Pilar Marie Victoriá López (October 11, 1995 – August 29, 2024) was a Puerto Rican volleyball player. She played college volleyball for the Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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| Full name | Pilar Marie Victoriá López | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 11, 1995 Caguas, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 29, 2024 (aged 28) Bursa, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 301 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 268 cm (106 in) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | Texas (2013–2015) Arkansas (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Nilüfer Belediyespor (women's volleyball) | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editVictoriá competed for the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team as well as the Puerto Rico Youth National Team and the Puerto Rico Junior National Team.[1] In 2010, she won the bronze medal while competing with the Puerto Rico Youth National Team at the 2010 NORCECA Youth Championship in Guatemala.[2] She named it as one of her most memorable achievements.[3] In 2015, she became one of the preeminent offensive players in the nation as an outside hitter for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[4] and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.[5] She died suddenly on August 29, 2024, in Turkey where she was playing volleyball for Nilüfer Belediyespor.[6][7]
Early life
editVictoriá played volleyball for the Notre Dame High School Knights, where she was a four-time All-Star in the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance and led her team to four consecutive league championships.[1]
College career
editVictoria started her college career playing for the Texas Longhorns. She helped her team advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship in both 2013 and 2014.[8] In 2015, she transferred to the University of Arkansas, where she quickly established herself as the team's main offensive threat and one of the premier offensive players in the nation. On September 23, 2015, she had 30 kills in a 5-set win against LSU.[9] On October 18, 2015, she recorded 35 kills in a 5-set loss against Ole Miss,[10] which represents the second-highest in a single match in Arkansas history.[11] On October 30, 2015, Victoria registered 32 kills in a 5-set win against Auburn.[12] Her 525 total kills ranked first in the SEC conference[13] and 13th in the nation,[14] while her 4.61 kills per set also ranked first in the SEC[13] and 10th in the nation.[14] She was named to the All-SEC Team[15] and to the AVCA All-Region South Team.[16]
Death
editVictoriá died in Bursa, Turkey on August 29, 2024, at the age of 28.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Texas Longhorns Athletics - Pilar Victoria - 2013". Texassports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Norceca". Norceca.net. May 2, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns Athletics - Get to know the newcomers: Pilar Victoria". Texassports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Player - Pilar Marie Victoria - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". Worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Player - Pilar Marie Victoria - FIVB World Grand Prix 2016". Worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "La voleibolista puertorriqueña Pilar Victoriá fallece sorpresivamente en Turquía - El Nuevo Dia". www.elnuevoadia.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "FIVB mourns the passing of Puerto Rican National Volleyball Star Pilar Victoriá – FIVB". Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Pilar Victoria". Arkansas Razorbacks. August 21, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Lawson, Zach (September 23, 2015). "Victoria Goes for 30 in Five-Set Win Over LSU". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Standout Performances Not Enough vs. Ole Miss"
- ^ Lawson, Zach (December 8, 2015). "Volleyball Trio Earn AVCA All-Region Accolades". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Lawson, Zach (October 30, 2015). "Volleyball Rallies Past Auburn in Five Sets". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "2015 SEC Volleyball - Overall Statistics". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "NCAA Statistics". Stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "2015 SEC Volleyball awards announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "24 from SEC named to Volleyball All-Region teams". Secsports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Nilüfer Belediyespor volleyball player Pilar Marie Victoria Lopez was found dead at her home
External links
edit- Profile at FIVB.org
- Pilar Marie Victoria at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Pilar Marie Victoria at WorldofVolley
- Pilar Marie Victoria at Ligue Nationale de Volley (in French)
- Pilar Marie Victoria at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
