VICTORIA, Texas – The start of the season is always an unknown but Blinn College women's basketball started 2015-16 fast and cruised to a 75-44 victory over Victoria College to improve to 1-0 after one game Friday night in Victoria.
All 13 players that dressed for the game were able to see court time for the Buccaneers. Ebony Parker paced Blinn with 22 points while Ke'Asia Williams scored 12 and Ekiya Gray chipped in 10 points in the victory.
"Our effort was good and I am glad that everyone got a chance to play," said Blinn head coach Jeff Jenkins. "We still have some things we have to clean up like turnovers and missing free throws that could hurt us in a close game."
Blinn jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Buccaneers held a 15-6 lead after the first quarter. That momentum carried over in the second quarter, as Blinn outscored Victoria 19-11 in the second to hold a 34-17 lead at the break.
The Buccaneers didn't let up in the second half as they extended the lead by outscoring Victoria 24-13 to hold a 58-30 lead before the final quarter. The fourth quarter allowed Blinn to get all players on the court and the Buccaneers still coasted to the 31-point victory.
Blinn will be at home for its next five games starting with a game against Temple College on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. inside the PE Building in Brenham.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 32 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit www.buccaneersports.com.
About Blinn College
With an enrollment of 19,422 students, Blinn ranks among the nation's leaders in transferring students to leading four-year universities and has received national recognition for affordable educational excellence. For more information, visit www.blinn.edu.
