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 Carrera
was the best libero
for second consecutive year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 4, 2006.-For second
consecutive year Evelyn
Carrera of Ponce
Lioneses, took home the title as the
Libero of the Year
of the Puerto Rican Women’s Superior League
after dominating the stats of the position
during the 2006 season.
Carrera
finished first in the
libero sheet with 398
defenses and 312
receptions for a total of 710 and average of
8.77.
The libero of the
Lioneses was also
first in defenses
winning the prize with 399 in 84 sets played for
an average of 4.75 while finishing third in
receptions with 312 for and average of 4.27.
In receptions, Alida
Otero, libero of
Aguadilla Divas,
obtained the trophy for the Best Receiver after
closing the regular series with 333 in 78 sets
for an average of 4.27.
Venezuelan imported Graciela Marquez of Toa Baja
won the prizes as Top Scorer and Best Attacker
this year.
Marquez made 515 points, 464 in attacks, 25 in
blocks and 26 in serves averaging 6.13 in 84
sets played.
The feat of Marquez of winning the departments
of scoring and attacks also was attained in the
past two seasons by April Ross of Ponce
Lioneses in 2005
while Kristee Porter
of Carolina Giants made it in 2004.
In blocking, the Dominican
Annerys Vargas of
Bayamon Cowgirls,
won the award as Best Blocker with 97 in 80 sets
for an average of 1.21 by set.
Argentinian
Viviana
Dominkó of
Juncos, was the Best
Setter in her first season in the league with
354 in 90 sets for average of 3.93.
Puerto Rican Karina
Ocasio was credited
as the Best Server with a total of 37 aces in 90
sets played. The younger of the
Ocasio sisters is
back in the league after one year of absence.
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