BUCS SWEEP VICTORIA

BUCCANEER WOMEN

Weiks’ hot hand leads Buccaneers past Victoria

Tayler Weiks proved how deadly she can be behind the 3-point arc Monday night.

Tayler Weiks
Tayler Weiks

Weiks, a transfer from the University of Idaho, torched the Victoria College defense for five 3-pointers at the Blinn P.E. Building as the Blinn women’s basketball team won 129-50.

“She’s been shooting the ball really well,” Blinn (4-2) coach Jeff Jenkins said. “She’s such a good offensive player. She’s going to help us when we face more zone defenses because break the zone and open things up for us.”

Weiks scored a season-high 22 points in the Buccaneers’ victory. She was one of eight players to reach double figures, and one of 10 players to score in the game.

Behind her was sophomore post Fatima Adams with 17 points, and Alexus Freeman, a freshman from Navasota High School, scored 16. Shakera Barnes, a freshman from Snook High School, scored 14.

Shakera Barnes
Shakera Barnes

It was a night that allowed Jenkins to rest Adams, the Bucs’ leading scorer at this point in the season, and sophomore Shunta Nevitt, who scored 13 points. That allowed players such as Barnes, Katrina Hayden, Brianna Luton and Shanequa Gaston more playing time.

“They all got some valuable court time,” Jenkins said.

Hayden scored 13 points and Luton and Gaston each contributed 11 points in Blinn’s highest scoring game of the season.

The Bucs beat Victoria 109-51 in their season opener Nov. 1.

For more information on Blinn women’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

 

BUCCANEER MEN

Buccaneers extend winning streak to seven

Victoria College nearly pulled off an upset in the Blinn men’s basketball team’s season opener Nov.  1.

Cornell Barnett
Cornell Barnett

The Buccaneers never gave the Pirates that chance Monday night in the Blinn P.E. Building as they won handily, 106-62. The win extends Blinn’s winning streak to seven games.

“We were able to go on some runs, and I thought our bench played really well,” Blinn (7-0) coach Scott Schumacher said.

Leading the bench was the Harris twins, Broderick and Roderick, each of whom scored eight points. But sophomore Kendall Deveaux, one of three returning players from last year’s team, highlighted the night. Deveaux, a 6-foot-8 post, scored 15 points and helped Blinn control the offensive boards.

“Kendall played his best game since he’s been at Blinn College,” Schumacher said.

Assisting in the post was another big man for the Bucs, Cornell Barnett, who stands 6-foot-7. Barnett recorded a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Lionhart Leslie
Lionhart Leslie

“We played really well with our pressure-man defense, and with Deveaux and Barnett, we were really able to control the offensive glass,” Schumacher said.

Blinn capitalized on those second-chance opportunities as five players recorded double figures, led by sophomore Macari Brooks’ 18 points.

Lionheart Leslie scored 11 points and Jourdan Stickler added 10.

Wednesday’s game at the P.E. Building against McLennan Community College will end the Bucs’ stretch of five games in nine days.

“We’ll take a short break and then gear up for conference play,” Schumacher said.

For more information on Blinn men’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

 

(Stories & photos courtesy: Matt Keyser, Blinn Information)

 

 

 

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