Willis sisters take Costa Rica to their second victory

CORDOBA, Mexico, November 17, 2014 - The Willis sisters, Angela and Verania closed with 20 and 16 points, respectively, in the victory of Costa Rica over Trinidad and Tobago, to get their second victory in the pool phase at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games.

Channon Thompson and Sinead Jack finished with 7 points each, on the Trinidadian side.

Costa Rica dominated in the blocking department 14-6, and also in service with a 4-2 advantage. The Costa Rican team surrendered 22 points to Trinidad and Tobago, whose errors gave 26 to the opponent.

“We are very glad for this victory. Today we followed up our tactical plan. We kept a very good concentration and took the best from our rivals, said Angela Willis. “We tried to avoid the same mistakes we had been making before. I think that today we played more solid as a team.”

Horacio Bastit, coach of Costa Rica remarked: “the experience of my player (Angela) is relative. She has a lot of game experience but had played previously as a middle blocker. She’s 37 years old, but in her new position has been playing for a few months.”

Kelly Anne, Billingy, captain of Trinidad and Tobago said: “We congratulate Costa Rica. We don’t know what could happen at this time. We played very flat. We tried to improve in some things, but what we need to try is to close the competition the best way possible.”

Trinidadian coach, Nicholson Drakes stated: “I am not happy with this result. Congratulations to Costa Rica. We are in a special process with our group.”