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Kellen Dorotik 2023
0
Blinn College BC 34-5,0-0
3
Winner Weatherford College WC 32-3,0-0
Blinn College BC
34-5,0-0
0
Final
3
Weatherford College WC
32-3,0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Blinn College BC 16 19 21 (0)
Weatherford College WC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Weatherford hands Blinn loss on opening day of NJCAA Division I national tournament

The Buccaneers battle Casper in the consolation bracket on Thursday, Nov. 16

Opening day of the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship tournament didn't go as planned for the Blinn College Buccaneers. 

A tough 25-16, 25-19, 25-21 sweep at the hands of Weatherford College dropped Blinn into the consolation bracket on Wednesday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. 

The 11th-seeded Bucs (34-6) will now face 14th-seeded Casper College (28-13) in an elimination match at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. Blinn can finish as best as ninth place if it wins out. 

Kellen Dorotik 2023
(Pictured: Blinn freshman hitter Kellen Dorotik prepares to spike the ball against Weatherford College on Nov. 15, 2023) 

Weatherford (33-3), the tournament's No. 6 seed, proved to be too much for the Bucs. Blinn was unable to put together consistent stretches of offense against the Coyotes, as attack and service errors hindered the blue, black, and white. 

"I thought we played hard," Blinn head coach Terry Gamble said. "I thought Kellen Dorotik played great and I thought Brooke Pattschull had a really good match." 

Dorotik, a freshman right-side hitter, finished with a match-high 20 kills. Pattschull, a sophomore middle blocker, had nine kills to go with two solo blocks and a block assist. Freshman setters Chloe Howard and Elizabeth Tyner finished with 21 and 14 set assists, respectively. 

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(Pictured: Blinn sophomore middle blocker Brooke Pattschull prepares to spike the ball against Weatherford College on Nov. 15, 2023)

Leading the Bucs' floor defense was freshman libero Cierra Pesak, who tallied 13 digs. Sophomore hitter/blocker Don'Yah Cosie had a solo block with one block assist. 

If Blinn defeats Casper on Thursday, it will take on the winner of the consolation tilt between New Mexico Junior College and Mineral Area College at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 44?NJCAA national championships since 1987.
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