Bermuda upstage St Kitts and Nevis to get first win
LABORIE, Grenada, August 21, 2016: After giving up the first
set , Bermuda clawed back to dismantle St Kitts and Nevis 3-1
(14-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23) Sunday morning , at the Laborie
Indoor Facility to gain their first win in the men’s Group B of
the NORCECA Zone FIVB World Championships Qualifiers.
It was all for St Kitts and Nevis to play for following their
win against host Grenada on Saturday night, but they were met by
a resurgent Bermuda team that brought their best all round match
in the tournament.
Bermuda’s captain and Outside Hitter – Daniel Fiddick counted 16
points, while Middle Blockers- Brad Meindersma and Eron Woods,
both had 12 points apiece.
Fiddick had 13 spikes of his own as his team won in this
category 46-41. Bermuda won on Blocks as well, 7-6.
St Kitts and Nevis’ top scorer was Outside Hitter – St Clair
Hodge who had 16 points with the other Outside Hitter- Rohan
Jeffers counting 12.
Coach of the Bermuda outfit- John Gazzard was happy with his
team’s output on the day.
“This is the team that showed up for this match is the team I
knew I had, I just needed them to gel and as the tournament wore
on they did”, Gazzard related.
He revealed that some rotations of personnel and use of the
bench were pivotal in his team’s triumph.
On the contrary, coach of the St Kitts and Nevis team- Joao
Carlos Morales de Campos blamed fatigue for his team’s loss,
stating that they had exerted a lot of energy to get past
Grenada in their previous match.
Both teams ended the preliminary phase with one win and two
losses.
All five matches in the tournament thus far, have resulted in
3-1 winning margins.
Next on court are St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada in
match six, which closes off this phase of the tournament. |