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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, July 9, 2022: Antigua and
Barbuda to close out the preliminary phase of
the 2022 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball
Association( ECVA) Senior Men’s Championships,
with a 3-1 ( 22-25, 25- 11, 25-20 , 25-11)
trumping over St Kitts and Nevis at the YMCA
Indoor Facility.
The win gave Antigua and Barbuda a semi- final
berth from Pool A.
Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda and Bermuda, all
finished with a 3:1 win/loss ratio, however,
Antigua and Barbuda topped Pool A, with Grenada
– second and Bermuda – third.
Antigua and Barbuda’s Captain- Adrian Constant
ensured there was no letting up, as he led from
the from pouring in 23 points. He was assisted
by Jamarie James, who had 11 points.
For St Kitts and Nevis, Nage Hendrickson
contributed 12 points.
Reacting to his team’s win Constant said in a
post -match interview: “ We have achieved what
we had set out to do and that was to reach the
semi- finals and getting to the semi- finals,
means that you are one of the good teams”.
Constant said that his team is mentally prepared
for the semi- final challenge.
Meanwhile, Rosemarie Simon, Antigua and
Barbuda’s Assistant Coach, said that her team
came with one mission to dominate St Kitts and
Nevis, hoping to win 3-0.
According to Simon: “ The guys got a little
flustered, but pulled ourselves together and win
the game and into the semi- finals”.
Simon underscored that the players generally
rise to the big occasions and she foresees no
exception in the semi- finals.
Antigua and Barbuda will play second place in
Pool B, St Maarten, while Pool B winner- St
Lucia takes on Grenada, in the semi- final match
ups.
In the case of St Kitts and Nevis, who ended
Pool A with a solitary win and three losses,
their Captain- James Matthew commended his
players for their output.
“ I am impressed with the guys because it is a
young and inexperienced team, and we are
prepared to develop the talents we possess and
come stronger next time”, Matthew commented.
The next match is the championships, is the
play off fixture for the seventh and eighth
places, featuring St Kitts and Nevis and
Dominica. St Kitts and Nevis ended fourth in
Pool A, likewise Dominica in Pool B. |
