Ocasio named MVP of Week 7 in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 12, 2019 – Karina Ocasio, the captain of Criollas de Caguas, was named the Most Valuable Player of the seventh week of the Puerto Rican Women’s Superior League.

It is the second time this year that the veteran Ocasio is the recipient of the award.

In three matches during the week, Ocasio had 61 points (46 attacks, 11 blocks and four aces) plus 35 defenses and 24 passes.

Ocasio has 305 points for the season, good for third place in the scoring charts.

The All Star of the week included Ocasio and Noami Santos (Naranjito) as outside hitters, middle blockers Ivonessa García (Juncos) and Neira Ortiz (Aibonito), Glorimar Ortega (Aibonito) as setter, Génesis Colllazo (Toa Baja) as opposite and Libero Shana Venegas (Caguas).

Paulina Prieto (Juncos) still commands the scoring charts with 341 points for an average of 5.68 by set and also leads in attacks with 304 for an average of 5.07.

Ortiz dominates in blocks with 62 in 65 sets while a two-way race is going on in the aces category between teammates Andrea Rangel and Legna Hernández of Naranjito with 34 and 30, respectively.

The setter of Mayaguez Kathia Sanchez leads in sets with 352 followed by Ortega with 321.

Finally Debora Seilhamer who this week reached the 6,000 career plateau of defenses is tops among the liberos with 374 digs and 33 passes from receptions. Her effectiveness is a leading 10.88.