Last Updated on October 16, 2023, 3:28 PM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis under 23 volleyball team has secured silver in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) under 23 men’s championship. The tournament’s final match was held on Sunday, October 15, 2023, in Tortola. The St Kitts and Nevis team lost to St Vincent in the final game.
Before the game’s kick-off, the stats revealed that the best scorer for the entire tournament was number 11 of St Vincent. His 109-point composition comes from 88 attacks, six blocks and 15 saves. He was followed closely by number 4 Zendai Richards, the captain of St Kitts and Nevis.
The player had 74 points in his favour, coming from 60 attacks, ten blocks and four saves.
The starting lineup for the St Kitts and Nevis Netball Team was as
following
- Number 9 (Elkreen Morton)
- Number 4 Zendai Richards
- Number 2 Clerique Ward
- Number 5 Jayden Sabastian
- Number 8 Lemuel Chiverton
- Number 6 Aziel Belle
The game started at 8:00 PM with St Vincent taking the first save. The St Kitts was leading during the first seconds of the game, and in the middle, it was undetermined as the game was at a draw. 10 minutes into the game, Number 11 of St Vincent saves the ball.
There was a massive block from number 5 of St Kitts, Sabastian breaking the tie of 7-7, forcing a first technical timeout.
After the time out, the game continued with St Kitts leading the match, but there were massive hits from St Vincent players. The hits allowed the team to lock the scores with 16 -14 and secure a lead before the second Technical Timeout.
The game resumed with St Vincent leading. St Kitts tried to lock horns, but St Vincent continued dominating throughout the game to the third Time Out. St Vincent was leading with 23 to 18 of St Kitts. The winning team saved another serve and secured a win in the first set.
The second set of the Finale match started with St Vincent leading, but St Kitts was able to level up the scores before the first time out.
As the second time out approached, St Vincent recaptured the lead again.
After returning from the second time out, St Kitts was able to level up the scores, and at the set point of the first set, St Kitts was able to take the lead, resulting in a draw of 1-1.
Going into the second set, St Vincent was able to level up the scores and took the lead, allowing them to dominate throughout the third set of the gold medal match.
St Kitts was able to level up the scores during the 4th set of the game, allowing them to dominate and win the 4th set. Going to the winning set, St Vincent dominated throughout the game, leading them to claim the victory and win the ECVA under 23 men’s title. Meanwhile, St Kitts came second with only two wins to 3 vires of St Vincent.
Saint Vincent claimed the gold medals whilst St Kitts and Nevis won the silver medal
- Best receiver Number 8 from Saint Maarten
- The best centre, Number 2 from Dominica
- Best attackers Number 11 from St Maarten and number 10 from Saint Lucia
- Best opposite number 6 from St Kitts
The awards ended with Dominica receiving the highest individual medals, St Kitts collecting the medals, and St Vincent claiming the gold.
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