ROUND 2 - GROUP J, CURACAO
BULLETIN #4 SUNDAY MAY 12, 2013
Results of Finals Saturday May 12, 2013 MATCH RESULTS
GROUP-A
Teams
No.
Date
Time
1
11-May
9:00
Antigua
vs
Belize
2
11-May
11:00
Curacao
vs
3
11-May
18:00
St. Lucia
4
11-May
20:00
5
12-May
6
12-May
Result per set (points)
Set
1
2
3
4
5
1-3
11-25
25-18
17-25
13-25
St. Lucia
3-0
25-12
25-22
25-19
vs
Belize
3-1
24-26
25-18
26-24
Curacao
vs
Antigua
3-0
25-8
25-9
25-9
8:00
St. Lucia
vs
Antigua
3-0
25-14
25-18
25-15
10:00
Curacao
vs
Belize
3-0
25-11
25-19
25-11
25-17
FINALS No.
Date
7
12-May
8
12-May
1st
Set
Teams
Time
Result per set (points) 1
2
3
17:00
Belize
vs
Antigua
3-0
25-16
25-20
25-18
19:00
Curacao
vs
St. Lucia
3-0
25-10
25-15
25-11
2nd
3rd
4
4th
5
Individual Awards BEST SPIKER ANTHONY Christine BEST BLOCKER JAMANIKA Lianne
ARNOLD Shantell
BEST SERVER
#7 CUR
#4 CUR
#16 BIZ
BEST DIGGER ROSALIA Durenne
#9 CUR
BEST SETTER ENCALADA Tanesha
#13 BIZ
BEST RECEIVER HOOI Neysa
#10 CUR BEST LIBERO
MIDDLETON Esther
#6 BIZ
BEST SCORER ANTHONY Christine
ANTHONY Christine
MVP
#7 CUR
#7 CUR
VOLLEYBALL • Match result 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification 3rd Place (Places 3-4) Match: 7 Date: 5/12/2013 Spectators: Willemstad City: Int'l School of Curacao Hall: Match duration: Start: 4:58 End: 6:05 Total: 1:07
100
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
3 0
25 16
25 20
25 18
BIZ ANT
4
5
Total
75 54
Set duration 0:16 0:22 0:23
1:01
Referees: FAISAL Terry (LCA) & WILSON Roderick (CUR) BIZ • Belize
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
2 Williams Maurissa 3 Hoare Precelia 4 Habet Analisa 5 Scott Alina 6 L Middleton Esther 7 Garbutt Zaire 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 11 Zuniga Marika 12 Solis Tichele 13 Encalada Tanesha 15 Solis Tisha 16 Arnold Shantell
L
L
ANT • Antigua 2 BURKE VANESSA 3 Beazer Annette 4 Augustin Nadege 5 Carr Kwansia 6 L Ashterman Ashley 7 Greer Jenna 8 Best Natasha 9 Wilson Naheemah 10 Michael Reika 11 Azar Giselle
3
L
3 11 3 13 3
12
1 2 3 4 5 Pts L
L L
4
3 5 2 2
1 6
Esron Gittens Coach: Assistant: Harris Lewis
Allan Sharp (BIZ) Coach: Assistant: Arvid Arnold (BIZ)
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
31 13 7 5 1 1 12 5 3 27 75
93 28 25 24 3 2 73 12 11 190
13
42
Excellent
Total Atts
22 9 5 18 18 28 11 11
82 19 19 87 80 52 20 22
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Scoring Skills
Won Pts
Total Atts 60 15 12 41 9 5 56 9 14
Opp. error Total
15 4 3 6 3 1 2 1 1 31 54
157
12 Solis Tichele
Best Scorer
6
30
No Name
Non scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 12 Solis Tichele 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee Total Team 3 Hoare Precelia 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee Total Team 16 Arnold Shantell 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee Total Team Total Team
Total Team 6 Middleton Esther 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee Total Team 13 Encalada Tanesha Total Team 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 6 Middleton Esther Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Spike
Block
Serve
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
Excellent
Total Atts
4 2 1 5 5 13 4
121 22 16 48 42 62 17
No Name Total Team 9 Wilson Naheemah 5 Carr Kwansia Total Team 5 Carr Kwansia 8 Best Natasha Total Team 8 Best Natasha 2 BURKE VANESSA Total Team Total Team 5 Carr Kwansia No Name Total Team 11 Azar Giselle 8 Best Natasha Total Team 2 BURKE VANESSA Total Team 4 Augustin Nadege
nn = Captain L = Libero
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5/12/2013 6:17 PM
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification FINALS (Places 1-2) Match: 8 Date: 5/12/2013 Spectators: Willemstad City: Int'l School of Curacao Hall: Match duration: Start: 7:27 End: 8:29 Total: 1:02
200
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
CUR LCA
3 0
25 10
25 15
25 11
4
5
Total
75 36
Set duration 0:18 0:19 0:19
0:56
Referees: BLALOCK Mary (USA) & BENJAMIN Samuel (BIZ) 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 L Rosalia Durenne 10 Hooi Neysa 11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine 12 Grigorius Geraldine
2
9
L
2 24 6
8
L
L
LCA • St. Lucia 1 Edward Natalie 2 L Lansiquot Jamilla 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
4
Henry Delfina Coach: Assistant: Raymond Martha
1 2 3 4 5 Pts L L L
8
3 7
2
1 3
Florian Combie (LCA) Coach: Assistant:
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
40 18 7 9 4 2 6 4 1 20 75
79 26 18 36 10 3 74 14 20
Scoring Skills
No Name
Won Pts
Total Atts 82 25 22 31 4 10 37 4
Serve
21 8 6 2 1 1 1 1
189
Total Team 7 Anthony Christine 12 Grigorius Geraldine Total Team 4 Jamanika Lianne 7 Anthony Christine Total Team 7 Anthony Christine 1 Gomez Maya Total Team Total Team
Opp. error Total
12 36
150
24
43
7 Anthony Christine
Best Scorer
8
35
Excellent
Total Atts
17 8 3 9 9 18 7 4
81 22 14 68 63 34 9 10
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Spike
Block
Non scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 9 Rosalia Durenne 10 Hooi Neysa Total Team 1 Gomez Maya Total Team 7 Anthony Christine 10 Hooi Neysa Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
Excellent
Total Atts
5 2 1 2 2 21 5 4
95 18 7 69 62 71 18 18
No Name Total Team 1 Edward Natalie 5 Laurencin Indira Total Team 9 Williams Tyna 5 Laurencin Indira Total Team 4 Edward Latoya Total Team Total Team 1 Edward Natalie No Name Total Team 7 Hamilton Dania 4 Edward Latoya Total Team 12 Wilson Cindy Total Team 2 Lansiquot Jamilla 7 Hamilton Dania
nn = Captain L = Libero
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5/12/2013 8:38 PM
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Rk No Name 1 7 Anthony Christine 2 12 Solis Tichele 3 16 Arnold Shantell 4 5 Laurencin Indira 5 12 Grigorius Geraldine 6 1 Edward Natalie 7 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 8 7 Hamilton Dania 9 4 Jamanika Lianne 10 9 Wilson Naheemah 11 10 Hooi Neysa 11 8 Philips Sonela 13 11 Mann Samantha 14 4 Edward Latoya 15 7 Garbutt Zaire 16 11 Azar Giselle 16 5 Carr Kwansia 18 6 Meulens Jurdelys 18 11 Zuniga Marika 20 10 Michael Reika 20 8 Best Natasha 20 13 Encalada Tanesha 23 9 Williams Tyna 23 2 BURKE VANESSA 25 11 St.Hilaire Gyslaine 26 1 Gomez Maya 26 4 Augustin Nadege 26 15 Solis Tisha 29 3 Edward Tramaine 30 3 Beazer Annette 30 12 Wilson Cindy 30 3 Hoare Precelia 30 2 Williams Maurissa 34 5 Scott Alina 34 4 Habet Analisa 36 2 Allee Rayanalies 36 5 Celestina julady 36 7 Greer Jenna 39 3 Dania Joanne 39 9 Rosalia Durenne 39 2 Lansiquot Jamilla 39 6 Mondesir Skye 39 8 Neptune Kerin 39 6 Ashterman Ashley 39 6 Middleton Esther Total tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 580, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Best Scorers Team CUR BIZ BIZ LCA CUR LCA BIZ LCA CUR ANT CUR CUR LCA LCA BIZ ANT ANT CUR BIZ ANT ANT BIZ LCA ANT CUR CUR ANT BIZ LCA ANT LCA BIZ BIZ BIZ BIZ CUR CUR ANT CUR CUR LCA LCA LCA ANT BIZ
5/12/2013 8:37 PM
Spike 51 49 25 33 30 29 27 27 17 19 21 16 14 17 8 11 7 7 7 5 5 1 5 4 4 2 3 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 455
Block 2 3 8 7 5 2 2 3 9 4 2 5 7 0 8 2 6 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Serve 10 3 12 2 6 7 8 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 8 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
Total 63 55 45 42 41 38 37 34 28 26 25 25 24 20 17 14 14 13 13 9 9 9 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 659
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
Rk No Name
Team
1 7 Anthony Christine 2 5 Laurencin Indira 3 12 Grigorius Geraldine 4 7 Hamilton Dania 5 1 Edward Natalie 6 10 Hooi Neysa 7 12 Solis Tichele 8 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 9 16 Arnold Shantell 10 9 Wilson Naheemah Total Tournament
CUR LCA CUR LCA LCA CUR BIZ BIZ BIZ ANT
Team
1 4 Jamanika Lianne 2 7 Garbutt Zaire 3 16 Arnold Shantell 4 11 Mann Samantha 5 5 Laurencin Indira 6 5 Carr Kwansia 7 12 Grigorius Geraldine 8 8 Philips Sonela 9 6 Meulens Jurdelys 10 9 Wilson Naheemah Total Tournament
CUR BIZ BIZ LCA LCA ANT CUR CUR CUR ANT
19 22 9 23 23 8 14 15 1 5 330
Total Attempts 37 36 22 36 37 23 21 24 7 16 552
Avg. by set 0.75 0.57 0.57 0.54 0.54 0.46 0.42 0.42 0.33 0.31 3.62
Serve Hits 35 49 27 52 36 33 31 29 49 34 845
Total Attempts 52 63 37 64 50 41 38 37 54 38 1,050
Avg. by set 0.86 0.83 0.57 0.57 0.54 0.50 0.33 0.31 0.25 0.23 4.23
Shots
51 33 30 27 29 21 49 27 25 19 455
10 15 9 12 13 10 30 9 20 11 220
34 19 28 41 44 32 72 55 47 48 728
Kill Blocks 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 94
Faults
Rebounds
9 6 5 6 7 9 2 4 2 7 128
Best Servers
Rk No Name
Team
1 16 Arnold Shantell 2 7 Anthony Christine 3 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 4 13 Encalada Tanesha 5 1 Edward Natalie 6 12 Grigorius Geraldine 7 8 Philips Sonela 8 7 Hamilton Dania 9 1 Gomez Maya 10 4 Edward Latoya Total Tournament
BIZ CUR BIZ BIZ LCA CUR CUR LCA CUR LCA
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Succ. % 53.68 49.25 44.78 33.75 33.72 33.33 32.45 29.67 27.17 24.36 32.43
Faults
Best Blockers
Rk No Name
Total Attempts 95 67 67 80 86 63 151 91 92 78 1,403
Spikes
Aces
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12 10 8 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 110
Faults 5 4 2 4 7 2 3 4 2 1 95
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Best Diggers
Rk No Name
Team
1 9 Rosalia Durenne 2 7 Anthony Christine 3 6 Middleton Esther 4 10 Hooi Neysa 5 4 Edward Latoya 6 7 Hamilton Dania 7 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 8 12 Solis Tichele 9 2 Lansiquot Jamilla 10 1 Edward Natalie Total Tournament
CUR CUR BIZ CUR LCA LCA BIZ BIZ LCA LCA
28 24 25 16 16 15 15 14 12 11 244
Team
1 13 Encalada Tanesha 2 1 Gomez Maya 3 12 Wilson Cindy 4 2 BURKE VANESSA 5 4 Habet Analisa 6 7 Greer Jenna 7 3 Edward Tramaine 8 1 Edward Natalie 9 3 Beazer Annette 9 12 Grigorius Geraldine Total Tournament
BIZ CUR LCA ANT BIZ ANT LCA LCA ANT CUR
40 37 63 33 31 40 46 53 40 50 1,122
Total Attempts 77 75 103 53 55 71 79 87 72 81 1,740
Avg. by set 2.33 2.00 1.79 1.33 1.23 1.15 1.07 1.00 0.92 0.85 9.38
Still Sets 201 179 184 145 40 20 59 3 3 12 997
Total Attempts 264 227 217 176 48 25 64 7 4 13 1,210
Avg. by set 4.21 3.67 2.08 1.92 0.50 0.38 0.23 0.15 0.08 0.08 6.77
Receptions
9 14 15 4 8 16 18 20 20 20 374
Running Sets 59 44 27 25 7 5 3 2 1 1 176
Faults 4 4 6 6 1 2 2 37
Best Receivers
Rk No Name
Team
1 10 Hooi Neysa 2 10 Young-Thurton Sherylee 3 12 Solis Tichele 4 6 Middleton Esther 5 9 Rosalia Durenne 6 4 Edward Latoya - 11 Azar Giselle - 2 Lansiquot Jamilla - 1 Edward Natalie - 4 Augustin Nadege Total Tournament
CUR BIZ BIZ BIZ CUR LCA ANT LCA LCA ANT
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Faults
Best Setters
Rk No Name
Digs
Limit: 25.00% Excellents
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19 34 30 43 27 34 14 16 10 17 314
Faults 1 4 4 6 4 8 4 8 10 4 100
Serve Receptions 18 31 33 53 33 47 37 31 35 29 532
Total Attempts 38 69 67 102 64 89 55 55 55 50 946
Eff. % 47.37 43.48 38.81 36.27 35.94 29.21
22.62
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Best Liberos
Rk No Name 1 6 2 9 3 2 4 6 5 10
Middleton Esther Rosalia Durenne Lansiquot Jamilla Ashterman Ashley Simon Rosemarie
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Team
Excellents
Faults
In play
BIZ CUR LCA ANT
68 55 28 15
21 13 28 33
116 73 71 72
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Total attempts 205 141 127 120
Avg. by set 4.86 4.58 2.15 1.15
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Rk Team
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
1 CUR Curacao 2 BIZ Belize 3 LCA St. Lucia 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
Rk Team
Total Attempts 294 294 265 197 1,050
Avg. by set 2.86 2.75 1.85 1.00 4.23
Total Attempts 358 486 436 460 1,740
Avg. by set 7.08 5.14 4.38 2.31 9.38
135 188 218 187 728
Best Blockers Faults
Rebounds
20 27 38 43 128
Best Servers 40 33 24 13 110
Faults 37 17 19 22 95
Best Diggers Digs
1 CUR Curacao 2 BIZ Belize 3 LCA St. Lucia 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 580, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Serve Hits 217 244 222 162 845
39 62 71 48 220
1 BIZ Belize 2 CUR Curacao 3 LCA St. Lucia 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
Rk Team
Avg. by set 2.25 1.86 1.77 1.38 3.62
148 125 125 57 455
Aces
72 84 88 86 330
Total Attempts 119 137 149 147 552
Shots
Kill Blocks 27 26 23 18 94
Rk Team
Succ. % 45.96 33.33 30.19 19.52 32.43
Faults
1 CUR Curacao 2 LCA St. Lucia 3 BIZ Belize 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
Total Attempts 322 375 414 292 1,403
Spikes
85 72 57 30 244
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Faults 50 108 97 119 374
Receptions 223 306 282 311 1,122
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualification
Best Setters Running Sets 68 45 32 31 176
Rk Team 1 BIZ Belize 2 CUR Curacao 3 LCA St. Lucia 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
Rk Team
9 6 13 9 37
Still Sets 302 232 266 197 997
Total Attempts 379 283 311 237 1,210
Avg. by set 4.86 3.75 2.46 2.38 6.77
Best Receivers Limit: 25.00% Excellents
1 CUR Curacao 2 BIZ Belize 3 LCA St. Lucia 4 ANT Antigua Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 580, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Faults
67 115 74 58 314
5/12/2013 8:45 PM
Faults 8 18 32 42 100
Serve Receptions 66 135 156 175 532
Total Attempts 141 268 262 275 946
Eff. % 41.84 36.19 16.03 5.82 22.62
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Belize Downs Antigua & Barbuda for Third Spot
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: For the second time in their two meetings, Tichele Solis was one of three players to score in double-digits as Belize overpowered Antigua & Barbuda in straight sets for third spot in their second round NORCECA Group J qualifiers for the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship in Italy on Sunday night. Playing in the penultimate match of the four-team tournament, Solis tallied 13 points, all spikes, while Shantell Arnold got 12, five of which were aces, and captain Sherylee Young-Thornton, 11 in their 25-16, 25-20, 25-18 victory in 61 minutes at the International School of Curacao Auditorium, Willemstad. It was the second win in as many meetings for 27th NORCECA ranked Belize over 19th ranked Antigua & Barbuda, after emerging 25-11, 18-25, 25-22, 25-13 victors when both teams met on Saturday’s opening day of competition. Going into the match, Antigua & Barbuda, the second ranked team in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) behind fellow group opponents, St Lucia, was desperate to avenge the opening day loss, but yet again it was outplayed by a much more determine Belize unit which outscored its opponent, in spikes (31-15) and service aces (12-2). For Antigua & Barbuda, Kwansia Carr had a team best six points and Naheemah Wilson, five in the loss. Commenting after the match, Giselle Azar, Antigua and Barbuda captain noted the absence of some key players in the team affected their blocking and attack strength, which was two of their weak points during the two-day tournament. She added, “We still managed to step up our passing from the two previous matches and we played with a little more passion and energy, but it the end it was still not good enough and I credit Belize for their play. ”Young-Thornton, was delighted with the win by her Belize team to secure third spot. She said, “Coming into the tournament we had our target of a top two finish, but we were not able to get it and end the end, the experience of playing at this level against teams from the other zones that make up NORCECA was a great experience for us.” Antigua & Barbuda coach, Esron Gittens while admitting his team missed the services of some key players said he was still disappointed with the results as he thinks his team is much better than winning only set in four matches. Allan Sharp, coach of Belize said he was very proud of his team even though it missed out on a top two finish which would have secured an automatic qualification spot to the third round.
He added, “For us it was a great experience to play against the taller, stronger and more athletic teams than we normally do, because in Central America we are used to playing against the smaller players. Sharp also praised NORCECA for its vision in the way the qualifiers were set up whereby teams from different zones have to face each other. “As a team and federation, Belize is very happy for the great exposure we got because we know it will help us to improve in the future,” said Sharp. By finishing third Belize still has 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. In Sunday’s final that followed host Curacao which topped the round-robin series with maximum 15 points came up against Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association champions, St Lucia, with both teams already assured of qualification to the third round of qualification to Italy, When they met on Saturday morning, Curacao won 25-12, 25-22, 25-19.
Anthony powers Curacao to Group J Women’s Gold
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Christine Anthony saved her best for last as host Curacao captured the gold medal in their second round NORCECA Group J qualifiers for the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship with a commanding straight sets (25-10, 2515, and 25-11) triumph over Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association champions St Lucia at the International School of Curacao Auditorium, Willemstadon Sunday night. Leading the way for the host country which played unbeaten throughout the tournament winning all four matches by 3-0 margins was USA-based Anthony who attends North Carolina Central University (NCCU) with a tournament-high 24 points, punctuated with 18 kills, four aces and two blocks. Lianne Jamanika chipped in with nine, Geraldine Grigorius, eight, and Sonela Philips, six for Curacao which got the win in 56 minutes, the fastest of the competition. St Lucian captain, Natalie Edward and Indira Laurencin were the only real source of resistance for the St Lucians with eight and seven points respectively. From the opening set it was all Curacao as the host country stormed into a an 8-0 lead in the first before St Lucia got its first point of the match, and despite minor lapses in defence, the host won the first set with relative ease led by the four-prong attack of Anthony, Grigorius, Neysa Hooi and Jamanika The second set began the same way as the first with Curacao building a 9-4 lead before St Lucia closed to within two points at 12-10 after which the host stepped up its game and pulled away for another comfortable set victory. Faced with the difficult task of clawing its way back into the match, St Lucia never got going and was easily overpowered in the third set, handing Curacao the gold medal before its vociferous home spectators who had crammed into the venue. Speaking after the match, St Lucia captain Edwards said she felt her team never really turned up at the tournament and was no match for Curacao in the final. “We know we can play better than we did and to be honest it seems as though we were just surviving each match. Maya Gomez, captain of Curacao was full of praise for her team which she said played an excellent match.
“The girls have been training for a very long time and it’s nice to see that our hard work has brought reward. “Tonight’s final for us was not that difficult as we were very determine as a group to get the gold medal in front of our home crowd and in the end we were able to do that.” St Lucia coach, Florian Combie, first congratulated Curacao on a tournament well played noting it’s something his team can sure learn from. “We did not get the gold medal we wanted but second place also ensures that we qualify for the next round and we now have to regroup, encourage some players to rejoin the team and return as a stronger unit for the next round. An elated Henri Delfina, Curacao's coach noted his team’s journey to the gold medal was not that difficult as while St Lucia has a good team it has to improve technically. “With regards to Curacao I think we defended well and credit must be given to Neysa Hooi for having an excellent match while my setter, team captain Maya had her best match of the competition.” Stated Delfina.
Curacao’s Anthony is Women's Group J MVP
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Christine Anthony of host Curacao was named as ‘Most Valuable Player” of the second round NORCECA Group J qualifiers for the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship after leading her team past St Lucia, 25-10, 25-15, 25-11 in the tournament final with 24 points at the International School of Curacao Auditorium, Willemstad on Sunday night. In addition to the “MVP” accolade, Anthony who attends North Carolina Central University (NCCU) also walked away with the “Best Scorer” and “Best Spiker” awards. Commenting afterwards, the soft-spoken Anthony who was also in close contention for the “Best Server” and “Best Digger” awards down played her own accomplishments and instead saluted the allround effort of her team-mates. “We played as a team throughout and that was our goal. As for my awards I was a bit surprised at winning three awards, but at the same time very happy as well,” ended Anthony. Not to be left out Anthony’s team-mates Lianne Jamanika (Best Blocker), Durenne Rosalia (Best Digger), and Neysa Hooi (Best Receiver) also picked up individual awards. The other award winners were Belize trio, Shantell Arnold (Besr Server), Tanesha Encalada (Best Setter) and Esther Middleton (Best Libero).
Women’s Group J Individual awards: Best Scorer: Christine Anthony (Curacao) Best Spiker: Christine Anthony (Curacao) Best Blocker: Lianne Jamanika (Curacao) Best Server: Shantell Arnold (Belize) Best Digger: Durenne Rosalia (Curacao) Best Setter: Tanesha Encalada (Belize) Best Receiver: Neysa Hooi (Curacao) Best Libero: Esther Middleton (Belize) Most Valuable Player: Chrsitine Anthony (Curacao)