SVG defeat Barbados to remain unbeaten in ECCB netball 

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), the ECCB International Netball Series defending champions and the #17 ranked country in the world, remain unbeaten following their 63–53 defeat of the #19 ranked Barbados on Wednesday night at the Tanteen Hard court here.

The Vincentians got off to an aggressive start but the pendulum kept swinging in the first quarter, which ended at 14-14.

The second quarter ended with Barbados leading 31–28 but the score was even at 43 at the end of the third quarter, only for Barbados to collapse as Vincy Jewels maintained the pressure in the final quarter to secure the 10-goal win. 

Vincy Jewels’ goal-shoot Mary-Ann Frederick netted 55 from 56 attempts, substitute goal-attack Shellisa Davis, 5 from 7, attempts, and goal-attack Kristiana Christopher, 3 from 7.

For Barbados, Latonia Blackman scored all of her 24 attempts; Faye Agard, 18 from 20, Brianna Holder, 8 from 12, and Damia Walround, 3 from 4.

Speaking to the media following the game, Frederick, who is also captain of the team, said she had no doubts that her team was going to win.

“I had faith in my team. It was just to settle down and play our game and that we did and we came out victorious,” Frederick said.

“I’m very pleased. We let down a little bit sometimes — one or two times — but I spoke to them, settled down, and continued playing our game and we did well,” the captain said. 

“There is no pressure at all. As long as we keep our shoulders high, heads high, we go out and play our game, we have no pressure — just to continue to play and we will come out victorious.”

Frederick leads the scoring charts with 264 goals from 293 attempts in 5 games, ahead of Grenadian shooter Lottysha Cato, who scored 199 goals from 242 attempts, also in five games. 

The two are expected to go ahead to head when Grenada take on SVG on Sunday  in the final match of the 2025 ECCB International Netball Series.