PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 10, 2022: Anna Gillens of the US Virgin Islands was named as the ‘Most Valuable Player’ after leading her team to a first-ever Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association(CAZOVA) Junior Women (Under-21) Championship title at the Southern Regional Indoor Sports Arena (SRISA).
With team captain Alek-Wek Raphael going down injured in their penultimate match, Gillens showed great leadership on the way to helping her team take home the title by beating Suriname in straight sets and was also named as one of two “Outside Hitter” awardees.
Her team-mates Ayanna Pharoah (Best Setter), Tyannah Lake (Middle Blocker #2 & Best Opposite Player) award recipient along with Trinidad and Tobago’s Adalia Badroe (Best Libero) were the other players to pick up awards alongside Suriname’s Shaniva Balkaran who collected four, and her countrywomen Angeni Cheuk-Alam and Charis Peroti,
Best Server: # 6 – Angeni Cheuk-Alam (Suriname)
Best Setter: # 1 – Ayanna Pharoah (USVI)
Best Opposite Player: # 7 – Tyannah Lake (USVI)
Outside Hitter #1: # 9 – Anna Gillens (USVI)
Outside Hitter #2: # 2 – Shaniva Balkaran (Suriname)
Middle Blocker #1: # 17 – Charis Peroti (Suriname)
Middle Blocker #2: # 7 – Tyannah Lake (USVI)
Best Digger: # 2 – Shaniva Balkrana (Suriname)
Best Receiver: # 2 – Shaniva Balkaran (Suriname)
Best Libero: # 5 – Adalia Badroe (TTO)
Best Scorer: # 2 – Shaniva Balkaran (Suriname)
Most Valuable Player (MVP): # 9 – Anna Gillens (USVI)
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