#17 BLINN WOMEN BEAT NORTHEAST TEXAS 3-1

Story by Joe Alberico, Blinn College Sports Information

The 17th-ranked Blinn College women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten season with a 2-1 Region 14 road win over Northeast Texas Community College on Friday in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

The Buccaneers improved to 3-0-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the region standings. 

“I’m glad to have the win, but we have to perform better and more consistently to be successful long term,” Blinn head coach Alexandria Jackson said. “With that said, I’m glad to have left the pitch with three points (for the win). We now have to regroup and go again on Saturday.”

Sophomore midfielder Allison Bratz got the Bucs on the board first in the 12th minute off an assist from sophomore midfielder Marguerite Funk. 

The Eagles knotted the match in the 21st minute.

Sophomore midfielder Genevive Lillard would later come off the bench for Blinn and turn a pair of assists from freshman midfielder Lily Owen and sophomore midfielder Rebecca Madrid into the go-ahead goal in the 65th minute.

“I thought Genevive played well,” Jackson said. “I was really happy for her today.”

Blinn’s attack amassed 32 shots.

Bucs freshman goalkeeper Haidlyn Hawkins earned the win for her team after making two saves and allowing just the lone goal. Hawkins is currently ranked 10th in NJCAA Division I with 28 saves.

Blinn remains on the road for a region bout at Paris Junior College at noon on Saturday in Paris, Texas.