Bahamas all smiles with another victory

Marigot, St. Martin August 10 2013 - Team Bahamas got a  second victory in as many matches when they put away strong contenders Barbados in straight sets  (25-23, 25-21 and 25-22) in the third match of  the Men's World Cup Qualifiers group I.

It was the most competitive game so far in term of points deferential but Bahamas kept their  poise to starve off Barbados' rallies at crucial points in the games.

Princ Tanique Wilson  of Bahamas was on fire with 17 points. Within that he put together  12 spikes and 5 service aces. No one else came close. His teammate Renaldo Knowles had 11 points (9 spikes). Fabian Cox of Barbados also had 11 points in a losing cause.

Overall Bahamas won in the spikes department 31-25 but  Barbados outscored them in blocks 10 - 4. However the service points were led by Bahamas 10 -3.

Coach Leger Niles of Barbados was not very disappointed with the defeat. "We did not play as well as we could have and lost in three but all the games ended with us in the 20's. Our receiving and passing were poor and almost every member of the team had service errors. One cannot expected to commit so many unforced errors and win at this level", he reported.

The winning coach, Wilson of Bahamas was happy as everything was going as planned. " It was all a matter of putting together consistent, sound volleyball. We made a conscious effort to reduce our errors and I must accept that our service game gave us the edge in many instances,"  he said.

With 2 victories, Bahamas is well placed to play in the finals and is anticipating another clash with Barbados. Barbados on the other hand is concentrating on winning their final preliminary game before addressing areas of adjustments for dealing with Bahamas again.