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- ↑ "Team Roster - Puerto Rico - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ↑ "Dominican Republic remains NORCECA Champion". www.norceca.net. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ volleyballworld.com. "Croatia and Cuba secure Volleyball Challenger Cup titles". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ "NORCECA Panamerican Women Volleyball Cup 2022- Final Six" (PDF).
- ↑ volleyballworld.com. "Women's World Championship 2022 - Players". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ "Neira Ortiz Ruiz - Volleyball". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ↑ "Neira Ortiz » clubs :". Women Volleybox. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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