ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, October 25, 2024: Efficient execution in all facets of the game, saw Dominica carving out a 3-1(25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20) over St Lucia, to lead Pool B of the 2024 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Men’s Championships here at the YMCA Sports Complex.
St Lucia though pushed Dominica in each of the sets, as neither relented, as they fought for supremacy.
In the end, it was the power of the Dominica hitters, sprinkled with deft touches that made the difference.
Delighted with the win, Dominica’s Head Coach- Brian Gavlas, thumbed his team’s analyses of the St Lucians’ play and strategized accordingly.
“We put them in trouble with our serves… We were pretty discipline with our blocking and defence …Our guys did a good job… In general, we executed what we wanted to do very well”, Galvas reasoned.
Also, underlining that it was their superior strategy that helped them cross the line, Dominica’s Captain- Yahn Florent commented: “We looked at their games and from photos…We analysed the game plan and we stuck to the game”.
Florent though wanted his team to be unblemished.
“It is very nice to have one over their head…It was not the win we wanted… We wanted a 3-nil victory”, Florent insisted.
Accepting defeat, but not throwing in the towel, St Lucia’s Head Coach- Hervan Brown, thinks it is not all done for them.
“The tournament is not over, we are still going to win”, Brown assured.
His evaluation however, thumbed their service errors that attributed to their loss.
“We had a terrible serving game and I think that is where we lost the game”, Brown pointed out.
Brown iterated that they will fix what needs to be fixed in their upcoming match.
In other Pool B results on day four saw Anguilla having a 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-17) win over Saba and St Maarten also defeated Saba 3-0(25-10, 25-14, 25-7).
