St Martin revenge on Anguilla to take bronze

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, August 13, 2017 - St Martin had the last say in the consolation match versus Anguilla, winning the bronze medal match 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-12) in the men’s Group D of the NORCECA Zone of the FIVB World Championships Qualifiers second round, for teams in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA), at the Beausejour Indoor Facility.

It was an about turn in the fortunes for St Martin, who had previously lost all three previous matches, inclusive of a defeat at the hands of Anguilla.

The combined scoring efforts of Cedric Billionniere, an Outside Hitter and Rotilio Richardson, an Opposite Hitter, both contributed 12 points each,  for St Martin.

Sherwin Richardson, an Outside Hitter, garnered 18 points for Anguilla.

Winning the bronze was in some way, a consolation for Head Coach of St Martin Thierry Stephen.

“I am pleased with the third place but I think we could have done better”, Stephen related.  

Reflecting on the overall tournament, Stephen stated, “It is always a pleasure to play in such tournaments as it gives us the opportunity to showcase our young talents… What we have to do is go back to St Martin and make an evaluation of the tournament and move on from there”.