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Barbados wins in straight sets again

 

   

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 10, 2015 - Barbados overpowered the hosts 25-8, 25-15, 25-13 to impressively conclude the round-robin phase of the CAZOVA Youth Girls’ Championships without dropping a set.

 

Skipper Ashley Jordan (15) and Aaliyah Durant (ten) were the only players to score in double figures in the 56-minute contest, which was the final and shortest match of the first phase of the competition.

 

It was so one-sided that Barbados had 30 kills, 24 more than their opponents, and ten of the 11 service winners. The only department in which Curacao matched the visitors was in blocked shots as the teams finished with five each.

 

Barbados coach Shennel Pooler said “I told you before the tournament that we came to win and our aim is go through the tournament without dropping a set.”

 

And skipper Jordan added “the girls have potential, but there is still room for improvement.”

 

“I don’t want to make excuses, but three of our top players were out with injury”, said Curacao’s coach Patricio Bridgewater, who also conceded that Barbados is the best team in the tournament.

 

Curacao, Bonaire and Trinidad and Tobago each finished with one win each, but Bonaire had the best ratio and ended up second.

 

In tomorrow’s first semifinal at 5 p.m., Barbados will face T&T, who finished fourth and last in the round-robin after winning the three previous editions of this under-18 tournament.

 

Two hours before, Bonaire will get the opportunity for revenge after squandering a 13-9 lead and in the fifth and final set and losing to Curacao on Thursday night.

 

The gold-match is 6 p.m. on Sunday, two hours after the battle for the bronze.