Antigua/Barbuda records an easy victory over St. Eustatius

St. JOHNS, Antigua, September, 9, 2016 – St. Eustatius put up very little resistance as the home team Antigua/Barbuda strolled home in straight sets ( 25-6, 25- 16 and 25 -14)  in the third game of the  ECVA World Cup Qualifying tournament Group A men.

From the onset it appeared as though Antigua was playing at a higher level than St. Eustatius and the game turned out to be a no contest.  The scoreboard supported the theory as Antigua dominated in Spikes with a 30 to 8 advantage and had a 10 to 0 shut out in blocks as well as outstripping St. Eustatius 13 to 5 from the service line.

Coach Carl Williams of Antigua had a reason for this. “We made the game look easy as we executed our rotations as planned. Kudos must go to our team for taking the advantage at the least invitation. We dictated the pace of the game from start to finish and we had a much better execution overall than our earlier game”, he reported.

His opposite number Edmond Hook was disappointed. “Our mental strength let us down big time. A few calls went against us and with that the guys went flat. They began second guessing themselves and the game just fell apart. We had nothing, no passing, no defense, and no attack. I think a lot of this stems from the fact that we don’t play enough competitive games throughout a calendar year to be tournament ready. We have to find a way to fix this”, he stated.

For the second time in as many games Collin Thomas led all scorers with 14 points. He got good support from teammate Adrian Constant with 10 points. No one from St. Eustatius got into double figures.

The tournament continues with a clash between St. Eustatius and Montserrat at 11 am on Saturday 10 September while Anguilla and Antigua/Barbuda lock horns in the curtains game of the same evening.