Bulletin 2-2014 NORCECA Wolrd Championship Qualification Tournament Round 2 Group J Curacao_opt

ROUND 2 - GROUP J, CURACAO

SATURDAY MAY 11, 2013BULLETIN #2

Results of Saturday May 11, 2013

MATCH RESULTS

PRELIMS

GROUP-A

No. Date Time Teams Set Result per set (points)

1 2 3 4 5

1 11-May 9:00 Antigua vs Belize 1-3 11-25 25-18 17-25 13-25

2 11-May 11:00 Curacao vs St. Lucia 3-0 25-12 25-22 25-19

3 11-May 18:00 St. Lucia vs Belize 3-1 24-26 25-18 26-24 25-17

4 11-May 20:00 Curacao vs Antigua 3-0 25-8 25-9 25-9

5 12-May 8:00 St. Lucia vs Antigua 0-0

6 12-May 10:00 Curacao vs Belize 0-0

TEAM RANKING

PRELIMS

RK Code Team

Matches Result Details Points Sets

Pts T W L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 W L Ratio W L Ratio

1 CUR Curacao 10 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 150 79 1.899 6 0 MAX

2 BIZ Belize 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 178 166 1.072 4 4 1.000

3 LCA St. Lucia 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 153 160 0.956 3 4 0.750

4 ANT Antigua 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 92 168 0.548 1 6 0.167

Starting line-up

Substitute

Opp = Opponent

Pts = Points scored

Atts = Attempts

nn = Captain

L = Libero

Non scoring

Skills

Dig

Set

ReceptionSuccess - Faults

# Attempts

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

30 123 Total Team9 23 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee

7 26 12 Solis Tichele

25 112 Total Team24 87 13 Encalada Tanesha



ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

14 136 Total Team4 23 9 Wilson Naheemah

3 12 11 Azar Giselle

12 77 Total Team12 64 2 BURKE VANESSA

15 79 Total Team6 14 4 Augustin Nadege

2 8 9 Wilson Naheemah

Best Scorer 17 64 12 Solis Tichele11 49 9 Wilson Naheemah

ScoringSkills

Spike

Block

Serve

Opp. errorTotal

WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name

38 118 Total Team15 46 12 Solis Tichele

10 29 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee

8 25 Total Team5 6 16 Arnold Shantell

2 5 7 Garbutt Zaire


4 24 13 Encalada Tanesha

34 Total Team93 235 Total Team

WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name



6 40 Total Team2 4 5 Carr Kwansia





TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES

BIZ • Belize 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

2 Williams Maurissa

3 Hoare Precelia

4 Habet Analisa

5 Scott Alina

6 Middleton EstherL

7 Garbutt Zaire

10 Young-Thurton Sherylee

11 Zuniga Marika

12 Solis Tichele

13 Encalada Tanesha

15 Solis Tisha

16 Arnold Shantell

L L L L

7

12

3

17

4

1

15

Coach:Assistant:

Allan Sharp (BIZ)

Arvid Arnold (BIZ)

ANT • Antigua 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

2 BURKE VANESSA

3 Beazer Annette

4 Augustin Nadege

5 Carr Kwansia

6 Ashterman AshleyL

7 Greer Jenna

8 Best Natasha

9 Wilson Naheemah

10 Michael Reika

11 Azar Giselle

L L L L

2

1

1

5

1

11

3

7

Coach:Assistant:

Esron Gittens

Harris Lewis

Referees: FAISAL Terry (LCA) & WILSON Roderick (CUR)

ANTBIZ 3

1 11

25

25

18

17

25

13

25

66

93

Teams Sets 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Set duration 0:21 0:23 0:23 0:19 1:26

Match: Spectators:Date:

City:

Hall:

1 505/11/2013

Willemstad

Int'l School of Curacao

Match duration: Start: 9:00 End: 10:35 Total: 1:35

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VOLLEYBALL • Match result

2014 NORCECA World Championship QualificationPRELIMS

Starting line-up

Substitute

Opp = Opponent

Pts = Points scored

Atts = Attempts

nn = Captain

L = Libero

Non scoring

Skills

Dig

Set


# Attempts

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

7 101 Total Team4 19 1 Edward Natalie

1 9 11 Mann Samantha


14 71 Total Team2 9 7 Hamilton Dania

4 27 4 Edward Latoya

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

11 80 Total Team4 13 9 Rosalia Durenne

4 13 7 Anthony Christine

11 75 Total Team10 61 1 Gomez Maya

22 50 Total Team5 11 10 Hooi Neysa

10 24 9 Rosalia Durenne

Best Scorer 10 37 7 Hamilton Dania13 38 7 Anthony Christine

ScoringSkills

Spike

Block

Serve

Opp. errorTotal

WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name

23 94 Total Team9 25 7 Hamilton Dania

6 29 4 Edward Latoya

6 34 Total Team2 6 3 Edward Tramaine

1 4 7 Hamilton Dania

6 55 Total Team2 9 3 Edward Tramaine

2 10 1 Edward Natalie


WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name

32 86 Total Team11 26 7 Anthony Christine

7 22 10 Hooi Neysa

4 31 Total Team2 14 4 Jamanika Lianne

1 5 12 Grigorius Geraldine

11 73 Total Team4 13 12 Grigorius Geraldine

2 13 1 Gomez Maya



LCA • St. Lucia 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1 Edward Natalie

2 Lansiquot JamillaL

3 Edward Tramaine

4 Edward Latoya

5 Laurencin Indira

6 Mondesir Skye

7 Hamilton Dania

8 Neptune Kerin

9 Williams Tyna

11 Mann Samantha

12 Wilson Cindy

L L L

6

4

7

5

10

3

Coach:Assistant:

Florian Combie (LCA)

CUR • Curacao 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1 Gomez Maya

2 Allee Rayanalies

3 Dania Joanne

4 Jamanika Lianne

5 Celestina julady

6 Meulens Jurdelys

7 Anthony Christine

8 Philips Sonela

9 Rosalia DurenneL

10 Hooi Neysa

11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine

12 Grigorius Geraldine

L L L

3

5

13

6

8

1

11

Coach:Assistant:

Henry Delfina

Raymond Martha

Referees: ENCALADA Kahlid (BIZ) & BLALOCK Mary (USA)

CURLCA 0

3 25

12

25

22

25

19

75

53


Set duration 0:18 0:24 0:24 1:06


City:

Hall:

2 1505/11/2013

Willemstad



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Starting line-up

Substitute

Opp = Opponent

Pts = Points scored

Atts = Attempts

nn = Captain

L = Libero

Non scoring

Skills

Dig

Set


# Attempts

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

13 164 Total Team7 39 6 Middleton Esther


17 108 Total Team16 73 13 Encalada Tanesha



ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

23 155 Total Team10 24 4 Edward Latoya


18 106 Total Team17 84 12 Wilson Cindy

22 75 Total Team12 28 4 Edward Latoya

Best Scorer 20 67 12 Solis Tichele15 50 11 Mann Samantha

ScoringSkills

Spike

Block

Serve

Opp. errorTotal

WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name




1 13 7 Garbutt Zaire




WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name

45 114 Total Team12 17 5 Laurencin Indira

10 24 1 Edward Natalie

9 52 Total Team6 18 11 Mann Samantha

1 12 5 Laurencin Indira





BIZ • Belize 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

2 Williams Maurissa

3 Hoare Precelia

4 Habet Analisa

5 Scott Alina

6 Middleton EstherL

7 Garbutt Zaire

10 Young-Thurton Sherylee

11 Zuniga Marika

12 Solis Tichele

13 Encalada Tanesha

15 Solis Tisha

16 Arnold Shantell

L L L L

3

1

1

2

13

6

20

1

10

Coach:Assistant:

Allan Sharp (BIZ)

Arvid Arnold (BIZ)

LCA • St. Lucia 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1 Edward Natalie

2 Lansiquot JamillaL

3 Edward Tramaine

4 Edward Latoya

5 Laurencin Indira

6 Mondesir Skye

7 Hamilton Dania

8 Neptune Kerin

9 Williams Tyna

11 Mann Samantha

12 Wilson Cindy

L L L L

13

5

13

14

15

1

Coach:Assistant:

Florian Combie (LCA)

Referees: BENJAMIN Samuel (ANT) & WILSON Roderick (CUR)

LCABIZ 1

3 24

26

25

18

26

24

25

17

100

85


Set duration 0:33 0:21 0:24 0:22 1:40


City:

Hall:

3 1005/11/2013

Willemstad






Starting line-up

Substitute

Opp = Opponent

Pts = Points scored

Atts = Attempts

nn = Captain

L = Libero

Non scoring

Skills

Dig

Set


# Attempts

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name

7 95 Total Team3 12 6 Ashterman Ashley

1 18 2 BURKE VANESSA

3 54 Total Team2 42 2 BURKE VANESSA

12 65 Total Team2 18 6 Ashterman Ashley

ExcellentTotal

AttsNo Name


8 19 9 Rosalia Durenne

11 66 Total Team11 34 1 Gomez Maya

8 20 Total Team3 6 9 Rosalia Durenne

4 9 10 Hooi Neysa

Best Scorer 3 23 9 Wilson Naheemah13 38 7 Anthony Christine

ScoringSkills

Spike

Block

Serve

Opp. errorTotal

WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name




1 5 9 Wilson Naheemah


1 4 8 Best Natasha


WonPts

TotalAtts

No Name


8 13 12 Grigorius Geraldine

7 24 Total Team3 4 12 Grigorius Geraldine

2 2 6 Meulens Jurdelys


1 3 11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine



ANT • Antigua 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

2 BURKE VANESSA

3 Beazer Annette

4 Augustin Nadege

5 Carr Kwansia

6 Ashterman AshleyL

7 Greer Jenna

8 Best Natasha

9 Wilson Naheemah

10 Michael Reika

11 Azar Giselle

L L L

2

1

1

1

3

2

Coach:Assistant:

Esron Gittens

Harris Lewis

CUR • Curacao 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1 Gomez Maya

2 Allee Rayanalies

3 Dania Joanne

4 Jamanika Lianne

5 Celestina julady

6 Meulens Jurdelys

7 Anthony Christine

8 Philips Sonela

9 Rosalia DurenneL

10 Hooi Neysa

11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine

12 Grigorius Geraldine

L L L

1

4

1

8

13

5

8

3

12

Coach:Assistant:

Henry Delfina

Raymond Martha

Referees: FAISAL Terry (LCA) & ENCALADA Kahlid (BIZ)

CURANT 0

3 25

8

25

9

25

9

75

26


Set duration 0:14 0:20 0:19 0:53


City:

Hall:

4 1505/11/2013

Willemstad






Best ScorersRk No Name Team Spike Block Serve Total

1 12 Solis Tichele BIZ 32 2 3 372 7 Anthony Christine CUR 22 0 4 263 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee BIZ 19 1 5 253 16 Arnold Shantell BIZ 12 6 7 255 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 19 2 3 246 12 Grigorius Geraldine CUR 14 4 5 237 1 Edward Natalie LCA 13 1 5 198 5 Laurencin Indira LCA 15 2 1 188 11 Mann Samantha LCA 11 7 0 18

10 10 Hooi Neysa CUR 13 1 2 1611 9 Wilson Naheemah ANT 11 2 1 1412 4 Edward Latoya LCA 10 0 2 1213 8 Philips Sonela CUR 7 1 3 1114 4 Jamanika Lianne CUR 6 3 0 914 11 Azar Giselle ANT 7 1 1 914 7 Garbutt Zaire BIZ 6 3 0 914 11 Zuniga Marika BIZ 6 2 1 918 6 Meulens Jurdelys CUR 5 2 1 819 5 Carr Kwansia ANT 3 2 1 620 13 Encalada Tanesha BIZ 0 0 5 521 11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine CUR 3 0 1 421 3 Edward Tramaine LCA 0 2 2 423 1 Gomez Maya CUR 1 0 2 323 10 Michael Reika ANT 2 1 0 323 4 Augustin Nadege ANT 1 1 1 323 2 Williams Maurissa BIZ 1 1 1 327 2 BURKE VANESSA ANT 1 1 0 227 8 Best Natasha ANT 0 0 2 229 2 Allee Rayanalies CUR 0 0 1 129 5 Celestina julady CUR 0 0 1 129 7 Greer Jenna ANT 1 0 0 129 12 Wilson Cindy LCA 0 1 0 129 3 Beazer Annette ANT 0 0 1 129 5 Scott Alina BIZ 1 0 0 129 4 Habet Analisa BIZ 0 0 1 129 15 Solis Tisha BIZ 0 0 1 137 3 Dania Joanne CUR 0 0 0 037 9 Rosalia Durenne CUR 0 0 0 037 2 Lansiquot Jamilla LCA 0 0 0 037 6 Mondesir Skye LCA 0 0 0 037 8 Neptune Kerin LCA 0 0 0 037 9 Williams Tyna LCA 0 0 0 037 6 Ashterman Ashley ANT 0 0 0 037 3 Hoare Precelia BIZ 0 0 0 037 6 Middleton Esther BIZ 0 0 0 0

Total tournament 242 49 64 355

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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills

2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification

Best ServersRk No Name Team Aces Faults

ServeHits

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 16 Arnold Shantell BIZ 7 3 26 36 0.882 12 Grigorius Geraldine CUR 5 - 12 17 0.833 1 Edward Natalie LCA 5 3 19 27 0.714 7 Anthony Christine CUR 4 3 20 27 0.675 13 Encalada Tanesha BIZ 5 3 34 42 0.636 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee BIZ 5 2 17 24 0.637 8 Philips Sonela CUR 3 1 21 25 0.508 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 3 2 19 24 0.439 12 Solis Tichele BIZ 3 4 23 30 0.38

10 10 Hooi Neysa CUR 2 1 19 22 0.33

Total Tournament 64 60 448 572 4.57

Best BlockersRk No Name Team

KillBlocks

Faults ReboundsTotal

AttemptsAvg.

by set

1 11 Mann Samantha LCA 7 4 14 25 1.002 16 Arnold Shantell BIZ 6 2 4 12 0.753 12 Grigorius Geraldine CUR 4 1 4 9 0.674 4 Jamanika Lianne CUR 3 5 12 20 0.505 7 Garbutt Zaire BIZ 3 3 12 18 0.386 6 Meulens Jurdelys CUR 2 - - 2 0.337 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 2 1 5 8 0.298 5 Laurencin Indira LCA 2 3 14 19 0.299 3 Edward Tramaine LCA 2 1 3 6 0.29

10 5 Carr Kwansia ANT 2 6 4 12 0.29


Limit: 15.00%

Best SpikersRk No Name Team Spikes Faults Shots

TotalAttempts

Succ.%

1 7 Anthony Christine CUR 22 6 16 44 50.002 12 Grigorius Geraldine CUR 14 5 10 29 48.283 10 Hooi Neysa CUR 13 5 19 37 35.144 12 Solis Tichele BIZ 32 14 46 92 34.785 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 19 7 29 55 34.556 1 Edward Natalie LCA 13 4 22 39 33.337 11 Mann Samantha LCA 11 2 21 34 32.358 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee BIZ 19 5 40 64 29.699 16 Arnold Shantell BIZ 12 10 21 43 27.91

10 9 Wilson Naheemah ANT 11 8 30 49 22.45





Limit: 25.00%

Best ReceiversRk No Name Team Excellents Faults

ServeReceptions

TotalAttempts

Eff. %

1 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee BIZ 21 2 17 40 47.502 10 Hooi Neysa CUR 9 - 11 20 45.003 12 Solis Tichele BIZ 20 3 20 43 39.534 9 Rosalia Durenne CUR 13 2 15 30 36.675 7 Anthony Christine CUR 8 2 8 18 33.336 6 Middleton Esther BIZ 22 4 30 56 32.147 4 Edward Latoya LCA 16 7 32 55 16.36- 4 Augustin Nadege ANT 10 1 16 27- 2 Lansiquot Jamilla LCA 7 6 13 26- 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 6 2 15 23


Best SettersRk No Name Team

RunningSets

FaultsStillSets

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 13 Encalada Tanesha BIZ 40 3 117 160 5.002 1 Gomez Maya CUR 21 2 72 95 3.503 12 Wilson Cindy LCA 17 3 79 99 2.434 2 BURKE VANESSA ANT 14 2 90 106 2.005 1 Edward Natalie LCA 2 1 2 5 0.296 12 Grigorius Geraldine CUR 1 - 7 8 0.177 7 Greer Jenna ANT 1 - 4 5 0.148 3 Edward Tramaine LCA 1 2 51 54 0.149 2 Williams Maurissa BIZ 1 - 9 10 0.13

10 16 Arnold Shantell BIZ 1 1 7 9 0.13


Best DiggersRk No Name Team Digs Faults Receptions

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 7 Anthony Christine CUR 13 4 21 38 2.172 9 Rosalia Durenne CUR 12 4 16 32 2.003 6 Middleton Esther BIZ 13 10 34 57 1.634 4 Edward Latoya LCA 10 3 23 36 1.435 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee BIZ 10 15 34 59 1.256 12 Solis Tichele BIZ 10 14 29 53 1.257 1 Edward Natalie LCA 7 14 28 49 1.008 7 Hamilton Dania LCA 6 11 21 38 0.869 6 Ashterman Ashley ANT 6 11 16 33 0.86

10 10 Hooi Neysa CUR 5 2 14 21 0.83





Best LiberosRk No Name Team Excellents Faults In play

Totalattempts

Avg.by set

1 6 Middleton Esther BIZ 35 14 64 113 4.38

2 9 Rosalia Durenne CUR 25 6 31 62 4.17

3 2 Lansiquot Jamilla LCA 12 18 41 71 1.71

4 6 Ashterman Ashley ANT 10 22 49 81 1.43

5 10 Simon Rosemarie




Best DiggersRk Team Digs Faults Receptions

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 CUR Curacao 38 19 116 173 6.332 BIZ Belize 43 65 179 287 5.383 LCA St. Lucia 30 57 169 256 4.294 ANT Antigua 21 59 151 231 3.00


Best ServersRk Team Aces Faults

ServeHits

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set



Best BlockersRk Team

KillBlocks

Faults ReboundsTotal

AttemptsAvg.

by set1 LCA St. Lucia 15 22 49 86 2.142 BIZ Belize 15 16 47 78 1.883 CUR Curacao 11 10 34 55 1.834 ANT Antigua 8 22 44 74 1.14


Limit: 15.00%

Best SpikersRk Team Spikes Faults Shots

TotalAttempts

Succ.%

1 CUR Curacao 71 22 67 160 44.382 LCA St. Lucia 68 28 112 208 32.693 BIZ Belize 77 34 130 241 31.954 ANT Antigua 26 25 118 169 15.38



VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills


Limit: 25.00%

Best ReceiversRk Team Excellents Faults

ServeReceptions

TotalAttempts

Eff. %



Best SettersRk Team

RunningSets

FaultsStillSets

TotalAttempts

Avg.by set

1 BIZ Belize 42 6 172 220 5.252 CUR Curacao 22 4 115 141 3.673 LCA St. Lucia 20 8 146 174 2.864 ANT Antigua 15 2 114 131 2.14



VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills


Belize Women Off to Winning Start in Second Round World

Qualifiers

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Tichele Solis was one of

three players to score in double-digits as little known

Belize made a winning start to the second round of

the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship

NORCECA qualifiers, outplaying Antigua & Barbuda

in four sets in their Group J qualifying opener at the

International School of Curacao Auditorium,

Willemstad on Saturday morning.

Going into the encounter, Antigua & Barbuda, the

second ranked team in the Eastern Caribbean

Volleyball Association (ECVA) behind fellow group opponents, St Lucia and ranked 19th in NORCECA was

expected to get the better of the 27th NORCECA ranked Belize.

However. Belize, representing the Central American Volleyball Confederation (AFECAVOL) showed it

was up for the fight and took advantage of the absence of some key players for Antigua & Barbuda to

come away with a 25-11, 18-25, 25-17, 25-13 triumph in one hour, 26 minutes.

It was a dominant effort by Belize which outscored its opponent on spikes 38-20; blocks 8-6 and service

aces, 13-5, all backed up by setter, Tanesha Encalada, who accounted for 24 of the team’s 25 perfect

sets.

Solis led the way for the Central Americans with 17 points, inclusive of 15 spikes while Shantell Arnold

tallied 15, which included five blocks and four aces, and Captain Sherylee Young-Thornton, 12, ten of

which were spikes.

For Antigua & Barbuda, Naheemah Wilson was the lone player to reach double-figures with 11 points,

including nine spikes and one ace while captain Giselle got seven and Kwansia Carr, five, in the loss.

Commenting on her team’s performance, Azar said she was pleased with the effort of her team-mates

despite the loss.

“We made a few bad passes that cost us in the end but all-in-all I think the team played well. I must also

say congratulations to Belize for giving us a good fight and we now have to go back to the drawing board

and work harder for our next match.

Young-Thornton, said her team’s intention was to come out and play with a lot of energy from the first

point and even though it may have worked against them in the second set by gifting its opponent easy

points, the end result was what mattered most.

Young-Thornton also praised her team’s serving effort which she said was key in setting up a lot of easy

points.

“We knew we had to serve well and our girls did just that and we are very happy for the win and looking

forward to improving on our little mistakes for the second match.

Antigua & Barbuda coach, Esron Gittens pointed out that coming into the match his team wasn’t aware

of how tall some of the Belize middle players were and most of their plays were centered around them.

Gittens added, “The service game of Belize caught us by surprise as well it had us in some trouble and if

you don’t receive well and pass you cannot create points for yourself, so we have to do better in that

department.”

Despite the defeat Gittens said he was still happy with the effort but with two tougher matches to come

his players must now give a better effort.

An elated Allan Sharp, coach of Belize was full of praise for his team’s serving which he said was key to

the win.

“We knew Antigua & Barbuda was missing a few key players so we wanted to put them under pressure

from early and we managed to do that.

“Our level of play fell off somewhat in the second set, but we regrouped and took the next two sets to

get the win.

However, Sharp noted it was not an easy outing for his girls as it was the first time they were playing

with the molten ball which takes a while getting use too.

In Saturday’s second session, Belize faces ECVA champions, St Lucia from 6pm while Curacao meets

Antigua & Barbuda two hours later.

On Sunday in the final preliminary round of matches, St Lucia plays Antigua & Barbuda from 8am

followed by Curacao against Belize at 10am.

At the end of the round-robin series, the top two teams in the group will battle it out for the gold medal

on Sunday afternoon from 7pm, having both already qualified for the third round of qualification as

finalists.

The third match comes off from 5pm on Sunday with the winner having a chance to qualify for the third

round, but it will need to do so as the best third place finisher from all six groups of the second round

qualifiers.

Host Curacao Blanks ECVA Champs St Lucia

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: USA-based Christine Anthony and

Geraldine Grigorius combined for 24 points as host Curacao

blanked Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA)

champions, St Lucia in straight sets in their 2014 FIVB

Women’s World Championship NORCECA second round

Group J qualifier at the International School of Curacao

Auditorium, Willemstad on Saturday morning.

Anthony, who attends the University of North Carolina

ended with 13 points, 11 of which were spikes while

Grigorius added 11, inclusive of four aces and one block,

and Neysa Hooi, eight to lead Curacao to a 25-12, 25-22,

25-19 defeat of St Lucia in 66 minutes.

It was an all-round solid display from the host who outscored its opponent, 32-23 on spikes, and 11-6

on aces while committing only 18 errors to 28.

St Lucia, which showed great fighting spirit to close to within one point in the third set at 19-18 after

trailing 17-7 at one stage had a team-high ten points from Dania Hamilton while Latoya Edward got

seven, captain Natalie Edward (no relation to Latoya) chipped in with six, and Indira Laurencin, five.

Speaking after the match Edward, captain of the St Lucia team said “We were too tentative from the

start, and our reception game was not up to standard which caused us a lot of points.

“We have two more group matches and we need to win both to get to the final, so as a team we need to

regroup very fast and turn things around.

Maya Gomez, captain of the Curacao women’s team and making a return to international competition

after missing last year’s series due to injury said she was satisfied with the effort and how the match was

played out.

“I must also credit our players for a great service game which was very instrumental in helping us score a

lot of easy points, added Gomez.

A disappointed Florian Combie, coach of St Lucia while not happy about the defeat was upbeat as he

looked ahead to the remaining round-robin matches.

Combie said, “Any time you play in the tournament like this you never like to be beaten in your first

match because it puts you under pressure for the next two matches in the group.

“We know the most important thing is to finish among the top two in the group and get to the finals

which will guarantee qualification to the next round, so for us we have to get our act together very

quickly.

With regards to the loss, Combie said he was pleased about the effort his players showed in the third set

even though they were already two sets behind and trailed by a big margin.

“The girls showed great fight and if we can play like that in our next two matches we should be able to

get to the final,” ended Combie.

Henri Delfina, coach of the victorious Curacao applauded his team for playing to their pre-match plans.

“Going into the match we worked out a game plan for St Lucia and I am very pleased that we were able

to execute to perfection and for that I am well satisfied.

Despite the win, one concern in his team’s play according to Delfina was its lapse in concentration which

allowed St Lucia back into the third set.

“It’s something that we tend to do too often when we are in charge of a match, and we definitely need

to work on closing out teams,” said Delfina

In Saturday’s second session, St Lucia faces Belize from 6pm while Curacao meets Antigua & Barbuda

two hours later.


followed by Curacao against Belize at 10am.

At the end of the round-robin series, the top two teams in the group will battle it out for the gold medal

having both already qualified for the third round of qualification as finalists.

The third placed team will also have a chance to qualifying for the third round, but will need to do so as

the best third place finisher from all six groups of the second round qualifiers.

Team effort Gives St Lucia Important Win Over Belize

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Samantha Mann led four players in

double-figure scoring as Eastern Caribbean Volleyball

Association (ECVA) champions St Lucia overcame a first set

loss to secure a hard fought four-set win over Belize in

their second match of the 2014 FIVB Women’s World

Championship NORCECA second round Group J qualifiers.

This was at the International School of Curacao Auditorium,

Willemstad, on Saturday night.

Losers of its first match against host Curacao in three straight sets, St Lucia which played unbeaten in its

first round qualifiers in Grenada last year needed a better start against the Central Americans who had a

surprise four-set win over Antigua & Barbuda in their opener on Saturday morning.

However, they went under 24-26, before battling back to register wins in the next three sets 25-18, 26-24,

and 25-17 after trailing 23-21 in the third.

For St Lucia which bettered its rival in spikes 45-39 and blocks 9-7, Man tallied 15 points, punctuated by

five blocks, Dania Hamilton got 14 points (three aces), while Latoya Edward and captain Natalie Edward

(no relation) chipped in with 13 points each in the victory which came in one hour, 40 minutes

Belize, which had a chance to clinch a top two finish with a victory got a match and tournament high 20

points from Tichele Solis, 17 of which were kills, while Captain Sherylee Young-Thornton added 13 and

Shantell Arnold, ten in the loss.

The win saw St Lucia improved to a 1-1 record, the same as Belize, but on four points, and one behind its

opponents.

St Lucia entered its second match versus Antigua & Barbuda with maximum five points from its straight

sets win over St Lucia in its opener, while Antigua & Barbuda had one point.

Speaking after the defeat Belize captain, Young-Thornton said her team did not make good use of its

start.

“We made a good start to the match by winning the first set, but then our game fell apart and we

continuously made errors on our passing and serving game.

Looking ahead to its final round-robin match against Curacao in which it must at least stretch the match to

five sets to earn valuable points, if it don’t get the outright win , Young-Thornton said her team has to

show up with a better performance.

“We need to work on limiting our errors, serve much better than we did in this match and play with all our

hearts,” said Young-Thornton.

Natalie Edward, leader of the winning St Lucia squad was quick to state that this was by far a better

showing from her team than in its opener against Curacao.

However, despite the victory Edward noted that there was still some areas her team needed to work on to

win the competition, like its reception game.

With regards to its final round-robin match with its ECVA rivals Antigua & Barbuda, Edward said both

teams know each other well and for her team to win it will need to play its own game and not worry about

the opponent.

Allan Sharp, Belize’s coach said he felt the match against St Lucia was the match of the tournament so

far.

“We entered the match as if we were playing a final, because we knew it was critical to both teams to get

a win in this match, and while both teams were even after the first two sets, our players made too many

mistakes from there on.’

“Our tactical game was off and we had too many service errors which in the end cost us the match.

Florian Combie, coach of St Lucia first saluted the efforts of Belize whom he described as worthy

opponents.

He added, “They (Belize) provided me with a chance to see what kind of resolve my team had and in the

end we showed great fight.

“Overall, we only began to play the way I expect us to play in the fourth set as before that we had to come

from behind always.

“In the end we were able to pull off the win but I’m still waiting on our attack to show up at this

tournament, ended Combie.

In the second match on Saturday night, the fourth of the competition overall, host Curacao came up

against Antigua & Barbuda.

On Sunday in the final preliminary round of matches, St Lucia plays Antigua & Barbuda

from 8am followed by Curacao against Belize at10am, at the end of which the top two teams in the group

will battle it out for the gold medal having both already qualified for the third round of qualification as

finalists.



Curacao Crushes Antigua & Barbuda for Finals Spot

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: For the second straight match, USA-

based Christine Anthony and Geraldine Grigorious were the

main contributors as host Curacao swept past Antigua &

Barbuda in three sets to book a spot in the finals of their

2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship NORCECA second

round Group J qualifier at the International School of

Curacao Auditorium, Willemstad in the third match on

Saturday night.

Buoyed by its straight sets win over St Lucia on Saturday

morning, Curacao came out with all guns blazing and stormed to a 25-8, 25-9, 25-9 victory to improve to

maximum ten points from two matches and more importantly a ticket to the third round of qualification

for the World Championship s in Italy next year.

From the onset the result was never in question as Curacao opened a commanding first set lead and

never looked back after that, outplaying its opponent in all aspects of the match.

Curacao enjoyed a 39-6 advantage on spikes as well as 7-2 on blocks and 9-2 on service aces while

making full use of Antigua & Barbuda’s 20 errors to its 16.

In the end, Anthony was again the top scorer with 13 points, helped by 11 kills, while Grigorious added

12, which included eight kills and two blocks, and the duo of Neysa Hooi and Jurdelys Meulens, eight

points each.

A relaxed Maya Gomez, captain of Curacao speaking after the win which was cheered on by a lively

home crowd said she was happy that her team achieved its two goals of reaching the final and qualifying

for the third round of World qualification with a match to spare in the round-robin.

“We have one more match against Belize before the final and we will be coming out to play with the

same energy as we did for the first two matches,” warned Gomez.

Commenting on the loss, Antigua & Barbuda captain said her team must be credited for playing a much

better game than it did against Belize in its opener.

“We had a much better reception game, but our serving game was still off somewhat.”

She added, “Congrats to Curacao for a match well play and for our next match against St Lucia we will

need to be at our best if we want to have a chance of reaching the final, which is still possible.”

Antigua & Barbuda coach, Esron Gittens was critical of his team saying he wanted to see better

representation from his players on the court.

“I was disappointed in the way we played because we made a lot of unforced errors , but at the same

time we have a lot of young players coming through and at this level it’s all a learning experience for

them.

Henry Delfina, coach of Curacao boasted that the win came very easy for his team due to the number of

mistakes made by their opponents.

“They (Antigua) made too many unforced errors, but it allowed us a chance to use our bench players to

give them some experience and I am happy for that.”


followed by Curacao against Belize at 10am, at the end of which the top two teams in the group will

battle it out for the gold medal having both already qualified for the third round of qualification as

finalists.



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