Morales Loses Protests Against "Cat Bell Reinforcement Regulations"...Rasem Run Resumes After Suspending Puerto Rico League
Morales Loses Protests Against "Cat Bell Reinforcement Regulations"...Rasem Run Resumes After Suspending Puerto Rico League
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The Puerto Rican league, where Catherine Bell (registered name Cat Bell) and Rebecca Lasem (registered name Lasem) who played in the Korean V-League, was temporarily suspended and then resumed dramatically.
Puerto Rican league club Creolas de Caguas said on its official site on the 23rd (local time) that "the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR) decided to proceed with the tournament after discussing the issue of reinforcements for Caguas, which was appealed by Guinabo Mets."
Earlier, the Mets, led by Korean women's volleyball coach Fernando Morales, protested against the opposing team's use of reinforcements during the semifinal match. As a result, the Puerto Rican women's volleyball league, which is currently playing postseason, has been suspended for a while.
At the time, Morales complained, "In Game 6 of the quarterfinals, Kawas recruited reinforcement players against the rules."
The Mets, which had been at the bottom of the rankings from the last season to the beginning of this season, advanced to the semifinal series thanks to Rebecca Latham's stellar performance. Latham was named MVP of the season due to her stellar performance.
However, the semi-final between the two teams was not smooth. The match between the Mets and the Kawas was suspended once due to a city blackout on the 12th.
The problem arose here. While the league was temporarily suspended due to power outages, both teams beefed up their capabilities. Along with Kat Bell, who played for GS Caltex, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and Korea Expressway Corporation in the Korean V-League, Kawas brought in Temi Thomas Aylara. The Mets also recruited Chiaka Ogbogu, who participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics. Both Kat Bell and Ogbogu won the LOVB Championship, an American professional league, as a member of Austin.
According to Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee Regulations, each club can sign a maximum of three players at the same time. In any case, a team cannot sign more than three players at the same time. In addition, even if there are fewer than three players reinforced by the team, it cannot be considered that the team has waived the right to use the players.
"In light of Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the 2025 season regulation, we believe that the Puerto Rican Volleyball Association interpreted the provisions of the regulation is in the right direction," Caguas said. "Caguas won and will be able to continue the tournament until the 2025 season." 먹튀검증
Meanwhile, Kawas defeated the Mets 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 26-24) in Game 6, the final match of the semifinals. Reinforcing player Cat Bell scored 20 points to help win the game.
As a result, Kawas will face off against Santurce in the final. The final round will be held from Friday through Sunday in the best of seven games.