BLINN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO TEMPLE IN OT

(Story by Joe Alberico, Blinn College Sports Information)

The Blinn College women's basketball team suffered a 78-76 overtime loss to Temple College on Saturday in Temple, Texas.

The Buccaneers are now 2-1 overall.

Blinn trailed 33-28 at halftime but used a strong third quarter to take a 50-45 lead heading into the fourth. The teams battled to a 66-66 tie at the end of regulation before the Leopards edged the Bucs in overtime.

Blinn head coach Jeff Jenkins pointed to defensive lapses and execution down the stretch as areas the team needs to improve.

“We gave up 33 points across the last 15 minutes of play,” Jenkins said. “I have to do a better job as a coach to emphasize defense, taking care of the ball, taking good shots, and not fouling. It's been a rough stretch of four contests in eight days, and these freshmen are tired. We will enjoy the day off tomorrow.”

Sophomore forward Kamaria "Juice" Ford led the Bucs with 14 points. Freshman guards Sari Taylor and Jakayla Glover and sophomore guard Chloe Williams each added 11.

Blinn returns to action when it hosts Lone Star College-Tomball at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Kruse Center in Brenham, Texas