Venezuela close in fifth place at CACG

CÓRDOBA, México, November 30, 2014 - Venezuela concluded their participation at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in fifth place after beating Bahamas 25-13, 25-13 and 25-14 Roberth Abreu closed with 13 points and Luis Arias Guzmán, registered 11. On the Bahamas’ side, PrinceTanique Wilson as well as Romel Lightbourn and Lorenzo Williams, closed with three points apiece. Venezuela won the blocking duel 6-3 as well as in services with 3 aces by Arias Guzmán and 2 by Emerson Rodríguez.

“Congratulations to Bahamas. They have shown that they are a team of warriors. We congratulated for their victory against Colombia. Against us they showed great resilience until the end. The Central American and Caribbean Games are over for us. We are not frustrated but we keep that feeling of aspiring for more. We wanted to get in to the finals,” said Kervin Pinerua, captain of Venezuela.

“Congratulations to Venezuela for finishing with a victory. We tried to play tough but I think that after the match against Colombia, our team was out of energy,” PrinceTanique Wilson, captain of Bahamas remarked.

“Congratulations to Venezuela. We played with a lack of consistency, with some ups and downs from day one until today, but we need to keep on playing at this level and at least we closed with one victory that has been a good accomplishment for us,” remarked Devince Smith, coach of Bahamas.

“Like Kervin said before, We didn’t enough time to prepare. This was a short tournament, not like the World Championship. However this is not an excuse, but I expect to continue with the Venezuelan team because I like this group as the Pan American Games and the Olympic Cycle approach,” stated Vincenzo Nacci, coach of Venezuela.