Southern United Academy grab Flow Volleyball wins

Against Toco Youth Volleyball Academy in the feature match, the SUVA men staged a brilliant fightback to grab a narrow 3-2 victory.

Led by ace national beach volleyball player, Fabien Whitfield, the Toco team fought valiantly to win the opening set 20-25.

SUVA responded strongly in the second, winning 25-16, but were once again trailing after the third set which ended 20-25.

However, the Academy men rebounded in the fourth, grasping a close 25-22 win, and then carried on to capture the final set 15-7 to seal the win.

Hans Manwaring spearheaded his team’s achievement by scoring 11 points while Essiel Seecharan chipped in with 10pts. For Toco, Simon Blake (18pts) led all scorers with Daneil Williams (17pts) also contributing nicely.

In the women’s equivalent, the Shurvette Williams-captained SUVA unit schooled University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) 3-0. Shurvette’s squad cruised in the first set 25-11, battled to a 25-21 second set triumph and then completed their sweep with a cool 25-14 trumping in the third and final set.

SUVA’s Abby Blackman, Delana Mitchell and Shenelle Jordan all scored five points each while UTT’s Rejeanne Wallace topped her outfit with a five-point haul.

So far, Technocrats’ Kelly- Anne Billingy has produced the best spike rate (44%) of the tournament’s females, with Glamorgan’s Reann Young (30.77%) and Billingy’s teammate, Renel Forde (28.57%) trailing closely behind.

Toco’s Daneil Williams also leads the males with a commendable 50 percent spike rate, followed by teammate Simon Blake (47.37%) and Technocrats’ Nicholas Prescott (45.83%) respectively.

Matches continue at the Pleasantville Indoor Facility, San Fernando, on Saturday (noon) and Sunday (10am).

Saturday’s Schedule: Southern United vs Titans (Male) noon; UTT vs Big SEPos (Female) 2pm; Glamorgan vs T&T Development Programme (Female) 4pm; Technocrats vs Southern United (Female) 6pm; Big SEPos vs Challengers (Male) 8pm.

Sunday’s Schedule: Glamorgan vs Titans (Male) 10am; Technocrats vs T&T Development Program (Male) noon; West Side Stars vs T&T Development Programme (Female) 2pm; Glamorgan vs UTT (Female) 4pm; Southern United vs Defence Force (Male) 6pm.