#12 BUCCANEERS UPSET #8 TRINITY VALLEY ON THE ROAD

No. 12 Blinn College volleyball won a big one by way of a Region XIV road sweep of eighth-ranked Trinity Valley Community College on Tuesday in Athens, Texas.  

The Buccaneers earned a 27-25, 25-15, 25-15 victory over the Cardinals — their 14th consecutive win — to improve to 15-1 overall this season. Blinn is also 3-0 in region play.   

"That's a huge win," Buccaneers head coach Terry Gamble said. "In the first set, we just kept plugging away and found a way to win it. Then we proceeded to play two of the best sets we've probably played as a team … the best two complete sets we've played all year long. I'm really proud of the team."  

Trinity Valley entered the season ranked third in NJCAA Division I following a 2022 campaign in which it won Region XIV with a perfect 16-0 mark while reaching the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship tournament. Blinn also reached the national tournament last season and appeared undeterred by Tuesday night's tough test.  

On defense, 10 Blinn players recorded at least one dig, led by freshman libero Cierra Pesak's 26. Howard finished with 11 and Newman tacked on eight.  

At the net, Pattschull shined with a pair of solo blocks and three block assists. Glendening and Higgins had four and three block assists, respectively.  

Blinn gets right back to work with a region home tilt against Lee College at 6 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) the Kruse Center in Brenham, Texas.