BUC SOCCER TEAMS ROLL TO FIRST CONFERENCE WINS AT TRINITY VALLEY
Blinn women race past Trinity Valley Community College, 18-0
Bucs get first win of the season in lopsided conference road game
The Blinn College women’s soccer team shut out Trinity Valley Community College 18-0 Saturday in its first conference road game of the season.
Blinn scored 12 first-half goals and added six more in the second half to move to 1-1 in conference and 1-2 on the season. The Bucs lost their conference opener 2-0 last Wednesday to No. 1-ranked Tyler Junior College.
“Today was a good day for our team to gain some confidence,” assistant coach Alexandria Jackson said. “We were glad to see multiple players get on the score sheet. We hope this win will give us some momentum for the next couple of conference games. It’s going to be a race to the finish to see who will make the playoffs this year.”
Goal scorers for Blinn included Lexington Kneedler, Victoria Cantu, Alexah Alvineda, Rosie Young, Olivia Bibbins, Dejah Marsh, Mercy Breazeale, and Jada Jelks.
Blinn hosts Jacksonville College in another Region XIV Conference game Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Rankin Field.
Blinn men get first conference win over Trinity Valley, 7-0
Bucs pick up first conference win in road contest Saturday
The Blinn College men’s soccer team got its first conference win Saturday with a 7-0 win over Trinity Valley Community College.
The Bucs dominated play on the road against TVCC, which started its soccer program this season. Blinn led 3-0 at halftime and scored four second-half goals to win.
“Getting a conference win on the road is always good,” Blinn head coach Michael McBride said. “We certainly need to get as many points as we can in a really competitive conference.”
Blinn, 3-2-1 on the season and 1-2 in conference play, will host Jacksonville College in what McBride called “a really big game.” The conference game will begin at 7 p.m. at Rankin Field.
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(COURTESY: Arthur Hahn, Blinn Information)