|
PHILLIPSBURG, St. Maarten October 13, 2022.- It
took 2 hours and 26 minutes before BVI and
Antigua Barbuda could be separated in the first
5 setter of the ECVA senior female tournament
with victory for BVI (23-25, 28-26, 16-25,
25-19, 15-12).
The match swung like a pendulum with numerous
ties and lead changes in all the games and the
tension in the stadium was palpable. In the 5th
and decisive set BVI jumped out to a six
point lead but then Antigua & Barbuda roared
back and took a slender lead. BVI broke the
momentum and pick up one of their own and surged
onto victory.
Middle blocker for BVI Shoranda Pickering proved
to be a thorn in Antigua & Barbuda side as she
picked up 6 kills, 6 blocks and 6 aces on her
way to gathering 26 points to lead the BVI.
Nyota Peters, middle blocker on the other side
carried the scoring responsibility for Antigua &
Barbuda with a game high 33 points comprising 11
kills, 11 blocks and 11 Aces. She got assistance
from Kwanisia Carr with 18 points. All that
however was in vain.
Coach Fitzroy Benjamin of Antigua had a pensive
look on his face when he gave this account “We
had a lot of bad serves and a total loss of
concentration when it mattered most and this
resulted in a move away from the game plan. We
will have to regroup and evaluate this game
before we get ready for St. Lucia tomorrow”.
Captain Rosie Simon of Antigua agreed with her
coach, “I am extremely disappointed I think we
could have played better; we were confident
coming into the game but as the coach said we
had a poor service game, and we had a problem
covering. We definitely have to regroup as the
next game against St. Lucia is very important”.
Coach Stephen Payne was overjoyed, “I am
extremely pleased with the way the girls
performed tonight. Like I predicted yesterday we
will defeat Antigua and we came out with the
victory. There were times were service errors
plagued us but that was fixed and the girls
soldiered on. We will regroup once again and get
ready for our next game”.
BVI next plays Statia while Antigua & Barbuda
tangles with St. Lucia in a highly anticipated
exciting match. |
