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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 11, 2015 - A new queen will rule
junior Caribbean volleyball when the 10th CAZOVA championship
climaxes on Sunday in Bridgetown, Barbados.
That is because the 2013 queens Martinique were tumbled from
their throne by a motivated Barbados team 25-20, 26-24, 25-13 in
the quarterfinals. The potency of the attack from Deandra
Small, the high jumping Shonte Seale and Aliyyah Durant denied
the French team further passage in front of a large and
supportive crowd.
Small whose name fits her small stature smoked the ball with a
giant hand to score 13 points as her mother danced all night in
the stands waving a huge Barbados flag. Seale contributed 12
points and opposite Durant added nine.
Noemie Beltant was the most consistent player for Martinique
scoring 12 points but it was the overall attack where Barbados
dominated 42-15. With a score of 24-22 in the second set,
Martinique should have evened the battle.
However, 13 year old reserve setter Dashonta Addison was sent
into the game to rack up two aces and then used her magic
fingers to set up winners for Barbados to lock the score at 24
and then take the set. The third set was a rout as the Bajans
pounded the hapless French girls who will battle for a lower
than expected position. |
