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Giovanna Pacheco was elected MVP in Saint Martin

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 20, 2009.- Giovanna Pacheco, the leading attacker of the Bermuda team in the Norceca-A tournament of the FIVB Women’s World Championship, was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the competition that concluded Sunday night.    The Brazilian-born Pacheco was also selected as the Best Receiver of the ideal team in the six-team competition that included hosts French Saint Martin as an unofficial team.  More

St. Kitts prevailed against French St. Martin

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 19, 2009.- St. Kitts & Nevis prevailed in a long battle against hosts French St. Martin in the closing match of the Norceca-A first round tournament of the FIVB 2010 Women’s World Championship.   The more experienced girls from St. Kitts & Nevis, who finished in second place in the official competition, edged the young local squad by score of 25-14, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-12. More Spanish

Dominica swept British Virgin Islands

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 19, 2009.- Dominica beat British Virgin Islands 25-10, 25-15, 25-5 and finished in a three-way tie with St. Kitts & Nevis and Anguilla in the Norceca-A first round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship all with a 2-2 win-loss record. The losers ended with a 0-4 mark.   The team of St. Kitts & Nevis qualified in second place due to a better points-ratio (1.146) followed by Dominica (1.052) and Anguilla (0.993). More Spanish

Women of Bermuda move up to Norceca's second round

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 19, 2009.- Bermuda advanced to Norceca’s second phase of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship by sweeping Anguilla in straight sets 25-10, 25-18, 25-18 to finish the first round here with an unbeaten record. The losing side closed out the competition with a 2-2 mark.   The Bermudians now move up to the Norceca-C tournament in Trinidad & Tobago on May 31-June 7, joining the teams from Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Suriname, U.S. Virgin Islands and the home team. More Spanish

Bermuda warms-up with victory over French St.Martin

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 18, 2009.- Bermuda swept French St. Martin 25-10, 25-11, 25-13 in an exhibition match to close the action of Saturday night at the Omnisport Hall of Marigot. The Bermudians, who have a 3-0 mark in the official Norceca-A Tournament of the FIVB Women’s World Championship used the game to have all their cylinders in march for Sunday’s match against Anguilla. More Spanish

St. Kitts & Nevis swept Dominica

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 18, 2009.- St. Kitts & Nevis swept Dominica 25-15, 25-21, 25-16 to finish the Norceca-A first round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship with an even 2-2 win-loss record. The losers stand at 1-2. Brenda Allen Edinborough topped the winners with 15 points and Shanicia Dyer added 11. Ana Maria Xavier and Lisa James each had 7 for the Dominica. More Spanish

Anguilla claims second win

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 18, 2009.- Anguilla swept British Virgin Islands 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 and improved its win-loss record to 2-1 in the Norceca-A first round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship. The losers remained winless at 0-3. Anguilla next play against leaders Bermuda (3-0) on Sunday and would need to beat them by a wide margin to have a chance for the title and the ticket to the next round. Their current points-ratio stands at 1.118 while Bermuda, resting today, is 1.705. More Spanish

French St. Martin edges Dominica in five sets

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 17, 2009.- French St. Martin won an emotional five-setter over Dominica in the last match of Friday in the Norceca-A first round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship.   The local side lost to Anguilla in their first outing last Wednesday but recovered to beat British Virgin Islands the following night. The score was 24-26, 25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 16-14.   The host team is participating in the event in exhibition matches against the idle squad in the five-nation elimination tournament. The winner of it moves up to a second round tournament to be played in Port of Spain. More Spanish

Bermuda is one victory away from second round

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 17, 2009.- Bermuda moved one step closer to the title in the Norceca-A first round tournament of the FIVB 2010 Women’s World Championship with an overwhelming victory over British Virgin Islands on Friday.   The Bermudians increased their win-loss record to 3-0 after their sweeping their opponents by score of 25-5, 25-9, 25-15 in exactly 60 minutes. More Spanish

Anguilla wins a battle over St. Kitts & Nevis

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 17, 2009.- Anguilla defeated St. Kitts & Nevis 3-1 to claim its first win in the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A tournament. The score was 25-20, 18-25, 26-24, 25-22.   The winners have now a 1-1 win-loss record while the losers fell to a 1-2 mark in the five-team competition that ends on Sunday.   Khalida Banks led Anguilla with 18 points, Ludiane Leveret Richardson tallied 15 and Marsha Edwards and Farrah Banks chipped in 9 and 8 respectively. More Spanish

French St. Martin defeats British Virgin Islands

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 16, 2009.- Hosts French St. Martin blanked British Virgen Islands in the nightcap of Thursday in the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A competition.   The local girls, supported by the local fans, proved to be too much for the smaller opponents finishing them by wide margin of 25-18, 25-15, 25-13. One day earlier they had lost to Anguilla in straight sets. More Spanish

Bermuda takes major step toward the ticket

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 16, 2009.- Bermuda swept St. Kitts & Nevis 3-0 in the second match of Day Two of the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A tournament.   The girls from Bermuda triumphed by score of 25-14, 25-17, 25-18 improving their win-loss record to 2-0 and took a big step to the crown and the only ticket available for the next phase of the world event. They still have to play against Anguilla and British Virgin Islands in the five-team official competition. More Spanish

Dominica even up its record at 1-1

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 16, 2009.- Dominica held off Anguilla 3-1 in the first match of Thursday of Day Two of the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A tournament at Ominisport Hall.   The winners evened up their win-loss record at 1-1 while the girls from Anguilla lost in their debut. The score was 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 27-25. “After losing last night against Bermuda, our goal was to win 3-0 today,” said Albert Loblack,  More Spanish

St. Kitts & Nevis beat British Virgin Islands

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 15, 2009.- St. Kitts & Nevis gave strong signals as one of the top contenders for the only ticket available to the next phase in the Norceca-A first round tournament of the FIVB Women’s World Championship, by recording a straight sets win 25-10, 25-13, 25-9 over British Virgin Islands on Wednesday night.   “We won the match but committed too many errors, especially in our serving,” said Steadroy Collins, the coach of the winners. “We play tomorrow against Bermuda and we can’t play at this level. So definitely we need to improve for that game.” More Spanish

Anguilla beat French St. Martin

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 15, 2009.- Anguilla recorded a 25-21, 25-21, 25-21 triumph over French St Martin in the second match of the Norceca-A first round tournament of the FIVB Women’s World Championship. “We have a very young side for this level and we feel very proud,” said Khalidah Banks, the captain of Anguilla. “We played together and for most of the time eliminated the mistakes.” More Spanish

Bermuda scores easy victory over Dominic

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 15, 2009.- Bermuda scored an easy 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 victory over Dominica in the first match of the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A tournament. Giovanna Pacheco and Lianne Leonardi were the leading scorers for Bermuda with 17 and 14 points respectively. Leonardi, captain of Bermuda: “It was really a great team effort and our side showed a lot of energy. I hope we can continue on a roll the rest of the competition.” More Spanish

Coaches in Saint Martin optimistic about their chances

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 15, 2009.- Coaches from the participating teams in the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-A tournament expressed their optimism about their sides’ chances of advancing to the second phase of the event.   They spoke about their respective goals during a press conference held earlier today before the general technical meeting for the competition. The winner of the competition will advance. More Spanish

Tough battle expected in Women’s Norceca-A in Saint Martin

MARIGOT, French St. Martin, April 14, 2009.- The FIVB Women’s World Championship first round tournament Norceca-A gets underway here on Wednesday with five teams competing in what it is expected to be a big battle for the only ticket available to enter the next round to be held in Trinidad & Tobago.   Among the participating teams, Norceca’s sixteenth ranked St. Kitts & Nevis is the top positioned in the region, but Dominica and British Virgin Islands follow very close at 17 and 18 spots.  More Spanish