Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team

Puerto Rico

Association	Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Juan Carlos Núñez
FIVB ranking	15 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home Away
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1974)
Best result	10th place (2002)
www.fpvoleibol.com (Spanish)

The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team represents the Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions. One of the more consistent teams of the NORCECA zone, Puerto Rico has taken one silver and two bronzes on the NORCECA Volleyball Championship, two bronzes at the Pan-American Cup, and five silvers and one bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games. The team has participated at least once in all FIVB competitions, except for the Olympic Games and the World Cup.

Results

World Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did Not Enter
1956
1960
1962
1967
1970	Did Not Qualified
1974	Round 1	22nd Place	2	0	2	0	6	Squad
1978	Did Not Qualified
1982	Round 1	17th Place	3	0	3	0	9	Squad
1986	Did Not Qualified
1990

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1994	Did Not Qualify
1998
2002	Round 2	12th Place	8	3	5	9	15	Squad
2006	Round 2	16th Place	9	2	7	6	22	Squad
2010	Round 1	20th Place	5	1	4	3	12	Squad
2014	Round 1	17th Place	5	1	4	5	12	Squad
Total	0 titles	6/18	32	7	25	23	76	—

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did Not Enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	Did Not Qualified
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009		10th Place						Squad
2010		11th Place						Squad
2011	Did Not Qualified
2012		13th Place						Squad

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2013		18th Place						Squad
2014		15th Place	11	8	3	25	15	Squad
2015	Group 2 finals	16th place	8	4	4	16	17	Squad
Total	0 titles	6/23						—

Pan American Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2002	Round Robin	7th Place						Squad
2003	Round Robin	7th Place						Squad
2004	Round Robin	6th Place						Squad
2005	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
2006	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
2007	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
2008	Round Robin	4th Place						Squad
2009	Round Robin	Third Place						Squad
2010	Round Robin	6th Place						Squad
2011	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
2012	Round Robin	6th Place						Squad
2013	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2014	Round Robin	Third Place						Squad
2015	Quarterfinal	5th Place	8	3	5	14	12	Squad
2016								Squad
Total	0 titles	13/13						—

Pan American Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1955	Did Not Enter
1959		4th Place						Squad
1963		5th Place						Squad
1967	Did Not Enter
1971
1975		7th Place						Squad
1979		8th Place						Squad
1983	Did Not Enter
1987
1991
1995
1999

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2003		6th Place	3	1	2	6	6	Squad
2007		6th Place	3	1	2	5	6	Squad
2011	Quarterfinals	5th Place	4	2	2	8	8	Squad
2015	Semifinal	4th place	6	2	4	11	14	Squad
Total	0 titles	8/15						—

Central American & Caribbean Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1938	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1946	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1959	Did Not Enter
1962	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1966	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
1970	Did Not Enter
1974	Round Robin	4th Place						Squad
1978	Round Robin	5th Place						Squad
1982	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
1986		5th Place						Squad
1990		5th Place						Squad
1993		5th Place						Squad

Central American & Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1998	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2002	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2006	Semi Finals	Third Place						Squad
2010	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2014	Final Round	Runners Up	5	3	2	11	9	Squad
Total	0 titles	15/17						—

NORCECA Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1969		5th Place						Squad
1971		4th Place						Squad
1973		6th Place						Squad
1975	Did Not Enter
1977		5th Place						Squad
1979	Did Not Enter
1981		6th Place						Squad
1983		5th Place						Squad
1985		4th Place						Squad
1987		5th Place						Squad
1989		6th Place						Squad
1991		6th Place						Squad
1993		5th Place						Squad
1995		5th Place						Squad
1997		5th Place						Squad
1999		5th Place						Squad
2001	Did Not Enter
2003		5th Place						Squad
2005	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2007		5th Place						Squad

NORCECA Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2009	Final Round	Runners Up						Squad
2011	Semi Finals	4th Place						Squad
2013	Semi Finals	Third Place	5	4	1	13	5	Squad
2015	Qualified
Total	0 titles	20/23						—

Olympic qualifiers

Olympic Volleyball Qualifiers
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2004	Final Round	6th Place	7	2	5	6	16
2008	Final Round	8th Place	7	1	6	5	20
Total	0 spots	2/9						—

Current squad

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

Head coach: José Mieles

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2014 club
1	Debora Seilhamer	4 October 1985	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	245 cm (96 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Lancheras de Cataño
2	Shara Venegas	18 September 1992	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	272 cm (107 in)	Criollas de Caguas
3	Vilmarie Mojica	13 August 1985	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Criollas de Caguas
6	Yarimar Rosa (C)	20 June 1988	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Indias de Mayagüez
7	Stephanie Enright	15 December 1990	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Criollas de Caguas
9	Áurea Cruz	10 January 1982	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Rabita Baku
11	Karina Ocasio	1 August 1985	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Criollas de Caguas
14	Natalia Valentín	12 September 1989	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	244 cm (96 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Leonas de Ponce
16	Alexandra Oquendo	3 February 1984	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	284 cm (112 in)	Criollas de Caguas
17	Sheila Ocasio	17 November 1982	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Valencianas de Juncos
18	Lynda Morales	20 May 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	296 cm (117 in)	Mets de Guaynabo
20	Vanesa Vélez	29 August 1989	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Gigantes de Carolina

The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four).

Head coach: Juan Carlos Núñez

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015 club
1	Debora Seilhamer	4 October 1985	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	245 cm (96 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Lancheras de Cataño
3	Vilmarie Mojica	13 August 1985	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Criollas de Caguas
6	Yarimar Rosa (C)	20 June 1988	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Indias de Mayagüez
7	Stephanie Enright	15 December 1990	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Criollas de Caguas
9	Áurea Cruz	10 January 1982	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Igor Volley Novara
11	Karina Ocasio	1 August 1985	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Criollas de Caguas
12	Jetzabel Del Valle	19 December 1979	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Leonas de Ponce
13	Shirley Ferrer	23 June 1991	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	293 cm (115 in)	Lancheras de Cataño
14	Natalia Valentín	12 September 1989	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	244 cm (96 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Leonas de Ponce
15	Nayka Benitez	8 February 1989	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	222 cm (87 in)	217 cm (85 in)	Mets de Guaynabo
16	Alexandra Oquendo	3 February 1984	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	284 cm (112 in)	Criollas de Caguas
17	Sheila Ocasio	17 November 1982	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Valencianas de Juncos

Former squads

• 2002 World Championship — 12th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Lourdes Isern, Dolly Meléndez, Vilmarie Mojica, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: David Alemán.

• 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Omayra George, Xiomara Molero, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Shirley Pérez. Head Coach: David Alemán.

• 2006 Pan-American Cup — 5th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Glorimar Ortega, Yarleen Santiago, Shannon Torregrosa, and Jetzabel Del Valle.

• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal

  Vilmarie Mojica, Tatiana Encarnación, Yarleen Santiago, Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Vanessa Vélez, Karina Ocasio, Dariam Acevedo, Glorimar Ortega, Shannon Torregrosa, Alexandra Oquendo, and Sheila Ocasio. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2006 World Championship — 16th place

  Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Xaimara Colón, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Glorimar Ortega, Alexandra Oquendo, Yarleen Santiago, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 Pan American Games — 6th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Sarai Álvarez, Áurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Michelle Cardona, Tatiana Encarnación, Vilmarie Mojica, Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Shannon Torregrosa, Deborah Seilhamer, and Vanessa Vélez. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2007 NORCECA Championship — 5th place

  Dariam Acevedo, Michelle Cardona, Áurea Cruz , Eva Cruz, Tatiana Encarnación, Wilnelia González, Ana Rosa Luna, Vilmarie Mojica, Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, and Deborah Seilhamer. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 8th place (did not qualify)

  Sarai Álvarez, Michelle Cardona, Deborah Seilhamer, Xaimara Colón, Vilmarie Mojica , Eva Cruz, Áurea Cruz, Karina Ocasio, Ania Ruiz, Shanon Torregrosa, Sheila Ocasio, and Jetzabel Del Valle. Head Coach: Juan Carlos Núñez.

• 2013 Pan-American Volleyball Cup — 5th place

  Yarimar Rosa , Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Diana Reyes, Lynda Morales, Ania Ruiz, Shara Venegas, Génesis Collazo, Natalia Valentín, Michelle Nogueras, Daly Santana and Pilar M. Victoria. Head Coach: Epique Olazagasti.

• 2015 Pan-American Games — 4th place

  Yarimar Rosa , Karina Ocasio, Sheila Ocasio, Lynda Morales, Debora Seilhamer, Vilmarie Mojica, Aurea Cruz, Natalia Valentín, Stephanie Enright, Shirley Ferrer, Nayka Benítez and Alexandra Oquendo. Head Coach: José Mieles.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile

External links

• Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation