Bethania de la Cruz

Bethania de la Cruz de Peña (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.
Contents  [hide]
1 Career
1.1 2006
1.2 2007
1.3 2008
1.4 2009
1.5 2010
1.6 2011
2 Clubs
3 Awards
3.1 Individuals
3.2 Beach Volleyball
3.3 National Team
3.3.1 Senior Team
3.3.2 Junior Team
3.3.3 Clubs
4 References
5 External links
Career[edit]

2006[edit]
Playing with her Junior National Team at the 2006 U-20 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship, she won the Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer awards. Her team won the silver medal.[1] She became the MVP of the 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup, played in Monterrey, Mexico won by the team with a perfect record in 5 matches.[2] Previously, she won the bronze medal in beach volleyball at the 2006 National Championship, playing with Karla Echenique.[3] After that season she became "Dominican Republic Volleyball Player of the Year".[4]
2007[edit]
At the 2007 Pan-American Cup she took the bronze medal with her National Team and also the Best Scorer award.[5] She took the same award later at the 2007 NORCECA Championship.[6]
She played with the Puero Rican professional team Vaqueras de Bayamón for the 2007 season, being awarded as MVP of the All-Star Game,[7] and the "Best Spiker" of the season.[8]
2008[edit]
For the 2007/2008 season of the Japanese V.Premier League she played with the Toray Arrows, finishing as league champion and "Best 6".[9] At the end of the season she won for the second time the "2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball Player of the Year".[10][11]
With her National Team, she won the Silver Medal and the "Best Attacker" and "Best Scorer" at the 2008 Final Four Cup.[12] Same year was awarded "Best Attacker" at the 2008 edition of the Salonpas Cup.[13]
The next season, 2008/2009, she played for the South Korean team GS Caltex.[14]
2009[edit]
In June 2009, at the 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H, at Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, she won the Best Spiker award.[15][16] A month later, she carry her National Team to the silver medal at the 2009 Pan-American Cup, and she was elected Most Valuable Player of the event.[17]
After winning with her team the 2009 NORCECA Championship,[18] she took a sabbatical year due to maternity.[19]
2010[edit]
Returning from the sabbatical year, De La Cruz joined her National Senior Team winning the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.[20]
De la Cruz played with the local team Navarrete from Santiago, Dominican Republic, taking the team to the final series.[21] During the final series, Bethania left the team to participate with Mirador at the World Club Championship,[22] taking the fourth place.[23] Later Navarrete would take the Santiago Intermunicipal Championship.[24]
2011[edit]
Bethania joined the Canadian Stacey Gordon and countrymate Brenda Castillo at the Puerto Rican team Criollas de Caguas[25] to play the 2011 Puerto Rican League season, leading the team to win the regular season with a 20-2 record.[26] De la Cruz set a new record in serving,[27] with 57 aces, topped the scorers with 392 points[28] and won the Most Valuable Player award.[29] Despite of all these awards, Bethania said she wasn't in plenty physically shape.[30]
During the quarterfinals, she set another record with 9 aces in a playoff match.[31] Bethania crowned the season winning the Puerto Rico League Championship, sweeping the final series against the Mets de Guaynabo.[32]
De La Cruz win the MVP award and the silver medal at the 2011 NORCECA Championship.[33] One month later, Bethania participated with her home team at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Here she won the Best Scorer award and her team finished in 4th place.[34]
The Japanese club Denso Airybees, announced her joinning on November 2011.[35]
Bethania win the Best Scorer and Best Server awards at the 2011 World Cup played in November in Japan.[36] As the key player for her team, she was four times the Top Scorer by day and had three of the five best performances during the competition, including 42 points Vs. Germany on November 12. Her national team finished in the 8th place.[36]
Clubs[edit]

Dominican Republic Deportivo Nacional (2001–2004)
Dominican Republic Mirador (2004–2006)
Puerto Rico Vaqueras de Bayamón (2007)
Japan Toray Arrows (2007–2008)
South Korea GS Caltex (2008–2009)
Dominican Republic Navarrete (2010)
Dominican Republic Mirador (2010)
Puerto Rico Criollas de Caguas (2011)
Japan Denso Airybees (2011–12)
South Korea GS Caltex (2012–)
Awards[edit]

Individuals[edit]
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 V.Premier League - Best scorer, Best Server, Best 6.
Beach Volleyball[edit]
2006 National Championship — Med 3.png Bronze Medal
National Team[edit]
Senior Team[edit]
2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup — Med 1.png Gold Medal
Junior Team[edit]
2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship U-20 — Med 2.png Silver Medal
Clubs[edit]
2006 Dominican Republic Torneo Superior del Distrito Nacional — Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Mirador
2007/08 Japan V.Premier League — Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows
2008 Japan Empress's Cup — Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Toray Arrows
2011 Puerto Rican League — Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Criollas de Caguas
References[edit]

Jump up ^ NORCECA. "USA won the gold at NORCECA Women’s Junior Championship". Retrieved 2009-10-13.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Dominican Bethania de la Cruz was the MVP in Monterrey". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Strickland and Roberts won the gold at NORCECA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-09-24.
Jump up ^ Diario Libre. "ACD elige a Al Horford el Atleta del Año 2007" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-24.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Cuban Nancy Carrillo was the MVP". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
Jump up ^ FIVB (2007-09-22). "Cuba edged USA in five sets to win NORCECA Women’s and the entry to FIVB World Cup 2007". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "De la Cruz and Glass share MVP honors at Puerto Rican All-Star Game". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ Fpvoleibol.com. "Lideres por Temporada de 1995 al 2008". Retrieved 2010-06-14.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Dominican De la Cruz leads Toray to Japan League Title". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ Hoy.com.do. "Bethania de la Cruz dice embarazo es lo mejor que le ha pasado en su vida". Retrieved 2010-11-04.
Jump up ^ Hoy.com.do. "Escogen a Gaby y Díaz como los Atletas del Año 2008 de la ACD". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Brazil is the champion of Final Four and ends 2008 with three golds". Retrieved 2009-07-27.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Finasa-Osasco won the gold medal of Salonpas Cup". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Sidarka Núñez: un éxito instantáneo". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Mambru and Castillo co-winners of MVP in Norceca-H". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
Jump up ^ Listin Diario. "NORCECA Pool H" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-06-19.
Jump up ^ NORCECA. "Dominican Bethania de la Cruz Named Most Valuable Player". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins NORCECA gold in dramatic fashion". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ FIVB. "Historic first time for the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Jump up ^ Terra (2010-09-25). "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
Jump up ^ Listin Diario (2010-12-11). "Navarrete y Gurabo triunfan en voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ FIVB (2010-12-09). "Kwiek confident about Mirador's chances in Qatar". Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ FIVB (2010-12-21). "Bergamo take consolation prize against Mirador". Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ El Dia (2010-12-14). "Navarrete y Gurabo, campeones voleibol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ Criollas de Caguas (2010-12-14). "Bethania De La Cruz fichada por las Criollas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ Primera Hora (2011-04-14). "Triunfo fácil para las Criollas de Caguas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ FPVoleibol (2011-04-07). "Nueva marca en servicios directos en la LVSF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ FPVoleibol (2011-04-11). "Las Criollas de Caguas dominan cinco de los ocho departamentos estadisticos en la LVSF 2011" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ El Nuevo Dia (2011-04-27). "La JMV va por más" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ Primera Hora (2011-04-27). "Bethania de la Cruz fue escogida la MVP" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ FPVoleibol (2011-04-16). "Otra marca de saques directos para Bethania De la Cruz" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Jump up ^ Primera Hora (2011-05-15). "Criollas de Caguas: Nuevas campeonas del Voleibol Superior" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-05-16.
Jump up ^ FIVB (2011-09-17). "USA women win NORCECA gold and ticket to World Cup". Retrieved 2011-09-29.
Jump up ^ FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
Jump up ^ Denso Airybees (2011-11-09). "「デラクルス・ベタニア選手」入団のお知らせ（2011.11.9）". Retrieved 2011-11-09.
^ Jump up to: a b FIVB (2011-11-18). "Italy win back to back World Cup titles as China clinch third and final Olympic ticket". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
External links[edit]

FIVB biography
Korean League Profile
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Dominican Republic – 2008 Pan-American Cup Gold Medal
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Dominican Republic – 2012 Summer Olympics
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