VI Volleyball Association Power League Continues With Five Set Thriller

Photo courtesy of VINO

Photo courtesy of VINO

By VINO

As the 2016 Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Power League continued over the weekend, Seventeen and Raw Power shared a five set thriller to conclude the action on Sunday February 28, 2016.

The opening set proved it was going to be a game that went to the wire with Raw Power edging it 30-28 and then Raw Power doubled their advantage, taking the second set, 25-22. However, Seventeen is packed with experience and they began an epic fight back in the third set, snatching the win, 25-18, to make it 2-1.

The fourth set went to Seventeen by the same score line and then in the fifth they held on to take the win, 15-12.

Deborah Dagou smashed 11 Kills and 5 Digs, Erica Smith-Penn notched 10 Kills, and Lynelle Gumbs made 5 Digs.

For Raw Power, Henrietta Alexander picked of 13 Kills, 7 Digs and served up 4 Aces, whilst Lauren Welch finished up with 5 Kills, 5 Blocks, 8 Digs and 5 Aces.

School Them sweep Vixens

In Sunday’s other game, School Them romped to a 3-0 win over the Vixens, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19, with Tiffany Brewley hitting 4 Kills and Tyjenica Maduro-George 4 Digs and 4 Aces.

On Saturday February 27, 2016, Phoenix Red Roosters had an equally comfortable win over the Super Spikers, 3-0, 25-10, 25-10, 25-20 and Raw Power men beat VG Hawks also 3-0, 25-16, 25-16, and 25-13.

Edward Pollock notched 8 Kills and Leon Smith 7.

On Friday, the Roosters overcame Seventeen 3-1, 27-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-7 and School Them beat Black Ops, 3-0, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15, with 5 Kills and 7 Aces from Nicola Maduro, 4 Kills and 6 Aces from Elecia Todman and 12 Kills from Tiffany Brewley.