No. 11 Blinn College women’s volleyball swept Western Texas College and Seminole State College to finish the Western Texas Tournament with a 4-0 record Saturday in Snyder, Texas.ย
The wins improved the Buccaneers’ overall record to 8-1 this season. Blinn has won seven consecutive matches, while each of its eight victories this fall have been sweeps.ย
The Bucs defeated Western Texas 25-19, 25-18, 25-16 to open the day and ended it with a 25-9, 25-17, 25-7 triumph over Seminole State.
(Pictured: Blinn College freshmanย Kellen Dorotik)ย
“It’s good to finish the tournament, 4-0,” Blinn head coach Terry Gamble said. “I thought we played well at times and other times we were unfocused. We need to get better at that. I thoughtย Kellen Dorotikย had a good day offensively and I thought our middles also played well.”ย
Against Western Texas, four Buccaneers stood out offensively. Sophomore outside hitterย Jaedyn Newmanย paced Blinn with 10 kills, while Dorotik, a freshman right-side hitter, had nine kills. Sophomore middle blockersย Taylor Glendeningย andย Brooke Pattschullย had eight and seven, respectively.ย ย
Freshman setterย Chloe Howardย posted 26 set assists. Glendening chipped in a trio of aces at the service line, while freshman liberoย Emma Whitselย had two.ย
Defensively, freshman liberoย Cierra Pesakย had 14 digs, while sophomore hitter/liberoย Kaylen Kruseย had nine.ย
Dorotik shined during Blinn’s tournament finale, registering a team-best 14 kills. Pattschull tallied seven.ย ย
Up next, the Buccaneers begin Region XIV play when they visit Tyler Junior College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Tyler, Texas.ย
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 44 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
