Williams stars as TT overcome Suriname in CAZOVA

Williams came off the bench and played with high intensity and energy to score 17 crucial points for his team including 12 spikes, three blocks and two serves. The hosts, who are the defending champions, remain unbeaten after two matches and top Group D with six points.

TT started the match slowly once again which allowed Suriname to win the first set at 25-22.

The local boys then improved on their passing and serving which helped them to win the second set at the same score 25-22. Using their momentum from the previous set, the home team lead all the way throughout the third set until the score-line of 23-21 where they faltered in the end to lose 30-28.

TT looked more assured defensively, especially with their blocking, and they went on to win the fourth set 25-21 to tie the match at 2-2. In the final set, TT looked the more confident team while their opponents seemed to have lost concentration, with a number of unforced errors. With the game in the balance at 9-9, the opponents had no solution for the tricky serves of Brandon Legall. He served out the rest of the match giving the defending champions the victory at 15-9.

A victory against Martinique in the next match will assure TT a semi-final spot tomorrow.

The leading scorer for TT in the match captain Ryan Stewart with 20 points. He said, “We have to continue doing what we do in training, recover quickly and play volleyball to the best of our ability.” Barbados came from two sets down to be victorious against Haiti 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-13). Jamaica stayed unbeaten to top Group E with six points when they swept Bahamas 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25- 18). And Martinique kept their hope alive to qualify for the knockout round with a comfortable win against Curacao 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-23).