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PHILLIPSBURG, St. Maarten – July 24, 2015 – Antigua and Barbuda
defeated St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) 3 sets to 1 (25-
11, 25- 22, 22- 25 and 25-18 ) in an encounter which marked the
start of day 2 action in the ECVA Junior Female Competition.
In a game where errors were rampant (Antigua and Barbuda 50 and
St. Vincent and the Grenadine 51) it was the Antigua attack that
made the deference between the two teams. They had 30 kills to
SVG’s 20. The blocks were even at 1 while Antigua took advantage
of the service points as well leading 15 to 5.
Antigua Barbuda scoring came from Morgen Halsted 11, Tyke
Hawkins with 10 and Captain Tia Walker chipped in with 7. SVG’s
scoring was almost entirely a two-player affair with Shemel
Browne 12 and Nhaga Barker 10
Cassius Franklyn - coach of the St. Vincent and Grenadines team
could not find words to explain what happened. “There was no
communication on the court and there was no teamwork. There were
times when we executed as we ought to be then fell right back
into old habits meanwhile the opponents were developing a rhythm
and that was hard to break,” he explained
Coach of the Antigua team – Vanessa Burke had an air of
contentment and commended her players. “I thought that they
stuck to the game plan and kept focus throughout. At the point
when we were down we reminded them to settle down and
concentrate on what was practiced. In general the service was
strong the passing was good and I can’t complain about the
communication”, she said. |
