St Lucia up with another win over Saba

 

ST. JOHN’s, Antigua and Barbuda, August 23, 2019:  St Lucia made it two wins from as many matches, when they outshone Saba 3-0( 25- 9, 25-4, 25-15), in match three of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Under-20 Female Volleyball Tournament, here at the YMCA Sporting Complex.

 

In a match that lasted 54 minutes, the lone double figure scorer for St Lucia was Clio Phillip, who had 13 points.

 

Again, Saba’s Captain – Lyiesha Peterson, led her team’s scoring with 3 points.

 

In other statistics, St Lucia won on Spikes 10-3 and Serves 34-5.

St Lucia also benefitted from 29 errors committed by Saba. In turn, Saba was gifted 20 errors from St Lucia.

 

For St Lucia’s Head Coach- Terry Verdant, it was a plan that came together.

 

“We just wanted to get the ball over and service and that happened”, Verdant responded.

 

“This match served us with good practice for our upcoming match against Antigua and Barbuda as we want to keep in the vein of winning”, he added.

 

Verdant’s opposite number- Germaine Zimmerman continued to heap praise on her players.

 

“I can’t fault my players for their effort given their inexperience at this level… It is a challenge for us, but we are going keep going on”, Zimmerman commented.

 

For the St Lucia Captain- Amalia Louis,” It was a good match for us, as my players keep improving in their play”.

 

Louis disclosed that they are bracing for the test against host Antigua and Barbuda.

 

And, staying positive despite her team’s second defeat, Captain of Saba – Lyiesha Peterson, promised to regroup and come stronger against Bermuda.

 

Match four pits Antigua and Barbuda against Bermuda.