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PHILLIPSBURG, St. Maarten October 14, 2022.- BVI
had a comfortable 3-0 victory (25-17, 25-19,
25-14) over St. Eustatius to bring their Pool B
action to a close. The victory propelled them
into second place with one more match in Pool B
remaining.
St. Lucia leads the pool having won their two
games and hence their upcoming match is
crucially important.
BVI benefitted from 44 errors from the opponents
and had a high score in Pickering with 10 points
(8 of them being spikes). BVI gave up just 25
errors while taking the lion share of the
attacking points (18 to 13) as well as the
service points (11 to 7); blocks remained even
at 5 all.
Opposite Hitter for St. Eustatius Naihla Schmit
gathered 8 points to lead all teammates but no
one else contributed significantly.
Stephen Payne Coach of the BVI had these
scenarios on his mind. “The outcome was what we
were really concerned about, and we won in three
sets. This gives us a chance to get an early
night and get some much-needed rest. We are now
hoping that St. Lucia stays true to form and
defeat Antigua which will give us the chance to
play the top team in Pool A”, he said.
Captain Henrietta Alexander was pleased with the
outcome but had some concerns. “I think our
energy tonight was a bit low we played very
lackluster tonight. We did not play our game,
but we are really happy for the victory. So, we
can now rest, regroup, and come out tomorrow to
play our game”, she stated.
Gordon Spanner head coach of St. Eustatius was
somewhat disappointed but happy that they could
have taken away some learning nuggets. “The
energy of the girls was low when compared to the
game against St. Lucia. We did not win a game,
but we now know several areas that we have to
work on. For the record fitness and our service
game come to mind”.
Captain of St. Eustatius Sjahresia concurred
with her coach. “Firstly, I am proud of my
teammates. I would congratulate them then we go
back to the drawing board to work harder and do
better next time”, she promised.
St. Eustatius end in last place in Pool B
without a victory to their name while BVI occupy
the second spot for the time being. |
