Dominican Annerys Vargas won the
MVP trophy
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 21,
2006.- Dominican Annerys Vargas
was elected by the media as the
Most Valuable Player of the
women’s volleyball tournament at
the XX Central American and
Caribbean Games that closed on
Friday night with an astonishing
triumph for the Dominican
Republic team.
The slender Vargas, who plays as
middle blocker but is an useful
attacker down the corners,
showed her versatility during
the competition finishing with
57 points in five matches that
included 16 serving aces and 14
blocks.
Vargas, who has been one of the
biggest stars of the Puerto
Rican League for the past two
seasons, was also elected as the
best server and blocker of the
tournament.
Aury Cruz of Puerto Rico was the
top scorer with 68 points in six
matches and also the best
receiver, and her sister Eva
Cruz won the honor as best
attacker.
Dominicans Juana Gonzalez and
Rosa Caso were elected as best
setter and libero respectively
and Colombian Sara Montoya
completed the All-Star Team as
best defender.
“I am very proud about this
individual award, but the
biggest sensation is the one of
being champions,” said Vargas.
“We have been training very hard
for several months and taking
the gold medal here was one of
our main goals for this year.”
“I want to dedicate this triumph
to all the people in the
Dominican Republic,” said
Vargas. “I know how they are
feeling after the victory over
Cuba in the match for the gold
medal, and I only can remember
how it was during the Pan
American Games when we also
defeated the Cubans.” |