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Grenada eases into semis with win over St. Kitts/Nevis
ST JOHNS, Antigua, August 18, 2018 – Grenada took all of 67
minutes to depose of team St. Kitts Nevis in straight sets (25
-17, 25-21 and 25-17) in the first quarter final match of the
ECVA Senior Female Competition
Grenada came out swinging, led by middle players Renisha
Stafford 15 points and Sydney Ashton 13 points, they gained the
advantage in overall team attack - 33 to 16.
For Team St. Kitts/Nevis Shanicia Dyer with 11 points tried to
carry the fight but the overall listlessness of the St.
Kitts/Nevis girls never threatened their opponents. No one else
had double figures for the losers
Errors were dead even at 32 but Grenada enjoyed the edge in Aces
(5-4) and in Blocks (5-3)
Coach Shawn Sea Brookes was visibly upset. “The only good thing
about this performance is that it cannot get any worse. There
was no energy, little effort, no communication, and no movement.
This definitely the worse performance of the tournament and I am
very disappointed especially since I know they can do better as
they exhibited against Antigua and French St. Maarten. If I am
to take away the positive I think that we now know the level
which we have to attain in order to compete at this level hence
from here on the sky is the limit”, he said.
His opposite number Raphael Braithwaite was smiling for the
first time in the competition.
“I am rather proud of the way our team went out there and
demonstrated that they can really play. Our offence really took
it to them and dominated. The defense was also good as we got in
some very important blocks. Definitely I am pleased that we are
going forward to play in the semis. I think this is the furthest
we have reached in a long while”, he reported.
Grenada goes on to meet St. Martin in the first semifinals while
St. Kitts/Nevis will decide on 5th place with St.
Maarten. |
