Mets de Guaynabo (women's volleyball)

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Mets de Guaynabo
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Full nameMets de Guaynabo
Short nameMets
Founded1970
Ground Mario Morales Coliseum
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
(Capacity: 5500)
Chairman Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jorge De Jesús
Manager Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Gaspar
Captain Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eva Cruz
League LVSF
20011st. Runner-Up
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Mets de Guaynabo is the professional female volleyball team of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

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History

Mets de Guaynabo was established in 1970. They won three Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino titles in 1978, 1993–94 and 1995, before they were known as Conquistadoras de Guaynabo between 1996 and 2004. In 2006, the club regained its original name Mets de Guaynabo. They competed until 2014, before they returned to the championship in 2023–24. [1]

Honors

Squads

Previous

Current

As of April 2011

NumberPlayerPosition
1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nayka BenitezLibero
2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jordalys MercadoSetter
3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Winna PellotLibero
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Swarbrick Middle Blocker
6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Miriam QuijanoMiddle Blocker
7 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sheila López Opposite
8 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eva Cruz Wing Spiker/Opposite
9 Flag of Cuba.svg Dulce Téllez Middle Blocker
11 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Enimarie FernándezMiddle Blocker/Opposite
12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mariemil Del ValleLibero
14 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Prisilla Rivera Wing Spiker
15 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Nyrop Setter
17 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Claudia Rodríguez BertránLibero
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana Paz Wing Spiker


Release or Transfer

NumberPlayerPosition
5 Flag of the United States.svg Patrice Arrington Wing Spiker
10 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Aida BauzaWing Spiker

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References

  1. "Trabanco: "Será un torneo bien nivelado"" (in Spanish). fedpurvoli.com. 12 January 2024.