Haiti stops Grenada in straight sets

St GEORGE , Grenada , June 22, 2013- Haiti wasted little time in trumping Grenada  3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17) in the second match of  Group N of the NORCECA women’s Second Round of the 2014 World Championships at the Laborie Indoor Facility.

Captain Carline Pierre and Rose Mileine Louis, each scored nine points for Haiti, while Grenada’s topscorer was Renisha Staffiord with eight points.

A smiling coach of Haiti- Fredric Francois revealed that they began the match with some caution, as they knew very little about their opponents.

“ When we saw we were a better team than Grenada, we stepped up our play but tried to keep it simple and not make too many errors”, Francois recalled.

Francois though is looking forward to a stronger contest when his team faces off with Panama in match three, which is the first of the evening’s agenda.

The head coach said he is wary of the Panamanians, since they have been playing more consistently at a higher level than his team.

Meanwhile, Haiti’s captain- Carline Pierre said she and her team mates are cherishing the opportunity to compete at this phase as it will augur well for the development of Volleyball in their country.

But for losing coach- Adam Lafeuillee, his team has to regroup for their next match versus Dominica.

“ I am hoping that they can put themselves in a bubble as all of them have a specific role as I believe that we still have what it takes to win the tournament”, Lafeuillee stated.

“ We played about forty- percent of our ability, which cost us the match…Our biggest problem was the girls were not focused, therefore everything they have learnt tactically just went out of the window ”, Lafeuillee said.

The win by Haiti put them level on five points with Panama, who also recorded a 3-0 thumping of Dominica in the opening match.

At the other end, both Grenada and Dominica are pointless. They meet in the night’s capper.