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Jamaican women stay undefeated and clinched semi-final berth
PARAMARIBO. Suriname, July 27, 2023.- Jamaican women have clinched a
semi-final berth and stay undefeated in the 18th Caribbean
Championship. In their last game in the round-robin they swept Bahamas
3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall in
Paramaribo.
It’s the second match Bahamas got swept in this tournament. On Wednesday
they got swept by Barbados 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-20). Jamaica dominated
the whole game. Bahamas came close in the second and third set to get
back in the match, but it wasn’t meant to be. Jamaica committed 22
unforced errors and Bahamas 26.
Outside hitter Mychael Vernon led with 14 points, joined by opposite and
team captain Sashalee Thomas with 14 points including. Opposite Janelle
Curtis of Bahamas had a game high 26 points with 3 aces and 2 block.
The win for Jamaica means that they are undefeated and are in the
semi-final waiting for potentially host Suriname or Barbados.
Ricardo Chong, coach of Jamaica:
“I have to owe the win to the players, because they already know that
they have to recover quickly after a match and it’s paying off. In all
casing in all competition, we don’t want to lose and looking forward to
competing against all other teams at this level. The goal is still to be
champion because we never won this one before.”
Keshan Livingston, setter of Jamaica:
“It is my first time here in Suriname and in the national team. We
always try to make it historical. It’s exciting and it’s kind of
sentimental. It takes it one game at a time. We have each other back and
the team is amazing.” |
