JAMAICA’S MALE AND FEMALE WATER POLO TEAMS QUALIFY FOR GOLD MEDAL GAMES AT CARIFTA 2006

April 8. 2006

With a resounding 27-0 thumping of Barbados, the Jamaican Female Water Polo team today qualified for tomorrows final of the 2006 CARIFTA Water Polo Competition. With resounding wins in each of their three (3) games, the girls look to be the favorites to take the Gold Medal. After a quiet game against the Netherland Antilles yesterday, Sachelle Taylor tore the net apart scoring seven (7) goals. Vanacia Johnson playing her usual aggressive water polo netted four (4) times as did Chelsea Chen-Young whose play has shown dramatic improvement in this competition.

Earlier in the day, the Jamaica’s Male team went down 7-9 to the Netherland Antilles in to tough game match which ended at 1 AM. Despite the loss, the Jamaican Male Team qualified for tomorrows Gold Medal Game as has the Netherland Antilles. Trinidad and Barbados will play for the Bronze Medal. The Jamaicans started slowly, probably tired after a grueling 12-10 win over Trinidad and Tobago just 9 hours before, and trailed 2-6 at the half. The third quarter was all defense as both team could only score once. Jamaica left their best play for the fourth quarter netting four (4) times, but the Netherland Antilles held on for the victory.

Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherland Antilles all ended to preliminary round with 3 wins and 1 loss and it was goal difference that carried Jamaica and the Netherland Antilles into the final.