ISSUE 30 | NOVEMBER 2012
Bulletin No 5
2014 World Championship Qualification
KINGSTON, JAMAICA.
Group E
Jamaica wins the Gold in Group E Women's WCH
KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 30, 2012. - Jamaica won the Gold Medal at the NORCECA Group E First Round 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament defeating Barbados in the final match 3-1 (25-14, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19). Jamaica's solid blocking was vital for their victory finishing in first place undefeated; they had an impressive advantage of 23-8 over Barbados in blocking points.
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS BEST SPIKER Niles RheRhe-Ann
# 9
BAR
Succ.% 44.30
BEST BLOCKER Brown Lecia # 2
Avg. by set: 1.07
JAM BEST SERVER
Ammerlaan Afraina # 11 ARU
Avg.by set: 1.08
BEST DIGGER Thompson Cheri # 1
JAM
Avg. by set: 2.93
BEST SETTER Dwyer Kamille
# 4
JAM
Avg. by set 3.21
BEST RECEIVER Lewis Julia
# 10
BAR
Eff. .% :50.00
BEST LIBERO Thompson Cheri # 1
JAM
Avg. by set: 6.71
BEST SCORER Brown Lecia # 2
Puntos :66
JAM
M.V.P. (Most Valuable Player) Brown Lecia # 2
JAM
VOLLEYBALL • Collated results & ranking Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E Results of Friday, 30' 30e 'November' 30e '2012 MATCH RESULTS Preliminary Round No
Date
1 2 3 4 5 6
29/11/2012 29/11/2012 29/11/2012 29/11/2012 30/11/2012 30/11/2012
Teams BAR JAM BAR JAM ARU JAM
Set
- ARU - CAY - CAY - ARU - CAY - BAR
1 25-10 25- 7 25-11 25-12 25- 8 25-21
3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1
Result per set (points) 2 3 4 25-15 25- 7 25-15 25-14 25- 8 25- 6 25-10 25-17 25-12 25-21 25-19 18-25 25-17
5
Total Points 75- 32 75- 36 75- 25 75- 39 75- 41 93- 82
Time
Spectators
1:04 1:10 1:04 1:13 1:16 1:42
75 125 150 175 50 100
Time
Spectators
1:17 1:54
75 225
FINALS No 7 8
Date
Teams
30/11/2012 ARU 30/11/2012 JAM
Set
- CAY - BAR
1 25-18 25-14
3-0 3-1
Result per set (points) 2 3 4 25-11 25-13 26-24 23-25 25-19
5
Total Points 75- 42 99- 82
TEAM RANKING Preliminary Round Rk Code 1 2 3 4
JAM BAR ARU CAY
Matches Pts T W 9 3 3 14 6 3 2 11 5 3 3 1 0 0 3 0
Team Jamaica Barbados Aruba Cayman Islands
1. 2. 3. 4.
BEST PLAYERS
Skill
Rk Name
Team
Spike
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
BAR BAR JAM JAM JAM JAM ARU JAM BAR
Block Serve
W 243 232 146 102
Niles Rhe-Ann Matthews Shari Brown Lecia Brown Lecia Campbell Avaniki Thompson Maniki Ammerlaan Afraina Brown Lecia Matthews Shari
Points L 157 150 191 225
Ratio 1.548 1.547 0.764 0.453
W 9 7 3 0
Sets L Ratio 1 9.000 3 2.333 6 0.500 9
Jamaica Barbados Aruba Cayman Islands
Scoring skills
Limit: 15.00%
Results Details L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Succ. % 44.30 41.27 40.43 1.07 1.07 0.57 1.08 0.93 0.64
Non scoring skills
Skill
Rk Name
Team
Dig
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
JAM BAR JAM JAM BAR ARU BAR JAM CAY
Set Reception
30/11/2012 21:05
Thompson Cherie Matthews Shari Brown Lecia Dwyer Kamille Taylor Afiya Ras Cherlaine Lewis Julia Thompson Cherie Lansdell Anita
Avg. by set 2.93 2.29 1.71 3.21 2.79 1.33 50.00 48.45 33.80
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2014 World Championship Qualification Womens Group E - Competition Schedule (JAM) GROUP-A No.
Date
Time
1 2 3 4 5 6
29-nov
09:00
29-nov 29-nov
Teams
Set
Result per set (points) 1
2
3
Barbados
vs
Aruba
3-0
25-10
25-15
25-7
11:00
Jamaica
vs
Cayman Islands
3-0
25-7
25-15
25-14
18:00
Barbados
vs
Cayman Islands
3-0
25-7
25-15
25-14
29-nov
20:00
Jamaica
vs
Aruba
3-0
25-12
25-10
25-17
30-nov
09:00
Cayman Islands Barbados
25-8
25-12
25-21
11:00
vs vs
3-0
30-nov
Aruba Jamaica
3-1
25-21
25-19
18-25
4
5
25-17
FINALS No.
Date
Time
7 8
30-nov
18:00
30-nov
20:00
Set
Teams Aruba Jamaica
vs vs
Cayman Islands Barbado
Result per set (points) 1
2
3
3-0
25-18
25-11
25-13
3-1
25-14
26-24
23-25
4
25-19
5
VOLLEYBALL • Match result Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E FINALS (Places 3-4) 75 Match: 7 Date: 30/11/2012 Spectators: Kingston, Jamaica City: University of Technology Hall: Match duration: Start: 18:00 End: 19:17 Total: 1:17
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
3 0
25 18
25 11
25 13
75 42
Set duration 0:26 0:21 0:24
1:11
ARU CAY
4
5
Total
Referees: CUMMINGS,L (JAM) & YEAKWOOD,S (BAR) ARU • Aruba
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 L Dorothal Iraida 2 Ras Cherlaine 3 Castillo Juleisy 4 Toussaint Jackie 5 Elaazize Jamila 6 Dorothal Julianne 7 Howell Aljenshka 8 Figaros Natia 9 Van der Linde Ghislaine 10 L Oduber Yubily 11 Ammerlaan Afraina 12 Baarh Kathlyn
L L
1 5 14
3
CAY • Cayman Islands 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15
14 10
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
Lansdell Anita Herrick Miki Smith-Johnson Chante Kuzyk Kristen Manoy Sarah Joy Powery LLeann Phipps Alyssa Kelly Stacy-Anne Ebanks Krista Schneider Josani Smith-Phipps Ashley
2
9 4
3
4 1
Higgins, Keith (CAY) Coach: Assistant: Richards/ Crowe (CAY)
Igmar, Ogenia (ARU) Coach: Assistant:
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
26 12 6 7 4 2 14 9 2 28 75
70 19 14 24 6 9 71 16 18
Scoring Skills
No Name
Won Pts
Total Atts
18 8 3 1 1
74 22 25 18 3
Total Team 6 Smith-Johnson Chante 9 Powery LLeann Total Team 12 Ebanks Krista
44 5 7 136
Total Team 7 Kuzyk Kristen 6 Smith-Johnson Chante Total Team Total Team
30
6 Smith-Johnson Chante
165
Total Team 4 Toussaint Jackie 12 Baarh Kathlyn Total Team 12 Baarh Kathlyn 7 Howell Aljenshka Total Team 11 Ammerlaan Afraina 4 Toussaint Jackie Total Team Total Team
Opp. error Total
4 2 1 19 42
14
42
4 Toussaint Jackie
Best Scorer
9
Excellent
Total Atts
30 7 6 7 7 18 5 5
93 16 6 60 54 37 11 10
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Spike
Block
Serve
Non scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 4 Toussaint Jackie 1 Dorothal Iraida Total Team 2 Ras Cherlaine Total Team 1 Dorothal Iraida 3 Castillo Juleisy Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
Excellent
Total Atts
14 4 4 4 4 26 6
114 18 24 57 51 65 19
No Name
No Name Total Team 4 Lansdell Anita 6 Smith-Johnson Chante Total Team 12 Ebanks Krista Total Team 9 Powery LLeann
nn = Captain L = Libero
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
30/11/2012 18:31
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E FINALS (Places 1-2) Match: 8 Date: 30/11/2012 Spectators: Kingston, Jamaica City: University of Technology Hall: Match duration: Start: 8:00 End: 9:54 Total: 1:54
225
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
4
3 1
25 14
26 24
23 25
25 19
JAM BAR
5
Total
99 82
Set duration 0:22 0:29 0:26 0:25
1:42
Referees: HOSEIN,C (CAY) & CESPEDES,D (DOM) JAM • Jamaica
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 L Thompson Cherie 2 Brown Lecia 3 Hamilton Shedeiky 4 Dwyer Kamille 5 Campbell Avaniki 6 Clarke Tiffany 7 Thompson Maniki 8 Wright Kai 9 Smith Petal 10 Wallen Shasha-Lee 11 Stennett Naima 13 Frazer Caffelon
L
L
L
L
23 2 4 13
14 6
8 2
Bonner, Gatashew (JAM) Coach: Assistant: Demarr, Pinnock (JAM)
BAR • Barbados 1 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 16 17
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
Doughlin Shakira Blenman Akeelah Phillips Akilah Matthews Shari Niles Rhe-Ann Lewis Julia Taylor Afiya Wilkinson-Jack Shakira Joseph Thonya Brown Avara
1 16 12 13 3
6 5
Brathwaite, Andrew (BAR) Coach: Assistant: Jackman, Denzil (BAR)
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
42 14 9 23 7 7 7 2 2 27 99
124 26 29 78 16 23 98 19 17
23
61
Excellent
Total Atts
35 11 9 20 20 46 24
146 28 24 106 99 80 42
300
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 2 Brown Lecia 7 Thompson Maniki Total Team 2 Brown Lecia 5 Campbell Avaniki Total Team 2 Brown Lecia 7 Thompson Maniki Total Team Total Team
Total Atts
Serve
47 15 13 8 3 2 1 1
151 43 35 53 13 7 83 16
Total Team 8 Matthews Shari 10 Lewis Julia Total Team 16 Joseph Thonya 17 Brown Avara Total Team 16 Joseph Thonya
Opp. error Total
26 82
287
Total Team Total Team
Best Scorer
16
57
Non scoring Skills
Excellent
Total Atts
28 9 6 9 9 55 16 13
164 26 28 109 104 90 23 27
Spike
Block
2 Brown Lecia No Name Total Team 1 Thompson Cherie 2 Brown Lecia Total Team 4 Dwyer Kamille Total Team 1 Thompson Cherie Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Won Pts
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
No Name
8 Matthews Shari No Name Total Team 9 Niles Rhe-Ann 8 Matthews Shari Total Team 11 Taylor Afiya Total Team 6 Phillips Akilah 10 Lewis Julia
nn = Captain L = Libero
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
30/11/2012 21:04
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Rk No Name 1 2 Brown Lecia 2 8 Matthews Shari 3 9 Niles Rhe-Ann 4 4 Toussaint Jackie 5 5 Campbell Avaniki 6 10 Lewis Julia 7 7 Thompson Maniki 7 3 Hamilton Shedeiky 9 11 Ammerlaan Afraina 10 10 Wallen Shasha-Lee 11 16 Joseph Thonya 12 17 Brown Avara 13 12 Baarh Kathlyn 14 8 Wright Kai 15 6 Smith-Johnson Chante 16 3 Castillo Juleisy 17 4 Lansdell Anita 17 11 Kelly Stacy-Anne 17 11 Stennett Naima 20 7 Kuzyk Kristen 21 7 Howell Aljenshka 21 11 Taylor Afiya 23 4 Dwyer Kamille 24 9 Powery LLeann 25 13 Frazer Caffelon 25 6 Phillips Akilah 27 8 Manoy Sarah Joy 27 1 Doughlin Shakira 27 14 Wilkinson-Jack Shakira 30 5 Elaazize Jamila 30 12 Ebanks Krista 30 9 Smith Petal 33 9 Van der Linde Ghislaine 33 8 Figaros Natia 35 6 Dorothal Julianne 35 2 Ras Cherlaine 35 5 Herrick Miki 35 6 Clarke Tiffany 35 5 Blenman Akeelah 40 1 Dorothal Iraida 40 10 Oduber Yubily 40 10 Phipps Alyssa 40 13 Schneider Josani 40 15 Smith-Phipps Ashley 40 1 Thompson Cherie Total tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Best Scorers Team JAM BAR BAR ARU JAM BAR JAM JAM ARU JAM BAR BAR ARU JAM CAY ARU CAY CAY JAM CAY ARU BAR JAM CAY JAM BAR CAY BAR BAR ARU CAY JAM ARU ARU ARU ARU CAY JAM BAR ARU ARU CAY CAY CAY JAM
30/11/2012 21:05
Spike 38 52 35 34 17 30 19 19 14 17 13 12 13 15 16 10 10 6 3 5 3 6 2 5 2 1 4 4 3 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 417
Block 15 3 8 6 15 0 8 5 0 6 6 4 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Serve 13 9 4 4 1 1 2 5 13 2 4 6 4 1 1 1 1 3 7 4 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
Total 66 64 47 44 33 31 29 29 27 25 23 22 21 18 17 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 622
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
Rk No Name
Team
1 9 Niles Rhe-Ann 2 8 Matthews Shari 3 2 Brown Lecia 4 4 Toussaint Jackie 5 10 Lewis Julia 6 7 Thompson Maniki 7 11 Ammerlaan Afraina 8 6 Smith-Johnson Chante 9 4 Lansdell Anita 10 9 Powery LLeann Total Tournament
BAR BAR JAM ARU BAR JAM ARU CAY CAY CAY
Team
1 2 Brown Lecia 2 5 Campbell Avaniki 3 7 Thompson Maniki 4 9 Niles Rhe-Ann 5 4 Toussaint Jackie 6 10 Wallen Shasha-Lee 7 16 Joseph Thonya 8 3 Hamilton Shedeiky 9 7 Howell Aljenshka 10 12 Baarh Kathlyn Total Tournament
JAM JAM JAM BAR ARU JAM BAR JAM ARU ARU
15 22 7 26 15 16 14 5 9 3 258
Total Attempts 36 49 15 40 24 29 27 11 17 12 471
Avg. by set 1.07 1.07 0.57 0.57 0.50 0.43 0.43 0.36 0.33 0.33 3.85
Serve Hits 17 55 26 11 43 26 30 18 28 48 816
Total Attempts 37 70 47 20 52 41 35 25 39 54 1,028
Avg. by set 1.08 0.93 0.64 0.50 0.43 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.29 4.04
Shots
35 52 38 34 30 19 14 16 10 5 417
15 15 9 12 12 10 9 16 7 11 236
29 59 47 41 37 34 30 33 29 30 691
Kill Blocks 15 15 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 100
Faults
Rebounds
6 12 6 3 7 7 1 4 5 113
Best Servers
Rk No Name
Team
1 11 Ammerlaan Afraina 2 2 Brown Lecia 3 8 Matthews Shari 4 11 Stennett Naima 5 17 Brown Avara 6 3 Hamilton Shedeiky 7 4 Toussaint Jackie 8 7 Kuzyk Kristen 9 12 Baarh Kathlyn 10 16 Joseph Thonya Total Tournament
ARU JAM BAR JAM BAR JAM ARU CAY ARU BAR
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Succ. % 44.30 41.27 40.43 39.08 37.97 30.16 26.42 24.62 21.74 10.87 31.03
Faults
Best Blockers
Rk No Name
Total Attempts 79 126 94 87 79 63 53 65 46 46 1,344
Spikes
Aces
30/11/2012 21:05
13 13 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 105
Faults 7 2 12 2 3 10 1 3 7 2 107
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Best Diggers
Rk No Name
Team
1 1 Thompson Cherie 2 8 Matthews Shari 3 2 Brown Lecia 4 6 Smith-Johnson Chante 5 4 Toussaint Jackie 6 9 Niles Rhe-Ann 7 1 Dorothal Iraida 8 10 Lewis Julia 9 2 Ras Cherlaine 10 8 Wright Kai Total Tournament
JAM BAR JAM CAY ARU BAR ARU BAR ARU JAM
41 32 24 18 17 19 12 12 10 11 321
Team
1 4 Dwyer Kamille 2 11 Taylor Afiya 3 2 Ras Cherlaine 4 5 Blenman Akeelah 5 9 Smith Petal 6 12 Ebanks Krista 7 5 Herrick Miki 8 9 Niles Rhe-Ann - 1 Dorothal Iraida - 1 Doughlin Shakira Total Tournament
JAM BAR ARU BAR JAM CAY CAY BAR ARU BAR
28 42 33 38 29 35 5 30 35 21 868
Total Attempts 83 82 71 79 51 64 22 49 50 34 1,472
Avg. by set 2.93 2.29 1.71 1.50 1.42 1.36 1.00 0.86 0.83 0.79 12.35
Still Sets 253 244 167 42 10 85 150 7 1,101
Total Attempts 304 286 186 50 16 93 156 8 1,245
Avg. by set 3.21 2.79 1.33 0.50 0.43 0.42 0.25 0.07
Receptions
14 8 14 23 5 10 5 7 5 2 283
Running Sets 45 39 16 7 6 5 3 1 122
Faults 6 3 3 1 3 3 22
4.69
Best Receivers
Rk No Name
Team
1 10 Lewis Julia 2 1 Thompson Cherie 3 4 Lansdell Anita 4 6 Smith-Johnson Chante - 8 Matthews Shari - 2 Brown Lecia - 8 Wright Kai - 9 Powery LLeann - 1 Dorothal Iraida - 6 Phillips Akilah Total Tournament
BAR JAM CAY CAY BAR JAM JAM CAY ARU BAR
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Faults
Best Setters
Rk No Name
Digs
Limit: 25.00% Excellents
30/11/2012 21:05
39 53 30 26 29 20 30 9 16 23 408
Faults 3 6 6 14 1 2 6 2 3 75
Serve Receptions 30 38 35 41 18 17 8 23 17 9 404
Total Attempts 72 97 71 81 48 39 38 38 35 35 887
Eff. % 50.00 48.45 33.80 14.81
37.54
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Best Liberos
Rk No Name 1 1 Thompson Cherie 2 1 Dorothal Iraida 3 10 Oduber Yubily
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Team
Excellents
Faults
In play
JAM ARU ARU
94 28 2
20 7 8
66 22 12
30/11/2012 21:05
Total attempts 180 57 22
Avg. by set 6.71 2.33 0.17
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Rk Team
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
1 JAM Jamaica 2 BAR Barbados 3 ARU Aruba 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
Rk Team
Total Attempts 342 223 311 152 1,028
Avg. by set 2.64 2.17 2.14 1.00 4.04
Total Attempts 384 435 318 335 1,472
Avg. by set 7.57 7.00 5.92 3.83 12.35
188 178 155 170 691
Best Blockers Faults
Rebounds
31 30 22 30 113
Best Servers 37 26 30 12 105
Faults 34 20 33 20 107
Best Diggers Digs
1 JAM Jamaica 2 BAR Barbados 3 ARU Aruba 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Serve Hits 271 177 248 120 816
72 57 43 64 236
1 JAM Jamaica 2 ARU Aruba 3 BAR Barbados 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
Rk Team
Avg. by set 3.93 1.71 1.33 0.42 3.85
156 135 80 46 417
Aces
86 73 50 49 258
Total Attempts 172 127 88 84 471
Shots
Kill Blocks 55 24 16 5 100
Rk Team
Succ. % 37.50 36.49 28.78 16.43 31.03
Faults
1 BAR Barbados 2 JAM Jamaica 3 ARU Aruba 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
Total Attempts 416 370 278 280 1,344
Spikes
106 98 71 46 321
30/11/2012 21:05
Faults 70 62 63 88 283
Receptions 208 275 184 201 868
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills Women's World Championship 2014 - 1st Round Pool E
Best Setters Running Sets 51 47 16 8 122
Rk Team 1 JAM Jamaica 2 BAR Barbados 3 ARU Aruba 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
Rk Team
6 4 6 6 22
Still Sets 286 307 240 268 1,101
Total Attempts 343 358 262 282 1,245
Avg. by set 3.64 3.36 1.33 0.67 4.69
Best Receivers Limit: 25.00% Excellents
1 BAR Barbados 2 JAM Jamaica 3 ARU Aruba 4 CAY Cayman Islands Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 575, 16 pools), © 1992-2011 FIVB
Faults
132 118 74 84 408
30/11/2012 21:05
Faults 9 9 23 34 75
Serve Receptions 83 85 98 138 404
Total Attempts 224 212 195 256 887
Eff. % 54.91 51.42 26.15 19.53 37.54
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3rd-4th place ARU v CAY Aruba books ticket to second round WCH qualifier KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 30, 2012. Aruba won the bronze medal of the NORCECA E First Round qualification tournament to the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship following their 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-13) victory over Cayman Islands. Aruba had a slow beginning but was determined to book the last spot available for the next round of competitions in 2013 gaining control one point at a time. Earlier they had beaten Cayman Islands led by Jackie Toussaint who once again took her team to finish in third place. Aruba´s numbers showed advantage 7-1 in the blocking category and a big difference by 14-4 in serving points. Jackie Toussaint with 14 points topped Aruba’s scorers. Chante Smith-Johnson finished with 9 points for Cayman Islands. “They changed their strategy and it wasn’t easy defeating them like we did in the morning. We united as a team to qualify which makes me proud of my teammates” expressed with tears Jackie Toussaint. Anita Lansdell said “we’ve improved during the tournament so we must keep working on the basics”. Igmar Ogenia coach of Aruba first wanted to thank his team “their dedication and sacrifice showed its results today; this match was slower than the first because Cayman Islands was better but in the end we reached our goal.” Cayman Islands’ coach, Keith Higgins indicated “the team is very young and tonight we got closer to what I expected from the period of time that we’ve been training”.
Aruba sella el boleto a la segunda ronda clasificatoria al Mundial
KINGSTON, Jamaica, 30 de noviembre, 2012. – Aruba ganó la medalla de bronce de la Primera Ronda NORCECA Grupo E del torneo clasificatorio al Campeonato Mundial Femenino de la FIVB 2014 luego de imponerse 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-13) sobre Islas Caimán. Aruba tuvo un inicio lento pero estaba determinado a quedarse con la última plaza disponible para la siguiente ronda de competencias en el 2013 por lo que tomaron control un punto a la vez. Temprano ya habían derrotado a Islas Caimán comandadas por Jacike Toussaint quien una vez más llevó a su equipo a terminar en tercer lugar. Los números de Aruba mostraron ventaja de 7-1 en la categoría de bloqueo y una gran diferencia de 14-4 en puntos por servicio. Jackie Toussaint con 14puntos, fue la líder en anotaciones por Aruba. Chante Smith-Johnson finalizó con 9 puntos para Islas Caimán. “Ellas cambiaron su estrategia y por eso no fue tan fácil vencerlas como en la mañana. Nos unimos como equipo para lograr la clasificación, lo cual me hace sentir muy orgullosa de mis compañeras” expresó con lágrimas Jackie Toussaint. Anita Lansdell dijo “mejoramos durante el torneo así que debemos continuar trabajando en los fundamentos.” Igmar Ogenia entrenador de Aruba, primero agradeció a su equipo “su dedicación y sacrificio que hoy mostró sus frutos; el juego fue más lento que el primero porque Islas Caimán fue mejor, pero al final logramos el objetivo.” El entrenador de Islas Caimán, Keith Higgins indicó “el equipo es bastante joven y esta noche nos acercamos más a lo que esperaba por el período de tiempo que llevamos entrenando.”
Gold Match JAM v BAR Jamaica wins the Gold in Group E Women’s WCH KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 30, 2012. Jamaica won the Gold Medal at the NORCECA Group E First Round 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship Qualification Tournament defeating Barbados in the final match 3-1 (25-14, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19). Jamaica’s solid blocking was vital for their victory finishing in first place undefeated; they had an impressive advantage of 23-8 over Barbados in blocking points. Lecia Brown was the winners’ best scorer with 23 points consisting in 14 attacks, 17 blocks and 2 aces; Maniki Thompson contributed with 11 points. Shari Mathews and Julia Lewis lead Barbados with 16 and 13 points respectively. Shedeiky Hamilton Jamaican captain, expressed her excitement with great pride, “for many years we weren’t able to defeat Barbados and doing it twice in the same day is a wonderful feeling and shows that Jamaica is getting better.” “I am disappointed; Jamaica shut our attack, which is our strength, with great blocking. We put up a good fight and there’s a lot to fix” said Thonya Joseph. Jamaican coach, Gatashew Bonner indicated “this is a big win for us, some unforced errors cost us a set but the team’s recovery was good; I am happy for Jamaica and the girls for their hard work.” For Andrew Brathwaite, the loss was bitter sweet “I am disappointed in losing but I am glad for Jamaica because they deserved to win. I believe there were some pretty close calls from the refs but in the end the nature of sport is to win or lose. Overall the region is developing”.
Jamaica gana la medalla de Oro del Grupo E
KINGSTON, Jamaica, 30 de noviembre de 2012. – Jamaica ganó la medalla de Oro de la Primera Ronda NORCECA Grupo E del torneo clasificatorio al Campeonato Mundial Femenino de la FIVB 2014 imponiéndose en la final a Barbados por 3-1 (25-14, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19). El bloqueo solido fue vital para la victoria de Jamaica y finalizar en el primer lugar de forma invicta; tuvieron una ventaja impresionante sobre Barbados de 23-8 en puntos de bloqueo. Lecia Brown fue la mejor anotadora de las ganadoras con 23 puntos consistentes en 14 ataques, 17 en bloqueo y 2 en puntos por servicio; Maniki Thompson contribuyó con 11 puntos. Shari Mathews y Julia Lewis lideraron a Barbados con 16 y 13 puntos respectivamente. Shedeiky Hamilton la capitana de Jamaica, expresó su emoción con gran orgullo, “por muchos años no habíamos podido derrotar a Barbados y hacerlo dos veces en el mismo día es una sensación maravillosa lo cual demuestra que Jamaica está mejorando.” “Estoy decepcionada; Jamaica estropeó nuestro ataque, nuestra fortaleza, con un excelente bloqueo. Pusimos resistencia pero hay mucho por arreglar” dijo Thonya Joseph. El entrenador de Jamaica, Gatashew Bonner indicó “este es un gran triunfo para nosotros, algunos errores no forzados nos costaron un set pero el equipo supo recuperarse bien; estoy muy contento por Jamaica y por las chicas por su trabajo duro.” Para Andrew Brathwaite, la derrota es agridulce “estoy decepcionado por perder pero estoy contento por Jamaica porque merecían ganar. Pienso que hubo algunas decisiones arbitrales muy cerradas pero al final la naturaleza del deporte es ganar o perder. En general la región está desarrollando.”