Prisilla Rivera
Encyclopedia
Prisilla Altagracia Rivera Brens (born December 29, 1984 in Santo Domingo
) is a female volleyball
player from the Dominican Republic
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, Croatia
, helping her team to reach the 8th place. That year, she also played with the senior team at the 2001 NORCECA Championship
winning with her team the bronze medal.
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She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #14 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team
. Rivera played as a middle-blocker.
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At the 2006 FIVB Grand Prix
, Prisilla Altagracia helped her team to finish in the 8th place, not qualifying for the final round.
For the 2008/2009 season with Grupo 2002 Murcia
won the "Most Valuable Player" award at the Spanish Supercopa won by her team and the same award, MVP at the 2008/2009 Superliga Championship and the 2008/2009 Queen's Cup.
she won her 11th title with this Spanish club, the 2010 Spanish Queen's Cup , defeating Universidad de Burgos in Monforte de Lemos
, Lugo
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She won the Most Valuable Player and the gold medal with her National Team at the 2010 Pan-American Cup
held in Rosarito and Tijuana
, Mexico
.
After being competing in Murcia since 2006, Rivera left CAV Murcia to join the Puerto Rican team Mets de Guaynabo, in late march 2011. Prisilla and her team finished the season as League Runner-Up, after being swept away in 4 matches by Criollas de Caguas
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With her national team, Rivera won the "Best Spiker" award and the silver medal at the 2011 Pan-American Cup.
(2002–2004) Los Prados (2005) Grupo 2002 Murcia
(2006–2008) CAV Murcia 2005
(2008–2011) Mets de Guaynabo (2011)
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
) is a female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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2001
She played with the Girls National Team at the 2001 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship in PulaPula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, helping her team to reach the 8th place. That year, she also played with the senior team at the 2001 NORCECA Championship
2001 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from October 10 to October 14, 2001 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.-Competing nations:-Group A:...
winning with her team the bronze medal.
2003/2004
With her National Team, she won the Gold Medal at the 2003 Pan American Games2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
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She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #14 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team
Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team
The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions...
. Rivera played as a middle-blocker.
2005/2006
Playing in home soil Professional Tournament, Prisilla won the "Metropolitan League Championship" with her team Los Prados and awarded "Final Series Most Valuable Player". This year she was selected "Best Attacker" at the Salonpas CupSalonpas Cup
The Salonpas Cup is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Brazil by clubs from several countries, organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation and recognized by FIVB...
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At the 2006 FIVB Grand Prix
FIVB World Grand Prix 2006
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League....
, Prisilla Altagracia helped her team to finish in the 8th place, not qualifying for the final round.
2007-2009
Won with her team Grupo Murcia 2002, the 2007 Supercup, her team also win the Superliga, and Queens Cup.For the 2008/2009 season with Grupo 2002 Murcia
CAV Murcia 2005
Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
won the "Most Valuable Player" award at the Spanish Supercopa won by her team and the same award, MVP at the 2008/2009 Superliga Championship and the 2008/2009 Queen's Cup.
2010
As the captain of her club, CAV Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005
Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
she won her 11th title with this Spanish club, the 2010 Spanish Queen's Cup , defeating Universidad de Burgos in Monforte de Lemos
Monforte de Lemos
Monforte de Lemos is a city and municipality in northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo, Galicia. It covers an area of 200 km² and lies 62 km from Lugo. As of 2005 it had a population of 19,472. It is located in a valley between the shores of Sil River and Miño River, in the area...
, Lugo
Lugo (province)
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea .The population is 356,595 , of...
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She won the Most Valuable Player and the gold medal with her National Team at the 2010 Pan-American Cup
2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by eleven countries from 18–26 June 2010 in Rosarito and Tijuana, Mexico...
held in Rosarito and Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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2011
Rivera won with CAV Murcia 2005 the 2011 Spanish Queen's Cup Championship, contribuiting with 25 points, winning her fifth consecutive Spanish Cup.After being competing in Murcia since 2006, Rivera left CAV Murcia to join the Puerto Rican team Mets de Guaynabo, in late march 2011. Prisilla and her team finished the season as League Runner-Up, after being swept away in 4 matches by Criollas de Caguas
Criollas de Caguas
The Criollas de Caguas is the professional female volleyball team of Caguas, Puerto Rico.-Current:As of February 2011* Head Coach: Carlos Cardona* Assistant coach: Luis Garcia-Release or Transfer:- League Championship :...
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With her national team, Rivera won the "Best Spiker" award and the silver medal at the 2011 Pan-American Cup.
Clubs
San Pedro (1998–2001) MiradorMirador Volleyball
The Mirador Sport and Cultural Center or simply Mirador is a women's volleyball club, based in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.-History:The team was found 1970....
(2002–2004) Los Prados (2005) Grupo 2002 Murcia
CAV Murcia 2005
Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
(2006–2008) CAV Murcia 2005
CAV Murcia 2005
Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
(2008–2011) Mets de Guaynabo (2011)
Individuals
- 2005 Dominican Metropolitan League Final Series "Most Valuable Player"
- 2005 Salonpas Cup "Best Attacker"Salonpas CupThe Salonpas Cup is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Brazil by clubs from several countries, organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation and recognized by FIVB...
- 2006/2007 Spanish Second Division "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007/2008 Spanish Superliga Final Series "Most Valuable Player"Superliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- 2008/2009 Spanish Queens Cup "Most Valuable Player"Superliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- 2008/2009 Spanish Superliga Final Series "Most Valuable Player"Superliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- 2009 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2009 Spanish Super Cup "Most Valuable Player"Superliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- 2009/2010 Spanish Queens Cup "Most Valuable Player"Superliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- 2010 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 Pan-American Cup "Best Spiker"
Clubs
- 2005 Dominican Metropolitan League -
Champion, with Los Prados - 2006 Spanish Supercup - Champion, with Grupo 2002 MurciaCAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2007 Spanish Supercup - Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 CEV Top Teams CupWomen's CEV Top Teams CupThe CEV Top Teams Cup was an official competition for women's Volleyball clubs of Europe and took place every year from 1972/73 to 2006/07.Before 2001, it was the CEV Cup Winner's Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Cup.-Cup Winners Cup:-Top Teams Cup:...
- Champion, with Grupo 2002 MurciaCAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia.... - 2007 Spanish SuperligaSuperliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia - 2007 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2008 Spanish SuperligaSuperliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia - 2008 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2009 Spanish SuperligaSuperliga Femenina de VoleibolThe Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ' is the top level of Spanish volleyball. The championship was founded in 1989. The administration of the league is carried out by the Real Federación Española de Voleibol...
- Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia.... - 2009 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2009 Spanish Supercup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2010 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2010 Spanish Supercup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2011 Spanish Queen's Cup - Champion, with Murcia 2005CAV Murcia 2005Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as Grupo 2002 Murcia, is a Spanish volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias in Murcia....
- 2011 Puerto Rican League2011 Liga de Voleibol Superior FemeninoThe 2011 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino is the 43nd official season of Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino . The 2011 season was dedicated to Ángel Rivero...
- Runner-Up, with Mets de Guaynabo