#13 BUCCANEER VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS #20 TYLER
Outside hitter Jayde Shelton and setter Loren Scott record season-highs
TYLER, Texas — The No. 13 Blinn College volleyball team swept No. 20 Tyler Junior College, 3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-13), for its ninth straight win Tuesday night on the road.
With the win, the Buccaneers improved their overall record to 9-0 and conference record to 3-0.
“I am really proud of how hard we played,” head coach Terry Gamble said. “This is a good win for us. Tyler is a very good team and very well-coached.”
The Buccaneers were strong on offense and defense, combining for a .355 hitting percentage and 49 digs.
“We started off slow, but then found a rhythm and I thought Loren Scott did a really nice job of moving the offense,” Gamble said. “Tonight was the best our middles have played and Jayde Shelton was extremely good offensively. I’m really happy with how hard we work defensively.”
Shelton, who hit .463, recorded a season-high 23 kills, while Scott had a season-high 44 assists to lead the Buccaneers in the match. Essence Clerkley, who hit .563, recorded nine kills, while Ashley Taylor, who hit .875, and Kyndal Coufal, who hit .375, tallied seven apiece.
On defense, Tatum Smidovec led Blinn with 11 digs, while Lixai Perez Velez recorded 10, and Scott and Coufal tallied eight each. Taylor led with three block assists, while Shelton recorded two block assists and two blocks, and Clerkley had two block assists.
Blinn and Tyler played a tight first set, but the Buccaneers were able to claim a 28-26 win to lead the match. The second set was also close, but Blinn came out on top 25-22. The Buccaneers had an easier time edging out Tyler in the third set, 25-13, for the sweep.
Next, the Buccaneers will return home to the Kruse Center to face off against Trinity Valley Community College on Thursday, March 4, at 6 p.m.
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