keila Pagan Incle | Wing Spiker |
2 | Deborah Seilhamer Deborah Seilhamer Debora Seilhamer is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew... |
Libero |
3 | Aricelis Silva | Libero |
4 | Blair Brown Blair Brown Bonnie Blair Brown is an American theater, film, and television actress. She has had a number of high profile roles, including a Tony Award-winning turn in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, as well as a run as the title character in the television comedy-drama The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,... |
Opposite |
Opposite | ||
Setter | ||
7 | Michelle Cardona | Setter |
8 | Lisandra Sánchez | Wing Spiker |
9 | Xiomara Ortíz | Wing Spiker |
10 | Mariam Rivera | Opposite |
11 | Sydney Anderson Sydney Anderson Sydney Anderson was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota; attended the common schools; was graduated from high school in 1899; attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; studied law; was... |
Setter |
12 | Amanda Vázquez | Middle Blocker |
18 | Jetzabel Del Valle | Middle Blocker |
Release or Transfer
Number | Player | Position |
17 | Sidarka Núñez Sidarka Núñez Sidarka De Los Milagros Núñez is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
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