Trinidad and Tobago boys, girls earn U19 volleyball silver
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Trinidad and Tobago’s boys and girls teams earned silver in their respective divisions on the final day of this year’s Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-19 Championships which concluded at GC Foster College in Spanish Town, Jamaica, on August 3.
The boys gave up a two set advantage in the trophy match and allowed Barbados to come from behind and snatch a 3-2 victory.
TT won the first two sets 20-25, 24-26 but lost the next two 25-21, 25-22 to see the Bajans draw level. In the fifth and decisive set, TT could not hold on as Barbados clawed back for a deserving 15-12 victory, and the regional U19 boys’ title.
In their respective semi-final ties, TT defeated US Virgin Islands in straight sets 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22) while Barbados also swept Jamaica 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-13).
In the girls’ final, Jamaica bettered TT 3-1 to take top honours. Jamaica won the first two sets 25-21, 25-23, but TT pulled one back in the third with a 24-26 win. The hosts seemed undeterred and rallied back to win the fourth set 25-14 to cop the crown.
Their respective semi-finals saw TT rebound from two sets down to beat Barbados 3-2 (21-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13) while Jamaica got past USVI 3-2 (25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-10).
Special Awards
Michael Burkett – Best Scorer and Best Outside
Ryan Dickson – Best Receiver
L’Fe Roberts – Best Scorer
Jordanne Hutchinson – Best Digger and Best Libero
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