Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines Advance to Gold Medal Match on Final Day of ECVA
Senior Volleyball Championship
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, August 15,
2026.- Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines punched
their tickets to the gold medal match after both teams won their
semifinal matchups on Day 4 of the 2026 Eastern Caribbean Men
and Women Volleyball Championship in Tortola.
Saint Lucia’s men edged out Dominica in a
five-set thriller, 3-2 (25-16, 28-26, 33-35, 23-25, 18-20),
pulling off a big upset. Saint Lucia battled through five
closely contested sets before closing out the match in the
decider. The win sends Saint Lucia through to the finals, while
Dominica will battle for bronze.
St. Vincent defeated Bermuda 3-0 (25-18, 25-22,
25-20) to also advance to the gold medal match.
In other games today, Antigua’s men swept
Anguilla 3-0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-19) to round out a strong day for
the defending champion.
Grenada defeated host nation BVI 3-0 (25-16,
25-19, 25-19) in the day’s other men’s division match.
Speaking after the game, Saint Lucia head coach
Levi Leonce said his team is a fighting team, trained to fight
for every single point. He said the result is a testament to the
entire Saint Lucia volleyball community — the coaches back home
and the players who came before — calling it the culmination of
Saint Lucia volleyball.
The championship wraps up tomorrow, August 16,
with a full slate of matches at the Multipurpose Complex in
Tortola. Play opens at 9 a.m. with host nation BVI facing
Anguilla, followed by Grenada against Antigua at 11 a.m. The
bronze medal match is set for 2 p.m., with Bermuda taking on
Dominica for third place, before the tournament closes with the
gold medal match at 8 p.m., as St. Vincent and the Grenadines
meets Saint Lucia for the championship.