Prime Volleyball League: Playing as one unit helped us in the big moments against Chennai Blitz, says Kochi Blue Spikers' Cody Caldwell

The Kochi Blue Spikers registered their first victory in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League after defeating Chennai Blitz 15-12, 15-11, 14-15, 12-15, 15-10.

Kochi Blue Spikers' Cody Caldwell; Credit: Prime Volleyball League
By Karthik Raman | Feb 17, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The Kochi Blue Spikers, who recorded their first win in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League on Wednesday, will be looking to continue their good form when they take on Calicut Heroes in the blockbuster Kerala Derby on Friday. Speaking ahead of their next match, Kochi Blue Spikers’ Cody Caldwell said, “We don’t have a lot of time before our next game, so we’ll just look to devise a defensive strategy and think about how we want to play against Calicut Heroes, that will be our biggest focus.”

When asked about his experience at the RuPay Prime Volleyball League so far, the American said, “It’s been really cool to play in this tournament. There are lights everywhere in the stadium and it’s a really cool atmosphere during matches. The players love the game and they play with so much energy, the energy just feeds off.”

On Wednesday, the Kochi Blue Spikers registered their first victory in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League after defeating Chennai Blitz 15-12, 15-11, 14-15, 12-15, 15-10 in a thriller at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Kochi picked up two points from this match and Kochi Blue Spikers’ Cody Caldwell was adjudged the Player of the Match.

Reflecting on his team’s victory against Chennai, Caldwell expressed, “It feels incredible to get the win. We worked on our offensive game before our match against Chennai. We also worked on playing together as a team and that helped us come through in the big moments. We were focussed on doing whatever it took to make our team successful and that really helped bringing us together to play as a team last night.”

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Caldwell: It was a full team effort

Caldwell also spoke about winning the Player of the Match Award. He explained, “I was super happy to win the Player of the Match. I am willing to do anything to help the team. I had a good night, but I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the setters. It was a full team effort. It was a great night for all of us and I really enjoyed it.”

Speaking about the Indian players in the Kochi team, the Attacker said, “We have a super talented team. Our Captain and Middle Blocker Karthik is incredible. He’s doing a great job as a leader and also scoring a lot of points. Erin Varghese played incredibly last night. It’s been really fun to play with a bunch of incredible athletes in our team.”

The Kochi Blue Spikers will be up against the Calicut Heroes in the Kerala derby at 1850 hrs on Friday. Watch the RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23, LIVE and Exclusive on SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2 (Malayalam), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) and SONY TEN 4 (Tamil and Telugu).