The Tribune

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes only needed three sets to defeat the junior national team in New Providence Volleyball Association action at DW Davis on Monday night.

The Mingoes won the match 26-24, 25-22 and 25-11. The Mingoes now sit in the 5th spot with a 4-10 record and the juniors are in 6th at 2-11.

In the first set, the Mingoes and juniors battled it out. The Mingoes led by six points (13-7) but the juniors were able to claw back and force deuce. The Mingoes held on for the 26-24 set win.

The second set was another back and forth battle between the two teams. The Mingoes, however, were able to hold on for the 25-22 win. In the third set, the Mingoes finally started to gel as a team. It took them 17 minutes to win the last set 25-11 and secure the win.

Team captain Alivia Culmer said it was a good feeling to pick up a win. “We all wished that we could’ve ended the game a bit quicker than we did,” she said. “Due to us playing the night before the ladies were a bit tired but we still ended up fighting through. We had a few downfalls in our service but other than that the defence was good from the ladies. Overall it was a successful match and I look forward to many more wins in the upcoming games ahead of us.”