St. Vincent and the Grenadine edges St. Lucia in a 5 set thriller
A BORIE, Grenada, November 3, 2018 – St. Vincent and the Grenadines came from 2 sets down to overturn and upset St. Lucia in a thrilling 5 set match (18-25,13-25, 25-13, 25-16 and 15-10). It was the first semifinal of the ECVA Men’s championship and with that victory St. Vincent and the Grenadines booked a berth in the finals for Sunday 4thNovember.
The match could be considered as a tale of two halves as the first half of the game belonged to St. Lucia. Then from the onset of the third set there was a completed turn around. Everything began working well for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and they picked up a momentum that could not be stopped.
Captain Daryl Franklyn led from in front with a game high 20 points made up of 15 spikes and 4 blocks. His sidekick was Asmond Franklyn an outside hitter with 19 points.
On the losing side Joseph Clercent topped his teammates with 16 points. On the team scoresheet spikes and serves were tied at 39 and 9 respectively while St. Vincent enjoyed a huge advantage in blocks 9 to 1.
St. Lucia sweats for bronze medal win
LA BORIE, Grenada, November 4, 2018 – The joint defending champs of 2017- St. Lucia was made to work hard for a prideful victory (3-1) over Grenada in the hassle for third place in the 2018 version of the ECVA championship. St. Lucia dropped the first set but improved on their floor placement and defense at the net to overhaul Grenada in the remaining three games (13-25, 25-15 25 -20 and 25-23).
This time around the St. Lucia distributed the scoring among several players as Augustin Faulkner tallied 13, Joseph Clercent chipped in with 11 and Tevin St. Jean poured in 10 for the bronze medalists. Jervin Noel of Grenada led all scorers in the game with 17 points comprising of 12 spikes and 3 blocks but all in a losing cause.
On the team scoresheet, St. Lucia dominated in spikes- 39-33 and in serves 10 to 8. However Grenada held the edge in in blocks 11 to 7.
Terry Verdant of St. Lucia gave his views on the match. “Clearly this is not what we came for but we will settle for this as opposed to nothing. I must give commendations to the Grenada team for pushing us in order to gain the victory. This augers well for volleyball in the region. It tells me that we now have to work even harder on our game since gone are the days when St. Lucia will win everything.
Congratulations Julian Bissette!
The Saint Lucian Middle Julian Bissette had a great game with his team Arcada Galati despite the home lost in tie break from Craiova.
Julian had 20 points,+17(14/19 attacks,5 blocks,1 ace) and after 4 games is the second best player in attack – excellent % with 73%(37/51)!
Saint Lucia’s Tevin. St Jean returns to Greek volleyball
Priority one for A.E. Komotini is to remain in the A1 Ethniki (Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), more commonly known as the Greek Volleyball League. The latest entrants to one of the world’s top volleyball leagues know that they will be facing some of the best players in the world on a weekly basis, hence their decision to strengthen the squad through the addition of several new players.
One of the key new players is Tevin Ferrel St Jean. No stranger to Greek volleyball, the Soufriere native previously played with Iraklis Chalkidas in 2016. Even though he was not given a second season with them, he kept his head up and kept working, and he says he was delighted to get the call to join Komotini.
The 23-year-old central from Saint Lucia joined Komotini on Saturday morning (Jan. 12) as a replacement for Renan Santos, and was immediately used in the third and fourth sets against Kiffisia. Indeed, it was on his service game that Komotini managed to turn a 10-14 deficit to a 17-14 advantage, playing a catalytic role in winning the third set.
St Jean explained that he “was supposed to be at a club in 2018, but there was a problem with the transfer. But now I’m here. I am grateful to be back. Now let’s get this work”. From all reports, the third Saint Lucian to play professional volleyball in Greece has already been a big hit with his new club, its management, and his teammates.
Always a favourite with his teams, St. Jean has in the past had very kind words for his fellow Saint Lucian pros, especially the man he considers a mentor, former Greek league MVP, Julian Bissette.
“I’ve always looked up to those guys, guys like Jason [Octave], and Joe [Joseph Clercent], but Julian [Bissette] has always been like my favourite volleyballer in the world. And he has really been the person who has been really pushing me, and, you know, making sure I am a better person every day, and making sure I am mentally strong, especially to be going to Greece, because he knows how challenging it can be up there.”
Volleyball St.Lucia Inc.
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VOLLEYBALL AWARDS: Levi Leonce And Tenay Joseph Top Junior Volleyballers
Volleyball Saint Lucia Inc. (VBSLI) can now take a bow for recognizing their athletes’ hard work on the court for the year 2018. They were one of the recipients honoured at the National Volley Ball Awards held at the National Skills Development Centre (NSDC) conference room in Bisee on Saturday 8th June 2019.
Before the evening’s gala was over, Levi Leonce and Tenayestlgni Joseph (junior male and female), Julian Biscette and Lisa Casimir (senior male and female) volleyballers walked away with the top prizes.
Assistance to Ministry of Youth & Sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvC7o-Kfi78&t=1s&ab_channel=VolleyballSt.LuciaIncorporated. June 19 2019 Volleyball St. Lucia assists Ministry of Youth, Development and Sports grassroots and developmental programmes. Recent News
FIVB OLYMPIC QUALIFIER in PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic
St Lucia Defeats St. Vincent!
St Lucia has done it again! A contingent of male players was selected to represent St. Lucia in FIVBs, Olympic Qualifier in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic. The tournament took place from September 13-15, 2019. Saint Lucia’s men outdueled St Vincent and The Grenadines in the country versus country elimination process of the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association, one of the four zones within NORCECA Confederation.
The team comprised of Gillian Octave, Augustin Faulkner, Tevin St. Jean, and Curtney Germain. Gillian Octave and Augustin Faulkner of St Lucia-1 defeated Ronald Franklyn and Asmond Franklyn of St Vincent-1 by scores of 21-19, 21-19. While Tevin St Jean and Germaine Curtney of St Lucia-2 battled for three sets against Daryl Franklyn and Delshun Welcome before prevailing 2-1 (21-14, 18-21, 15-7).
The female contingent proved that there were equally competent with the male team. The Female team comprised of Kerin Neptune, Dala Noel, Yorsherbel Emmanuel and Jamilla Laniquot who battled at the Olympic Qualifier in Dominican Republic. In the preliminary round of the NORCECA beach volleyball tournament, Neptune / Noel defeated Simon / Peters 2-0 (21-12, 22-20) and Lasinquot / Emmanuel won against Payne / Thomas 2 -0 (21-14, 22-20). Lasinquot / Emmanuel responded with similar scores against Payne / Thomas 2 -0 (21-14, 22-20).
The Continental Cup of NORCECA grants one ticket per gender to the beach volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Both male and female teams have showed how talented and determined they are. We congratulate team as the move on to the next stage of the tournament.
Saint Lucian Julian Bissette has done it again!
LCA Julian Bissette has done it again!
Julian has continued to make St Lucia proud as he led his team CS Arcada Galați to victory on Wednesday October 23rd, 2019. CS Arcada Galați is the new Divizia A1 men’s volleyball champion of Romania.
This was the second Super Cup win in three years for Galaţi, the Divizia A1 men’s league champions. They beat Municipal Volleyball Zalău for the inaugural Super Cup in 2017.Dinamo Bucureşti succumbed only after a very intense battle, 3-2 (25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 24-26, 16-14). The vigorous game lasted an hour and a half.
A former resident of Babonneau was at his best for the Galatians. The 28-year-old middle blocker\outside hitter – who has also played in Greece and France – compiled 22 points.
This 198cm giant has showed that he is a force to be reckoned with and that we can continue to expect great things from him in the near future. Volleyball St Lucia and the entire volleyball family would like to congratulate him on his win and look forward to seeing many more titles with his name.
Congratulations Tyna Williams!
Tyna Williams
William, a senior transfer from St. Thomas University, joined the Argo Family beginning this spring. She was a member of the Saint Lucia National Volleyball Team, helping lead the team to its first North, Central America, and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) appearance, in addition to being named 2012 Winward Islands Championship MVP and 2012 Saint Lucia Volleyball Association Junior Female Volleyballer of the Year. William comes to the University of Providence following playing stints at the College of Charleston and St. Thomas University. Off the hardwood, William will continue her studies as a computer science major while at the University of Providence.
The Argos were one of three teams to have three players recognized as 1st Team All-Conference; Montana Tech and Rocky Mountain both had three as well.William led the team with 1.01 blocks per set, 92 total in her 91 sets played. That total – nearly 20 more than her closest teammate – included 15 solo blocks and 77 block assists. She also racked up 179 kills in 26 total matches, including 16 starts, third-best on the squad. “Tyna has the ability to take over any match with her play in the front row,” Duda (coach) said. “She showed that in that conference tournament. She did such a nice job of siding out well for us and taking the court away with her blocks.
We look forward to seeing more tittles to her name. Congradulations on your win and accomplishments.