PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 10,
2022: Anna Gillens of the US Virgin Islands was
named as the 'Most Valuable Player' after
leading her team to a first-ever Caribbean Zonal
Volleyball Association(CAZOVA) Junior Women
(Under-21) Championship title at the Southern
Regional Indoor Sports Arena (SRISA).
With team captain Alek-Wek Raphael going down
injured in their penultimate match, Gillens
showed great leadership on the way to helping
her team take home the title by beating Suriname
in straight sets and was also named as one of
two "Outside Hitter" awardees.
Her team-mates Ayanna Pharoah (Best Setter),
Tyannah Lake (Middle Blocker #2 & Best Opposite
Player) award recipient along with Trinidad and
Tobago's Adalia Badroe (Best Libero) were the
other players to pick up awards alongside
Suriname's Shaniva Balkaran who collected four,
and her countrywomen Angeni Cheuk-Alam and
Charis Peroti,
Best Server: # 6 - Angeni Cheuk-Alam (Suriname)
Best Setter: # 1 - Ayanna Pharoah (USVI)
Best Opposite Player: #2 - Kyeana Biggs (USVI)
Outside Hitter #1: # 9 - Anna Gillens (USVI)
Outside Hitter #2: # 2 - Shaniva Balkaran
(Suriname)
Middle Blocker #1: # 17 - Charis Peroti
(Suriname)
Middle Blocker #2: # 7 - Tyannah Lake (USVI)
Best Digger: # 2 - Shaniva Balkrana (Suriname)
Best Receiver: # 2 - Shaniva Balkaran (Suriname)
Best Libero: # 5 - Adalia Badroe (TTO)
Best Scorer: # 2 - Shaniva Balkaran (Suriname)
Most Valuable Player (MVP): # 9 - Anna Gillens (USVI) |