Semi Finals match ups decided in St Lucia

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, April 28, 2012 - St Lucia plays St Eustatius and St Vincent and the Grenadines takes on Grenada on Saturday evening in the semi finals of the 2014 World Championships Qualification Tournament of the NORCECA Men’s Group B Men's at the Beausejour Indoor Facility.

The final positions were decided earlier Saturday, when unbeaten St Lucia saw off Grenada 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-19) and St Vincent and the Grenadines had an easy passage through St Eustatius also 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-18).

St Lucia completed the- preliminary round with a perfect record of three wins and a total of fifteen points. Second place St Vincent and the Grenadines tallied nine points. Grenada finished third with six points and St Eustatitus was winless and pointless from their three matches.

Looking ahead to the semi finals, all four coaches are optimistic of their teams' chances.

Coach of St Lucia Kendall Charlery said he is looking to another three nil victory in the semi finals as he has his eyes mainly set on the finals.

St Eustatius' Coach, Esmond Hook expects his team to bring their best game in the semi finals, having learnt from their previous outings.

Coach of St Vincent and the Grenadines Brian Burke believes his team has the psychological advantage going into the match against Grenada. 

"Having beaten them already we are quite confident, but we have to get the business done and not to become too complacent", Burke projected.

Grenada's Coach Raphael Brathwaite anticipates a good battle but with the Vincentians believes his team has enough in them to prevail at the end of the final whistle.

The first semi final between St Lucia and St Eustatius commences at 8:00 pm and from 6:30 pm, St Vincent and the Grenadines engages Grenada. 

The tournament concludes on Sunday evening with the championship match between the two winning semi finalists, preceded by the bronze medal match, pitting the two losing semi finalists.