BRENHAM, Texas – Blinn College volleyball lost control of its momentum in the first set and could never regain it as San Jacinto College-Central tallied a 3-0 sweep of the Buccaneers Tuesday night at Brenham High School.

San Jacinto won by the score of 25-20, 25-16 and 25-6. This was the first conference loss for Blinn as its Region XIV record falls to 3-1 and overall record falls to 12-7.

"I think that we just had a really bad night in just about every phase of the game," said Kalie Mader, Blinn head coach. "Any time that you face adversity like this then you learn a lot about ourselves as a team."

The first set started out pretty equal as Blinn held a slim 15-14 lead. Later in the set, Blinn and San Jacinto were tied at 20-20 but it was San Jacinto claiming the final five points to take the first 25-20.

The momentum that Blinn started with was not found in the second set as San Jacinto grabbed a 14-11 lead midway through the set and won the second 25-16 to take a 2-0 lead in sets. The third set was one that the Buccaneers would like to soon forget as San Jacinto claimed the set 25-6 to complete the sweep.

Blinn will continue on in Region XIV when it travels to face Lee College on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 34 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.