Winless VI take bronze @ ECVA Tournament
With only three teams participating, French St Marten, Dutch St Marten and the VI, there was little margin for error and so it proved for the VI, who made too many unforced errors in both their games, to suffer heavy defeats.
In their first game, the VI lost in straight sets to St Maarten, 25 - 14; 25- 15; 25- 15.
St Maarten jumped out to an early lead and applied constant pressure throughout the game to keep their opponents at bay.
Though highly experienced, the Virgin Islands made too many unforced errors, which were the leading cause of their demise. Despite this, the team showed they have the ability to score points and hold defense. Outside hitter, Canise Marquis was the lead scorer with nine (9) points.
Captain Frandie Martin felt his team could have played better but a plethora of fundamental errors caused them to lose their shape and game plan. Coach Stephen Payne felt his team should have done better, as they did not show their true abilities. The team must adapt to the warmer conditions, he concluded.
VI gave a good account of themselves
In the final game, French St Marten steam rolled the VI with a score of 25 - 19; 25 - 16; 25 – 13.
The VI battled hard for every point, giving a good account of themselves, but could find no way to overcome the tenacious French, who were buoyed from beating their arch rivals, the Dutch, earlier in the competition.
Although suffering with some injuries, the VI showed improvement in every department with more consistent passing, better sets and more effective hits.
Canice Marquis was the team leading scorer, producing five points.
Coach Payne indicated he was happy to see the improvement in his players over the course of the two matches and that with more practice they will do better.
The full squad included Travis Jack, Miquel Martin, Frandie Martin, Craig Glasgow, Andre Pickering, Canice Marquis, Clyde Potter and Kenny Lewis.
With a berth in round two of the FIVB World Cup qualifiers at stake, Dutch St Marten defeated French St Marten in the Final game with a score of 25-13, 22-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-10, to progress.
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33 Responses to “Winless VI take bronze @ ECVA Tournament”
LOOK WHAT WE COME TO, WE HAPPY ABOUT A LAST PLACE NOW? EEHH, WHAT GARBAGE IS THIS?
We have created a society that is so negative and excessively critical and it's those same persons who can aid in helping the situation one way or the other.
I have read the blogs on this medium and realised that the BVI has nothing good to say regarding any topic. For those officiated with the sport of volleyball and offer up your negative blogs, I ask you this, can you do it better. Can you change the way most sports approach the national team selection. Can you create development programs in the schools to foster the development of more skilled players?
If you are not offering a solution stay quite. When our national selected players engage in a game or sport go out and give it their all and have to face this type of criticism. Why should they continue.
We have bigger and more richer nations who never medaled in any sport. So whether they were winless it was recorded in the tournament that they won bronze.
My respect for those athletes that went and represented us there and some even got injured in the process.