Kevin Rodríguez leads LVSM Week #7 All-Star Team

Cafeteros of Yauco setter Kevin Rodríguez

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation announced the Men’s All-Star Team for Week #7 of the 2025 Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials in Spanish), highlighting the most outstanding players in each position.

The undisputed star: Kevin Rodríguez (#55, Cafeteros of Yauco), who was named Player of the Week and Best Setter.

Among the most lethal attackers were Pelegrín Vargas (#14, Caribes of San Sebastián) and Clarke Godbold (#22, Changos of Naranjito), while blockers Mark Olsen (#24, Gigantes of Adjuntas) and Abraham Tamayo (#24, Gigantes of Carolina) were responsible for shutting down the opposition.

The Best Opposite Hitter award went to the explosive Jalen Penrose (#14, Plataneros of Corozal), and the back row defense featured the stellar libero Enger Mieses (#1, Caribes).

San Sebastián leads standings at 15-2

In terms of team performance, the Caribes remain firmly at the top with 41 accumulated points, the result of 15 wins and only 2 losses in 17 games played. They are followed by the Cafeteros with 34 points (13 wins, 4 losses), the Plataneros with 32 points (11-6) and the Patriotas of Lares also with 32 points (10-7), in a close battle for the second-tier top spots. Further down the standings are the Gigantes of Carolina with 22 points (7-10), the Changos and the Gigantes of Adjuntas in a tie with 17 points each (5-12), and the Mets of Guaynabo in last place with 9 points (2-15).

Quarterfinal series format

* The teams that finish in the top six positions in the regular season will qualify; the last two will be eliminated.

* The teams that finish in the top two positions will receive a “bye” and advance directly to the semifinals.

* Series A: 3rd place vs. 6th place (home-court advantage for the 3rd place team).

* Series B: 4th place vs. 5th place (home-court advantage for the 4th place team).

* Both series will be played to a maximum of five matches; the first team to win three will advance.

Upcoming matches

Wednesday: Guaynabo at Naranjito (8 p.m.)

Thursday: Lares at Adjuntas (8 p.m.)

Friday: Naranjito at Corozal (8 p.m.), Carmen Z. Figueroa Court; Guaynabo at Yauco (8 p.m.);

Carolina at San Sebastián (8 p.m.)

Sunday, Dec. 14: San Sebastián at Naranjito (6 p.m.); Corozal at Adjuntas (7 p.m.); Guaynabo at Lares (5 p.m.); Carolina at Yauco (7 p.m.)

Tuesday, Dec. 16: Yauco at Naranjito (8 p.m.); Carolina at Adjuntas (8 p.m.); Lares at Corozal (8 p.m.); San Sebastián at Guaynabo (8 p.m.).