Bahamas women fall to Barbados

By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas’ national women’s volleyball team suffered their second straight loss at the 18th Senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Team Bahamas opened up the competition with a debut win over the host country but have since endured two heartbreaking losses.

The team played Barbados in competition on Wednesday while the men worked to remain undefeated against Jamaica.

For the women’s national team, Barbados got the upperhand in three sets.

The Bahamas’ opponent opened up with stiff competition in set one. Barbados won the initial set 26-24. The Bahamas once again kept it close in set two as they looked to avenge last game’s loss to Trinidad and Tobago.

However, in set two, Barbados once again had the edge 25-21. In the final set of the game, Barbados earned their first win of the competition after wrapping up the set 25-20.

Jason Saunders, head coach of the women’s team, talked about the back-toback losses.

“Barbados showed that they needed this match more than us. They played well. I must give them credit [but] we are going to be in the semi-finals despite this loss.

“I think we must learn from this game,” Saunders said.