Puerto Rico announces team to Final Challenge Cup
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 15, 2018 – The list of the twelve
players to represent Puerto Rico at the FIVB Women’s Challenge
Cup was officially announced on Thursday.
The team that will be travelling to Lima, Peru on Sunday
consists of middle blockers Alba Hernández, Jennifer Quesada and
Ana Sofía Jusino; opposites Shirley Ferrer and Génesis Collazo;
wing spikers Daly Santana, Pilar Marie Victoriá, Sofía Victoriá
and Legna Hernández; the libero is Dalianliz Rosado.
The coach will be Abdell Otero assisted by Héctor José Reyes and
the therapist Vimarys Cruz.
Otero will act as coach replacing Javier Gaspar who won’t be
able to travel because or working commitments.
Puerto Rico, representing NORCECA, is the highest ranking team
among the participants at the event. Peru will participate as
host, Australia replacing Kazakstán who declined to participate
and Colombia as South American representative.
Bulgaria and Hungary are the teams qualified from Europe.
The competition format features two pools of three teams in the
pool phase from June 20 to 22. The top two teams of each pool
will meet in crossed semifinals on June 23 with the final and
the match for third place scheduled next day.
Peru as host country will play in Pool A with Colombia and
Hungary while Puerto Rico will be in Pool B with Australia and
Bulgaria.
The matches will be contested at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima
and the winner will qualify to the FIVB League of Nations 2019. |