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Dania Hamilton elected MVP and Best Scorer

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 29, 2009.- Dania Hamilton, the captain of St. Lucia, was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the Norceca-B first round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship. Hamilton was a key player in both attack and leadership while helping to carry her side to the victory in the competition and the right to advance to a second round tournament next May 24-31 in Barbados. Hamilton was also de the best scorer of the tournament edging by one point 35-34 her teammate Samantha Mann, who made the ideal team as best blocker. More Spanish

St. Lucia wins the ticket to second round in Barbados

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 29, 2009.- Host St. Lucia won the only ticket available for a second round berth of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship by defeating Antigua & Barbuda in the decisive match of the Norceca B first round tournament. The St. Lucians recovered from losing the first set and controlled the match the rest of the way to win 22-25, 25-13, 25-15, 25-13. With the triumph the local girls advanced to the Norceca-D second round in Barbados on May 24-31 where they will meet hosts Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas and Cayman Islands. More Spanish

St. Vincent and Grenadines finished in third place

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 29, 2009.- St. Vincent and Grenadines defeated Grenada in straight sets in the match for third place in the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca-B tournament.   In a match between winless teams, the two squads battled hard for the first two sets but at the end the girls of St. Vincent and Grenadines relied on their better physical shape to win 25-21, 25-23, 25-13. More Spanish

St. Lucia advances to crucial match

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 28, 2009.- Dania Hamilton and Samantha Mann led the well balanced attack of St. Lucia in route to a 3-0 victory over St. Vincent and Grenadines in the second day of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca B tournament. The score was 29-27, 25-8, 25-14.   The host team now will play Antigua & Barbuda on Sunday evening in a match for the championship and the ticket to the second round.   Hamilton and Mann scored 14 and 11 tallies respectively, while Emma Edgar and Laura Francis added 8 points apiece. Brenda Joseph-Pinder led the losers with 7 points. More Spanish

Antigua & Barbuda wins over Grenada

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 28, 2009.- Antigua & Barbuda improved its record to 2-0 in the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca B tournament after the straight sets victory over Grenada in the first match of Saturday. The score was 25-13, 25-13, 25-14.   The Antigua & Barbuda team took advantage of the frequent mistakes of their opponents and now looks in a collision course to meet St. Lucia in a do-or-die match on Sunday. More Spanish

St. Lucia impresses in first victory

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 27, 2009.-  Three players scored in double figures and host St Lucia enjoyed a jump start in the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca B by obtaining a clear triumph over Grenada in straight sets Friday night. The local team, favourite to win the competition, showed good coordination in its game and much better physical condition than the rival team while winning by score of 25-15, 25-14, 25-9. Emma Edgar had 11 points and Dania Hamilton and Samantha Mann each contributed 10 tallies for the winning squad. More Spanish

Antigua & Barbuda blanked St. Vincent & Grenadines

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 27, 2009.- Antigua & Barbuda beat St. Vincent & Grenadines in straight sets in the first match of the FIVB Women’s World Championship first round Norceca B tournament. Since the start of the match the superiority of the winners was evident and they went on to grab the win by score of 25-12, 25-15, 25-7. The girls from Antigua & Barbuda outscored their opponents 11-2 in the serve category. Jenel Lafong was the best scorer for the winners with 9 points, Teera Charles and Sharon Payne each had 7 tallies and Carolyn Christian and Shauna Isaac contributed 6 apiece. More Spanish

Coach of St. Lucia optimistic about his team’s chances

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 27, 2009.- Just hours before the first whistle in the FIVB Women’s World Championship First Round Norceca B, the coach of host St. Lucia expressed his optimism about the chances of his squad in the four-team competition.    Florian Combie stated that his main goal is to test his players against the stronger competition they would face in the next round of the world event. More Spanish

Final touches for playing facility of Women’s Norceca B

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 27, 2009.- The FIVB Women’s World Championship First Round Norceca B, gets underway tonight and the playing facility was pronounced ready by the members of the control committee after a whole day of work along with the local organizers.   The preliminary inquiry of the four participating teams will take place on Friday morning at the Palm Haven Hotel.. More Spanish

Host St. Lucia is favourite to win Women’s Norceca B

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 26, 2009.- Host St. Lucia is rated as heavy favorite in the FIVB Women’s World Championship First Round Norceca B to be held on March 27-29 at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in the capital of the country.   Currently ranked 21 in Norceca, the local team will be playing against representatives from Antigua & Barbuda (27), St. Vicent and the Grenadines (29) and Grenada. More Spanish