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St. Vincent and the Grenadines storm to final with victory over Dominica
Road Town, Tortola. October 15, 2023. - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
are into the final of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association
(ECVA) U23 Male Championship, after humbling Dominica in three straight
sets, in match 21. The match ended 25 17, 25 21 and 25 19.
Captain Jamaar Cropper stood out, once again, as he blazed spikes from
various positions on court. He completed the match with twenty-one (21)
points. Dominica’s captain Keaun Reefe top-scored for his team with
eleven (11) points.
In the first set, St. Vincent and the Grenadines enjoyed a five-point
cushion at the first technical timeout. They kept the opponent off
balanced with their serving and because of this Dominica managed only
one potent attack. By the second technical timeout it was a seven-point
lead to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They dictated play and
maintained that comfortable lead to the end.
Dominica made some adjustments in the second set and created an early
three-point lead. St. Vincent and the Grenadines took a quick time and
wrestled back the advantage to reach the first technical timeout with
the lead. St. Vincent and the Grenadines carried that lead to the second
technical timeout. There were some quality exchanges after but St.
Vincent and the Grenadines able to distance themselves at the end.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines continued to pile on the attack
in the third. Their ability to generate out of system offense ruffled
Dominica. They enjoyed sizeable leads at both technical timeouts and it
was soon obvious that Dominica conceded. An out of rotation call to end
the match was indicative of how unsettled they were.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines await the winner of match 22, St. Kitts
and Nevis vs St. Maarten, for the final later this evening, October 15.
“We are so overjoyed! One more match for us to realize our goal,”
exclaimed captain Cropper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
“We didn’t show up today. The energy level was very low and we needed
all parts to be fully functional to have a chance of victory against our
opponent,” Dominica’s captain Reefe noted.
The final will be at 8 p.m.
View the match live:
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