ATHENS — No. 7 Blinn College volleyball dropped a Region 14 road tilt to No. 15 Trinity Valley Community College on Tuesday in Athens.
The Cardinals defeated the Buccaneers 25-19, 25-16, 32-30.
The Buccaneers fell to 17-3 overall and 0-2 in region play.
Freshman hitter Nevaeh English and sophomore middle blocker Alana Asante led the Bucs with eight kills apiece, while freshman hitter Akira Smallwood added seven. Freshman setter Valerie Yambao recorded 18 assists, and freshman setter Skylar Herring added 15. Yamba also served two aces.
Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Natalia Silva led Blinn with eight digs, followed by freshman libero/defensive specialist Karolynn Youngblood with five and Yambao with four. Freshman middle blocker Kansas Lamar recorded three block assists, while sophomore hitter/setter Kassandra De La Garza added a solo block.
The Bucs are still adjusting to the absence of injured sophomore standout hitter McKynzee Beddes, and several players are seeing increased playing time as a result.
"We had a lot of unforced errors, and we moved the scoreboard for them in every set," Blinn head coach Gregg Whitis said. "When you're trying to play a different lineup than w...