Bethania Dela Cruz Reigns on Top!
Feb 10, 2012 9:32 am
In all fairness to Bethania, she totally deserves all the awards she has achieved because she is such a hardworking player. Each time she plays for the Dominican Republic and for her club team, you know she’d give her BEST

Last weekend, Bethania scored a whooping 54 POINTS for her Japanese club team Denso against Hisamitsu in an epic 5 set match. 49 attack (49/78 attempts), 2 blocks and 3 aces. Such amazing performance helped her team to win the match. Her right arm must be TIRED!
For more information, here’s a list of the World’s Top 10 Female Volleyball League Scorers as of February 10th, 2012:
1. Bethania de la Cruz – DOM – 2012 JPN L – Denso-Hisamitsu – 54 pts
1. Madelayne Montano – COL – 2012 KOR L – KGC-Heungkuk – 54 pts
3. Yumilka Ruiz – CUB – 2005 RUS L – Ekaterinburg-Moscow – 53 pts
4. Barbara Jelic-Ruzic – CRO – 1999 Euro Champs – CRO-ITA – 53 pts
5. Nancy Metcalf – USA – 2002 PUE L – Mayaguez-Carolina – 49 pts
6. Georgina Pinedo – ARG – 2012 KOR L – EX-Heungkug – 48 pts
7. Polina Rahimova – AZE – 2011 Challenge Cup – Azzerail-Ekaterinburg – 48 pts
8. Natalya Mammadova – AZE – 2006 Champs L – Baku-Istanbul – 47 pts
9. Tatiana Kosheleva – RUS – 2012 RUS L – Krasnodar-Balakovo – 46 pts
10. Barbara Jelic-Ruzic – CRO – 2000 World Olympic Qualif. Tour. – Croatia-Italia – 46 pts

In case you didn’t know, Bethania also holds the most ACES in one season in the Puerto Rican League. She has 56 aces and has surpassed the former holder Elaine Lopez who scored 50 aces back in 1995. At the 2011 FIVB World Cup, she won 2 major awards, “Best Scorer” and “Best Server”.
Keep up the great work mija! Your team needs you at the Olympic Qualifier later this year.
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(images: FIVB)
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