St. Kitts & Nevis over St. Maarten in straight sets
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 27, 2912 – Host team St. Kitts &
Nevis defeated St. Maarten in the opening encounter of the 2014
FIVB world championship qualification women Round I Group D (25
– 9; 25- 16; 25 -19).
Team St. Kitts & Nevis was led by Brenda Allen Edinborough with
a game leading 18 points while captain Antoinette Henry chipped
in with 7 points. Latasha Mills and Chesley Augustine both
posted 10 points for St. Maarten in a losing cause.
Coach of the St. Kitts Nevis team Steadroy Collins was satisfied
with the victory. “It was not really a difficult game for our
girls but I must commend the opponent who in my mind fought well
and made a game out of it at certain times,” he said.
Captain Antoinette Henry seemed to have enjoyed the entire
affair. “Yes I did enjoy the game, we started out slowly then
took control and seeing that there was no real threat we did not
try to do too much and conserved some energy for the game later
this evening, she reported.
Coach Arrindell of the St. Maarten team said that he was not
disappointed with the effort. “I am particularly pleased with
the way they handled themselves against a very experienced St.
Kitts & Nevis team. However I think we had too many service
error which I think was a reflection of the nerves that the
girls experiencing in their first major tournament,” he admitted.
Captain Mills spoke to the improved effort in the second and
third sets. “We told the girls that we had nothing to lose
against a tough opponent and we went and gave it our best shot.
I was really impressed with the defensive effort in particular
that carried us a long way,” she said. |