The Buccaneers (2-0) scored all three of their goals in the second half while three Blinn goalkeepers turned in a scoreless effort.
Blinn freshman forward Bryson Bolton snapped a scoreless tie in the 55th minute of play when fellow freshman forward Toby Lansdowne assisted on what proved to be the game-winner.
Freshman defender Flynn Toon (assisted by sophomore forward Anderson Micolta and sophomore midfielder Felix Mesquita in the 58th minute) and Lansdowne (assisted by Micolta in the 62nd minute) also scored for the Bucs.
(Pictured: Blinn College’s Bryson Bolton, center-right, is congratulated by teammates William Spellman, 2, and Josh Inouye after scoring a goal Saturday)
“We were just playing the ball down the line and crossing it in and finishing,” Bolton said of Blinn’s second-half offensive surge. “I got a goal, a couple of my teammates scored … it makes the victory 10 times better.”
In goal, sophomore keeper Kevin Pena worked a perfect first half with one save before freshmen Finn Rushton and Brandon Padilla split the final 45 minutes of action.
In total Blinn out-shot Crush 22-3, with 12 shots on goal for the Bucs.
Blinn head coach Michael McBride said his team deployed several formations and was happy to see it pay off.
(Pictured: Blinn College’s Toby Lansdowne, right, fires a shot toward the goal Saturday)
“We experimented with three or four different formations, which made it difficult for our players to settle early on,” McBride said. “When we had the right people in the right positions and got the overload in the right areas, we looked really good, and we got stronger as the game went on.”
Blinn will get back to work when it visits Dallas College-Cedar Valley at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug.30. The Buccaneers will host the Albion Hurricanes FC at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Rankin Field.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 42 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
