Defensive lapses hurt Buccaneers in loss to Bosier Parish, 83-77

Blinn College held a 12-point lead in second half but defense let it slip away

BOSSIER CITY, La. – The offense of the Blinn College women’s basketball team was enough to give it a lead early on but the defensive lapses down the stretch helped Bossier Parish Community College come away with an 83-77 victory Jan. 24 in Bossier City, La.

The Buccaneers held a 44-39 lead at the break and even held a 12-point lead with just over 12 minutes to go but Bossier Parish was able to erase that lead and grab the momentum and the conference victory. The loss lowers the Blinn conference record to 7-4 and 14-7 overall.

“We have to get better in practice,” said Blinn head coach Jeff Jenkins. “We have to get better defensively as well.”

Nancy Warioba did have a solid game in the post with 17 points while Courtney Dawson finished with 15. Katelynn Johnson had 12 on the game while Moe Bedford chipped in 11 and Chant Lewis finished with 10.

Turnovers down the stretch hurt the Buccaneers as they coughed up the lead late. Fouling too much on defense was also an issue and sending Bossier Parish to the free throw line 61 times didn’t help either.

Blinn will look to get back on track when it hosts Paris Junior College Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Story Courtesy of:
Jake Gordon
Blinn Communications & Sports Information Specialist