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St. Maarten marched to victory over Bermuda
Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten Saturday 6th August 2016:
St. Maarten rode a wave of confidence as they defeated Bermuda
with the scores of 25-22; 15-25; 25-22; 25- 23. With the
support of a loud home crowd, St. Maarten was able to overcome
many close moments to leave the court with a win. Team Captain
Mills worked hard to encourage her ladies to perform when it
mattered most. Her team produced a three prong attacked with
Carlijin Van Bergen (9) scoring thirteen points (13), Keishan
Huggins (5) contributing eleven (11) points and Captain mills
contributing another ten (10) points.
Bermuda pushed their opposition physically and mentally, though
they lost the game. Team Captain, Alison Settle – Smith (4)
showed good leadership skills as she directed her offense to
strike fear in the hearts of the opposition. Outside hitter
Khinda Pearmon- Watson (10) showed her prowess as she spiked
with little resistance from their opposition. Her exploits
produced twenty three (23) points, thus leading her team’s
attack.
Captain Lathasha Mills of St. Maarten was relieved to have won
the match. She said the opposition played a very good game but
St. Maarten’s error of relaxing in the second set could have
costed them the match. Team coach Dimitri Beauperthny said the
game showed the versatility of the group and their strength and
confidence grew. Both the coach and captain of St. Maarten
complimented the tireless effort of their opposition.
Captain Alison Settle-Smith (4) of Bermuda stated the opposition
rose to the challenge as they overcame the loss of a set to win
the match. Despite that, Bermuda’s team played well, but the
home crowd support was insurmountable. Coach Elisabeth Rae was
proud of her team and witnessed her players rising to the
occasion when it mattered most. |
