Anguilla defeats the British Virgin Islands to earns bronze
medal
Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten Saturday 7th August 2016:
Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands battled for bronze medal
in a closely contested match in which Anguilla emerged
victorious with a score of 25-11; 28-30; 25 - 10 ; 25- 12 .
With no other games left, both teams left every ounce of energy
on the court. Team Anguilla was able to outdo their opponents
to carve out a victory. Ludiane with able support from Janai
Gumbs and Rikiesha Leveret led the way for Anguilla.
The British Virgin Islands were formidable adversaries as they
made Anguilla nervous on several occasions. Cagey veteran Sabina
Clement used her experience to help her team win set two.
Dainyah Mason led the way with ten points (10). Despite this
herculean effort, the team was unable to impeded team Anguilla.
Anguilla’s captain, Ludiane Leveret succinctly stated the team
used targeted serves. This made a huge difference as players
became more confident. Coach Liburd had a slightly difference
view as he was of the view, the players were more relaxed hence
they executed better.
Captain Sabina Clement of the British Virgin Islands stated
there was no significant difference in the passing but it
created nightmares for the setter. Consequently more focus
needs to be placed on fundamentals. Coach Payne felt there needs
to be an improvement in fitness and fundamentals. However, he
was happy to see an improvement in competitiveness as the
tournament progressed. |