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MIAMI, Florida, July 4, 2009.- Trinidad &
Tobago defeated Guatemala 25-15, 25-16, 25-22 in
the Ten place match on the final day
of the Eighth Women’s Pan American Cup being
held at the University of Miami.
Krystle Esdelle paced Trinidad & Tobago with a
match-high 21 points including 17 kills, three
aces and a block. Jalica Ross and Kelly-Anne
Billingy added nine points apiece in the
victory.
Susana Alvarado Gomez was credited with eight
points for Guatemala, which finished 11th
in the tournament. Blanca E. Recinos Ocana added
six points in the match.
Trinidad & Tobago out-served Guatemala 6-1 in
aces and held an 8-5 block margin.
“I don’t think we played well today, and did not
have the kind of tournament that we wanted” said
Billing, Trinidad & Tobago’s captain. “Now we
will go home and prepare for our next
tournament.”
“This tournament was a good preparation for the
next phase of the World Championship
Qualification Tournament in Mexico,” Trinidad &
Tobago Head Coach Nicholson Drakes said. “We
have a lot more work to do. The players know
exactly what to do to be successful in that
tournament. I am happy with the performance our
team, and I hope to improve going into the next
tournament.”
“We didn’t have the consistency during today’s
match,” Guatemala captain Aneliesse Burmester
said. “We have several new players competing at
this level and they looked lost at times.”
“This was a high-level tournament and I am
hoping this will serve as motivation for our
young team to improve their,” Guatemala Head
Coach Julio Dominguez said. “This was the first
time for us to play together, and this will
surely help train and improve Guatemala
volleyball. I want to congratulate USA
Volleyball for hosting this event. U.S. shows
once again a successful job in logistics and
hosting events like this.”
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