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Bethania De La Cruz, Santa Domingo National Team Pro Volleyball Player
Bethania de la Cruz an Athletes Unlimited volleyball professional, Dominican Republic team member who's played in Japan, Italy, Puerto Rico, Thailand and Turkey
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Bethania de la Cruz
Pro Volleyball Player Profile
Bethania de la Cruz de Peña also nicknamed "Big Beth" (born May 13, 1987 in Santo Domingo) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with the Dominican women's national team at the 2009 NORCECA Championship and the 2010 Pan-American Cup.
- 2006 Dominican Republic Torneo Superior del Distrito Nacional "Regular Series Most Valuable Player"'
- 2006 Dominican Republic Torneo Superior del Distrito Nacional "Final Series Most Valuable Player"'
- 2006 Dominican Republic Torneo Superior del Distrito Nacional "Best Spiker"'
- 2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship U-20 "Best Scorer"
- 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup "Most Valuable Player" 2007 Puerto Rican League "Best Attacker"
- 2007 Puerto Rican League All-Star
- 2007 Puerto Rican League All-Star Game "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007 NORCECA Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2007 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Scorer" 2007 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"
- 2007-08 Women's V.Premier League Best 6
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2008 Final Four Cup "Best Attacker"
- 2008 Salonpas Cup "Best Attacker"
- 2008 Dominican Republic "Volleyball Player of the Year"
- 2008–2009 NH Bank Cup Korean V-League "All-Star"
- 2008–2009 NH Bank Cup Korean V-League "Best Player of 1st. Round"
- 2008–2009 NH Bank Cup Korean V-League "Best Attacker"
- 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H "Best Spiker"
- 2009 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2009 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2011 Puerto Rican League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 Puerto Rican League "Best Scorer" 2011 Puerto Rican League "Best Server"
- 2011 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 Pan American Games "Best Scorer"
- 2011 World Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2011 World Cup "Best Server"
- 2012 Summer Olympics NORCECA qualification tournament's MVP 2011–2012 Japanese League – Best Scorer
- 2011–2012 Japanese League – Best Server
- 2011–2012 Japanese League – Best 6
- 2013 NORCECA Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2014 Pan-American Cup "Best Outside Spiker"
- 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League "Best Outside Spiker"
- 2017 Pan-American Cup "Best Outside Spiker"
- 2019 Pan American Games "Best Outside Hitters"
- 2019 Pan American Games "Most Valuable Player"
- 2019 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
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Bethania de la Cruz
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Bethania de la Cruz
Volleyball Professional
Bethania de la Cruz an Athletes Unlimited volleyball professional, Dominican Republic team member who's played in Japan, Italy, Puerto Rico, Thailand and Turkey
Bethania de la Cruz
Pro Volleyball Player in the American Pro Volleyball Leagues
During the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited professional volleyball league, Jordan earned 4,569 total points in Season 1, and was named the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Champion.
Bethania de la Cruz
Fun Facts About
Professional Player
Bethania de la Cruz
Bethania de la Cruz is a
- Member of Dominican Republic National Team
- played five years professionally in Puerto Rico …
- member of 2014 Criollas de Caguas champion team …
- won 2015 Polish Cup …
- has also played in the Dominican Republic, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Russia, Italy Indonesia and Thailand.
Bethania de la Cruz
Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball
CAREER STATS
45
SETS PLAYED
193
KILLS
9
ASSISTS
14
SERVICE ACES
117
DIGS
SEASON STATS
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- and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.
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