United States win Pool B with victory over TTO

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, September 14, 2011 – United States rolled over Trinidad and Tobago 25-14, 25-16, 25-11 for its second victory without losses in Pool B of the NORCECA Women’s Volleyball Championship on Wednesday.

The chances of a ticket to the semifinals were still undefined and pending on the results of the decisive matches in Pools A and C.

Destinee Hooker and Heather Bown topped USA with 10 and 9 points respectively while Trinidadian Krystle Esdelle finished with a match-high 12 tallies.

The winners held the advantage in blocks 8-5 and in service winners 4-0. The Americans gave away only 8 points via errors to 27 by the defeated side.

“We served and passed better which was our goal for today’s match,” USA Captain Jennifer Tamas said. “The Trinidadians have good physical, jump high and touch a lot of balls. It was a good match.”

“We were playing one of the best teams in the world and I think it was a very good match for our team,” Esdelle said.

USA Coach Hugh McCutcheon said: “I am very happy with the way our team played. We did better than yesterday, we improved and it was a nice, clean effort.”

Trinidad and Tobago Coach Francisco Cruz said: “I am happy with our performance. We are very lucky to have the chance to play every year against a team like United States. It gives us the possibility of improvement for our players.”