BUC WOMEN’S SOCCER GETS FIRST WIN/MEN NOW 2-0

Kaysi Gordon records three saves in shutout

Blinn College women’s soccer (1-1, 1-1) found success on the field against the Jacksonville College Jaguars and claimed its first win of the season by the score of 5-0 in a conference game on Thursday night.

The Buccaneers took 15 shots with seven landing inside the goal. Hailey Burke and Natasha Thiele led the offense after each scoring one goal and recording one assist, while Yadira Grimaldo Gonzalez recorded two assists. Kaysi Gordon led the defense with three saves as Blinn shutout Jacksonville.

Blinn put pressure on Jacksonville early as Burke scored in the fifth minute and Ashleigh Rivas scored in the seventh minute following an assist by Burke.

The Buccaneers held a 2-0 lead until the 43rd minute when Janay Wilson scored off of assists by Alyssa Correa and Thiele. With one minute remaining in the first half, Kayla Bonilla scored to put Blinn ahead 4-0.

Thiele scored the final goal for Blinn in the 56th minute for the Buccaneers to take a 5-0 lead that they would hold for the remainder of the game. Gonzales recorded the final two assists for Blinn.

Blinn College women’s soccer will continue conference play against No. 1 Tyler Junior College on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 5:00 p.m. in Tyler, Texas.

Buccaneer men stay undefeated by downing Jacksonville, 5-2

Blinn College men’s soccer (2-0, 2-0) remains undefeated this season after taking down the Jacksonville College Cougars, 5-2, in a conference game on Thursday night.

“We put ourselves in a tricky situation to begin the game, but the fact that we were resilient and tied it up going into halftime showed our character,” said Jorden Smith, Blinn head coach. “We finally got settled in and then the flood gates opened up and there was no stopping us.”

Farit Ha scored a hat trick to lead the Blinn offense, while Johnny Girard recorded three assists.

Although the Buccaneers fell behind 2-0 after the Cougars scored in the 4th and 22nd minutes, Blinn evened the score by the half. Luis Garcia scored the first goal for Blinn in the 35th minute and Farit Ha scored in the 44th minute to tie the game 2-2. Johnny Girard recorded both assists for Blinn in the first half.

The Buccaneers shut down Jacksonville’s offense in the second half. Nicolas Gonzales scored in the 53rd minute for Blinn to lead for the first time in the game 3-2. Ha scored the final two goals of the game in the 59th and 87th minutes. Girard assisted Ha with Blinn’s fourth goal for his third assist.

Blinn College men’s soccer will continue conference play against No. 1 Tyler Junior College on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 7:00 p.m. in Tyler, Texas.

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(COURTESY: Tara Dreyer, Blinn Information)