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Volleyball Team Huddle
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Blinn College BLINN CO
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Winner Trinity Valley Community College TRINITY
Blinn College BLINN CO
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Final
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Trinity Valley Community College TRINITY
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Blinn College BLINN CO 26 14 24 25 7 (2)
Trinity Valley Community College TRINITY 24 25 26 17 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

No. 18 Blinn falls to No. 6 Trinity Valley in Region 14 semifinals

Sophomore Aliyah Harris led the Buccaneers with 17 kills; Blinn finished season with 26-8 record

The No. 18 Blinn College volleyball team ended its season with a five-set loss to No. 6 Trinity Valley Community College in the Region 14 Tournament semifinals Saturday in Baytown, Texas.

The Buccaneers fell 24-26, 25-14, 26-24, 17-25, 15-7 to the Cardinals.

Blinn finished its season with a 26-8 overall record and will miss the NJCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship for the first time in seven seasons, ending a streak of six consecutive tournament appearances.

"This one is tough because we had some chances," Blinn head coach Gregg Whitis said. "We played hard and gave ourselves opportunities to win. We really needed to be able to close out the third set, and we had our opportunities."

Sophomore outside hitter Aliyah Harris paced the Bucs with 17 kills, while freshman outside hitter Akira Smallwood added 14 and sophomore middle blocker Alana Asante contributed 10.

Freshman setter Skylar Herring distributed 47 assists and added 15 digs. Smallwood led Blinn defensively with 17 digs, while sophomore libero/defensive specialist Natalia Silva finished with 16.

At the net, Blinn recorded nine total blocks, including 16 block assists and one solo block. Asante led the team with five block assists.

"The kids played their hearts out, and I'm proud of their effort," Whitis said. "Our defense put forth a great effort. We got a little loose in serve receive at times, and that can cost you. It did today.

"The kids executed some things well for long stretches, but we just needed to take advantage of the opportunities we had late in sets."

Blinn forced a deciding fifth set after taking the fourth 25-17. However, after the two teams played to a 4-4 tie in the decisive set, Trinity Valley went on a run the Bucs could not recover from.

"We got caught in a rotation in the fifth set. We got too far behind to be able to do anything in a short set," Whitis said. "It was a good season. I was proud of the kids for how they handled the adversity this season handed us."

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 53 national championships since 1987. 
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