The 12th-ranked Blinn College volleyball team earned a Region XIV sweep of Coastal Bend College on the road Saturday in Beeville, Texas.ย
The 25-18, 25-10, 25-16 victory was the Buccaneers’ 23rd sweep of the season as they improved to 30-3 overall and 9-2 in the region standings. Blinn has now won at least 30 games for a third consecutive season.ย
(Pictured: Blinn College freshmanย Lexi Higgins)
“It’s always nice when you win, especially when it’s a road win in this conference,” said sixth-year Blinn head coach Terry Gamble. “I thoughtย Lexi Higginsย had a really good day offensively,ย Cierra Pesakย had a good defensive day, andย Don’Yah Cosieย blocked really well.”ย
Higgins, a freshman outside hitter, and freshman right-side hitterย Kellen Dorotikย paced the Bucs with 11 kills each. Sophomore hittersย Jaedyn Newmanย and Cosie had nine and seven kills, respectively. Freshman setterย Chloe Howardย had 22 set assists and fellow freshman setterย Elizabeth Tynerย added 14 to keep the Buccaneer attack moving. At the service line, Blinn served up four aces.ย
(Pictured: Blinn College sophomoreย Don’Yah Cosie)
On defense, the freshman Pesak tallied a team-leading 11 digs from the libero position. Howard had eight digs and Higgins and sophomore hitter/liberoย Kaylen Kruseย had seven apiece. Cosie had seven block assists defending the net, while Dorotik tacked on five. Newman had a solo block and a pair of assists.ย
The Bucs return to the road for a region showdown versus Lee College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Baytown, Texas.ย
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 44 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
