BUC WOMEN WIN/MEN FALL, SATURDAY
Buccaneer women close out road swing with 92-65 victory
BOSSIER CITY, La. – After a 15-minute back-and-forth contest to open the game, the 17th-ranked Blinn women’s basketball team got the stops it needed to pull away from Bossier Parish here Saturday.
As such, the Buccaneers beat the Lady Cavaliers 92-65.
“We couldn’t get a stop the first 15 minutes,” Blinn (17-3, 7-1 Region XIV) coach Jeff Jenkins said. “Bossier Parish played really good offensively and hit some shots.”
Once the defense got the stops, the offense took care of the rest.
Sophomore post Fatima Adams put up a 24-point first-half performance on her way to a team-high 33 points. Katrina Hayden scored 11 points, and Amari Jones scored nine.
The Bucs played 10 players in the game, which Jenkins said helped towards the end of the game. Where Bossier Parish grew tired, Blinn was able to rotate in fresh legs.
“Bossier Parish wasn’t hitting the shots at the end of the game that they were at the beginning,” Jenkins said.
The game ended a three-game road trip for the Bucs. They return home Wednesday night to face No. 1-ranked Trinity Valley at 5:30 p.m. Trinity Valley handed the Bucs their lone conference loss of the season on Jan. 8, 105-70.
For more information on Blinn women’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.
Buccaneer men fall short in closing minutes
For 36 minutes Saturday night, the Blinn men’s basketball team controlled the game. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, Lamar State – Port Arthur controlled the final four minutes.
Lamar State upset the Buccaneers 71-68 at the Blinn P.E. Building.
“I thought our guys played well, we just came up short,” Blinn (13-8, 4-7 Region XIV) coach Scott Schumacher said.
Sophomore Macari Brooks drained a bucket to give the Bucs a 68-67 advantage with less than four minutes to play, but the Seahawks sparked a 4-0 run to end the game. The Bucs had a chance to regain the lead after Lamar State took the 69-68 go-ahead, but missed a pair of free throws.
“We battled the whole way,” Schumacher said.
After holding a 43-37 halftime lead, the Bucs went through a lull offensively in the second half that allowed the Seahawks to cut into the lead.
“We tried to drive inside, but their 7-foot post would block or alter our shots,” Schumacher said.
Brooks scored 27 points and Eddie Alcantara scored 14.
For more information on Blinn men’s basketball, visit www.buccaneersports.com.
(Stories courtesy: Matt Keyser, Blinn Information)