The Blinn College women’s basketball team cruised to a 68-50 Region XIV road win over Paris Junior College on Wednesday in Paris, Texas.
The victory pushed the Buccaneers to 17-7 overall and 7-3 in the region standings.
“We played a great first half,” Blinn head coach Jeff Jenkins said. “We still have to be able to put four quarters together both offensively and defensively in order to be good late, but it was still a good win considering we traveled five hours and defeated Region XIV opponent.”
(Pictured: Blinn freshman Elizabeth Walton)
Blinn carried the momentum from buzzer to buzzer as it built a 21-9 first-quarter lead and took a 42-16 advantage into halftime. The Bucs’ advantage was 59-33 after the third period.
Freshman guards Elizabeth Walton, Ja’Nya Thomas, and Chelsy Singleton led Blinn’s offense with 17, 13, and 10 points, respectively. Freshman guard Jonesha Neal added nine points.
Region play continues for the Bucs when the team travels to face Tyler Junior College at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Tyler, Texas.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 45 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
