Dominica waltz into ECVA Men’s Final
ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, October 27, 2024: Covering all their
bases, Dominica put together an efficient performance to blank Grenada,
and waltz into the final of the 2024 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball
Association (ECVA) Senior Men’s Championships here at the YMCA Sports
Complex.
Winning 3-0(25-18, 25-19, 25-23), meant that Dominica chalked up their
fifth win in as many matches. Dominica thus will play Antigua and
Barbuda in the decisive match.
At stake is the opportunity to be crowned ECVA champions, with the
higher stake being the organization’s representatives at the next
Continental Championships.
With a place in the final assured, Dominica’s Manager- Ithoma James said
that patience was the mantra in getting past Grenada, who deemed it a
“balanced team”.
“We took our time. We made sure that we did everything well; We have a
few players that are really not known yet but we can go to them every
time that we need points and we were very good at executing”, James
informed.
James believes his team plans to take that same tenacity and will to
win, when they oppose Antigua and Barbuda.
Gracious in their defeat, Grenada’s Assistant Coach- Javin Noel thought
that his team lacked the fight needed in a crucial match such as a
semi-final.
“Both teams came to fight, both teams came into win, but at the end of
the day it is the team who wanted it more”, Noel conceded.
Despite not reaching the final, Noel related, “This team has come a long
way and they have definitely improved”.
The Assistant Coach opined that in general, the sport of Volleyball is
an upward trajectory in Grenada.
But all is not lost for Grenada, as they will play St Lucia in the
bronze medal match that precedes the Final. |