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Buccaneers’ bench contributes big in win

Danielle Espinoza
Danielle Espinoza

basketball team in foul trouble Wednesday night, the Buccaneers’ bench stepped in big.

The Bucs beat McLennan 78-65 at the Blinn P.E. Building behind an all-around performance from their bench.

“We showed a lot of progress,” Blinn (5-2) coach Jeff Jenkins said. “We went on a good run in the second half with the players off our bench.”

Fatima Adams, the team’s leading scorer, fouled out in the second half, but sophomores Danielle Espinoza and Shanequa Gaston helped fill Adams’ void. Gaston scored eight points and Espinoza contributed another seven, included a 3-pointer, as the Bucs put up 54 second-half points.

Tierra Tucker
Tierra Tucker

Despite fouling out, Adams led the scoring with 16 points. Tierra Tucker and Tayler Weiks each scored nine, all nine of Weiks coming from three-point land. Through six games, Weiks is shooting 44 percent from behind the arc.

Blinn held a narrow 24-15 lead at the half.

“It was a tale of two halves,” Jenkins said. “I was happy to have a nine-point lead at the half. McLennan is a really good team, and they’ve beaten a lot of teams in our region this year.”

For more information on Blinn women’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

 

 

 

BUCCANEER MEN

McLennan snaps Buccaneers’ winning streak

Jourdan Stickler
Jourdan Stickler

With five minutes to play Wednesday night, Jourdan Stickler drained a 3-pointer and scored off Lionheart Leslie steal to put the Blinn men’s basketball team up three with five minutes to play.

But McLennan Community College (8-0) held tough, hit free throws down the stretch and escaped the Blinn P.E. Building with an 88-84 win to snap the Buccaneers’ seven-game winning streak.

“We played hard, but we had some mistakes at the end,” Blinn (7-1) coach Scott Schumacher said. “We missed our free throws down the stretch and they made theirs.”

Stickler’s 3-pointer with five minutes remaining gave the Bucs a one-point lead. Leslie then snatched the inbounds pass and fed the ball back to Stickler, who scored 12 points in the game, for the bucket to put the Bucs up three.

Roderick Harris
Roderick Harris

Cornell Barnett and Roderick Harris led Blinn’s offensive attack with 13 points. Macari Brooks scored 12.

Stickler, a sophomore transfer from Morehead State, had a chance to give the Bucs a lead with another three, but missed the shot.

“It was a good look and a good shot, it just didn’t go in,” Schumacher said.

For more information on Blinn men’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

 

(Story & photos courtesy: Matt keyser, Blinn Information)

 

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