St. Lucia wins again in straight sets this time over Grenada

ST JOHNS, Antigua, August 17, 2018 – St. Lucia recorded their second straight set victory ( 25-16,25-23 and 26 24) when they came up against Grenada in the opening encounter of Day 2  of  the  ECVA senior females competition.

Lisa Casimie was on target for the defending champs pouring in a game high 21 points while support came from Kerin Neptune with 15.

Grenada meanwhile struggled to get winners and depended on opponents’ errors for more than 50 % of their points. In fact, Thornia Williams with 9 points was the highest scorers for the Grenadians. She had 4 aces and 4 spikes and a well-executed block playing in the Outside Hitter position. The team scoresheet showed that St. Lucia dominated all the categories. A wide margin in Spikes - 38 -18, in Blocks it was 4 -3 and service points 11- 8.

Coach Chalery was on hand to give his assessment of the game from a St. Lucia perspective.

“We were a little tired after playing the last game last night and playing the first today but we started well and took the first game relatively easily. We then gave Grenada some momentum in the second and third sets. However we were able to keep our cool and pull off the victory. I must agree that our offense is working for us particularly the Outside Hitters and the Middle Blockers but we still have some work to do with respect to the opposite position. We have some time to change a few things and get it right”, he accounted.

On the other hand, Coach Braithwaite felt it was a case of greater desire. “St. Lucia played like they wanted it more than us. We settled down a little in the second and third sets but we definitely had a problem containing the #4 player Lisa Casimie. Looking ahead if we meet them again in tournament we will definitely have to devise a plan for her”, he stated.

St. Lucia’s next game is against St. Maarten while Grenada will tangle with Bermuda.