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Barbados trounce champs in CAZOVA opener

 

   

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 9, 2015 - Three-time defending champions Trinidad and Tobago were convincingly beaten 25-14, 25-9, 25-23 in the opening match of the CAZOVA Youth Girls’ Championships.

 

After being virtually untouchable in the first two sets, the Barbadian under-18 players trailed for most of the third, but after taking their first lead at 21-20, they hung on to close it out in 67 minutes.

 

Skipper Ashley Jordan and Aaliyah Durant were the dominant attackers with 17 and 14 points, respectively, while captain Nicolette De Mille led the way for T&T with eight points.

 

Barbados had more than three times more spike winners (32-10) that their opponents and also led in blocked shots (6-2) and service winners (6-1).

 

“I think it was a good effort overall, but we have much more potential”, stated Jordan, while coach Shenelle Pooler noted that “we have to keep focusing on our serve, we have strong servers and trust our defense to work for us.”

 

T&T coach Idalmis Gato Moya emphasized that her team is young and promised a better showing in the next game, while De Mille said that “we don’t have much experience and were nervous at the beginning. We need to cut down on our errors.”