JACKSONVILLE, Texas — 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 Ha scored in the 44th minute to tie the game 2-2. 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.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 38 NJCAA national championships since 1987.