Bermuda secures ECVA’s Under-20 Females bronze medal

 

ST. JOHN’s, Antigua and Barbuda, August 25, 2019  -  Bermuda finished the  Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Under-20 Females Volleyball Tournament,  on a high, here at the YMCA Sporting Complex, by stopping Saba 3-0(25-13, 25-8, 25-11 ) , thus took the bronze medal.

 

The commanding win handed the Bermudans the third place.

 

Bermuda was always in control throughout the match, thwarting any resistance posed by the Saba team.

 

The bronze medallists took 59 minutes to triumph over the winless Saba.

 

Middle Blocker – Morgan Kempe had 11 points and Outside Hitter- Daniella Stegmann had 10 points, to be Bermuda’s lead scorers.

Shaniah Hughes with 3 points, topped Saba’s scoring.

 

Bermuda bettered Saba 24-3 in serves.  Bermuda conceded 28 errors, in comparison to Saba’s 31.

 

Head Coach of Bermuda, Gary LeBlanc thought that taking the third place was some justification for their efforts in the tournament.

 

“At least we did not travel this far to go back home empty handed”, LeBlanc reasoned.

 

Commenting on his team’s performance in the tournament, LeBlanc disclosed: “We had a game plan and we stuck to it … It took us to the bronze medal match and we tried to keep a high standard of play throughout”.

 

He noted that the tournament was a good fillip for Bermuda’s Volleyball programme going forward.

 

This is a good step for the team, as we got better during the tournament… This means a lot for the team and we are going to be stronger than ever the next time a tournament of this nature comes around”, LeBlanc stated.

 

Likewise, Bermuda’s Captain- Ashley Horseman added her piece to what the team has taken away from the tournament.

 

“ The biggest that we learned from this tournament was that we were not here just to play, but to play as a team, to get the result what we want”, said Horseman.

 

“We are using this tournament as our learning opportunities, to focus on the mistakes that we did make, fix them and fine tune for out next tournament”, she concluded.

 

Bermuda ended with a 3-2 win/loss ratio.