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T&T's Thompson voted Group I MVP

 

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, May 26, 2013: Teenager Channon Thompson was voted as the "Most Valuable Player" after leading T&T to top spot in their NORCECA Women’s Second Round Group I qualifier to the 2014 FIVB World Championship at the University of the West Indies Sports and Physical Educational Centre, St Augustine, on Sunday night.

 

In addition, 19-year-old Thompson, who played professionally in Poland for the last three years also collected three other awards, "Best Scorer", "Best Spiker", and "Best Spiker" as the host team dominated the awards, claiming eight of the nine on offer.

 

The other T&T award winners on the night were another Poland-based player, Sinead Jack "Best Blocker", and Courtnee-Mae Clifford who walked away with three awards, the "Best Libero", "Best Receiver" and "Best Digger" while Honduras' Maria Elena Barahona copped the "Best Setter" accolade to deny T&T, a clean sweep.

 

Individual awards:

Best Scorer: Channon Thompson (T&T)

Best Spiker: Channon Thompson (T&T)

Best Blocker: Sinead Jack (T&T)

Best Server: Channon Thompson (T&T)

Best Digger: Courtnee-Mae Clifford (T&T)

Best Setter: Maria Elena Barahona (Honduras)

Best Receivers: Courtnee-Mae Clifford (T&T)

Best Libero: Courtnee-Mae Clifford (T&T)

Most Valuable Player: Channon Thompson (T&T)