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PHILLIPSBURG, St. Maarten October 15, 2022.- BVI
poured in a workman like performance to continue
their Coach predicted path to the semifinal. In
75 minutes BVI had chalked up a quarterfinal
victory with scores of 25- 23, 25- 15 and 25-15
against Grenada.
The scoresheet validated the coach’s assessment
as it showed that middle blocker Shoranda
Pickering had 22 points -17 of them spikes.
Captain Henrietta Alexander chipped in with 10
points of her own.
On the other side no one managed double figures
in points, with 8 points being the best
contribution coming from opposite hitter
Shakkina Orr.
Meanwhile BVI took pole position in the 3 key
areas of the team scoresheet; 32-11 in attacks,
11 to 4 in blocks and 11 to 8 in service aces.
They benefitted from 30 opponent’s errors and
gave up 21.
BVI will now meet St. Maarten in the semifinal
while Grenada has been relegated to play for a
plate position.
Coach of the winning team Stephen Payne was
cautiously pleased. “The dynamics of the game
showed that we eventually won but our game level
in terms of execution is still not where I want
it to be. However, the girls fought through, and
we came out with another win. Today our service
and attack through the middle with Shoranda
(Pickering) worked well for us”, he noted.
Pickering the leading scorer by far had an
opportunity to speak about her game. “I think
that overall, the team knows that I play an
important part of what we do. However, I need
the five others on the court in order to
execute. I am happy that we were able to win
despite the average execution. At this point
fatigue may be setting in but we must want it
more and that will see us through”, she said.
Coach of the Grenada team was disappointed but
hopeful. “The opportunity for the gold medal
match has eluded us but that’s not going to stop
us from giving our all in our remaining match
which is for 5/6 place. We will go away,
evaluate, and come back stronger in the future”,
she promised. |
