BUCCANEER SOCCER SWEEPS PARIS

Blinn women down Paris, 2-0 

Jocelynn Lausell scores a brace to lead offense 

PARIS, Texas — The Blinn College women’s soccer team defeated Paris Junior College, 2-0, on the road Tuesday.

With the win, the Buccaneers improve to 5-2 overall for a program-best start. Blinn is now 3-2 in conference play.

“I was very pleased with the performance to go away and keep another clean sheet,” head coach Michael McBride said. “Jocelynn Lausell does a great job at the back, and when we move her she scores goals at the other end as well. She is a great utility player for us and she allows us to have her impact the game, so I pleased for her as well.”

Lausell led Blinn’s offense by scoring two goals on two shots. Morgan Zachos recorded two shots and one assist, while Karson Funderburk recorded a team-high three shots.

Hope Hillhouse recorded her fourth shutout of the season with five saves.

“Obviously it is always a good day when you get another win,” assistant coach Alexandria Jackson said. “Hope had another good game. I believe it is a sign of a good team when things get hard and you can get a goal from anyone on the field and that is what Jocelynn did for us today.”

After a scoreless first half, Zachos crossed it to Lausell for her to score Blinn’s first goal in the 70th minute.

In the 80th minute, Lausell scored her second goal of the game for Blinn to pull ahead 2-0.

Blinn men defeat Paris on road, 3-0 

Diego Berlingeri records first shutout of the season 

PARIS, Texas — The Blinn College men’s soccer team defeated Paris Junior College, 3-0, on the road Tuesday.

With the win, the Buccaneers are now 4-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

“It was our first clean sheet of the season and it was a long time coming, so we had a much better defensive performance,” head coach Michael McBride said. “A 3-0 away win is tremendous, and the team is getting better each game, which is really good to see. We have so many good players who can create chances and it doesn’t surprise me we had multiple players score.”

Diego Berlingeri recorded his first shutout of the season with one save.

Brook Williams, Cesar Cabrera, and Dave Danielles each scored one goal for the Buccaneers, while Stefan Fevrier Sildor led Blinn with two assists and Alex Ramirez had one. In addition, Cabrera and Marco Rodriguez Jr. led the Buccaneers with three shots on goal each.

In the 27th minute, Ramirez assisted Williams in scoring the first goal and the Buccaneers held the 1-0 lead at halftime.

Fevrier Sildor assisted Cabrera in scoring Blinn’s second goal in the 53rd minute and assisted Danielles in scoring the Buccaneers’ third goal in the 83rd minute.

Next, the Buccaneers will take on Northeast Texas Community College on Friday, April 30, at 4 p.m. on the road.

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(COURTESY: Tara Dreyer, Blinn Information)