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August 15, 2008
Blinn Volleyball picked #5 in national pre-season poll; Schmidt selected All-American
 Blinn College will open the 2008 volleyball season ranked fifth in the nation with a Pre-season All-American at the setter position. Kayla Schmidt, a 5’10” sophomore from Bellville, was selected Third Team Pre-season All-American.
The Lady Bucs start the season on the road Aug. 22-23 at the San Jacinto tournament with their home opener in the Labor Day Classic Aug. 29-30. The team went 35-7 in 2007 and finished fifth at the NJCAA National Tournament, tying its best ever finish. Blinn has qualified for the national tournament the last five years winning 89.2 percent of its matches.
July 29, 2008
Blinn volleyball team earns academic award
The American Volleyball Coaches Association selected Blinn College for the AVCA Team Academic Award. The award honors collegiate and high school teams that maintained at least a 3.3 cumulative team grade point average.
Blinn was the only Texas team among the 15 two-year colleges to be honored for the 2007-8 academic year.
The AVCA’s mission is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball. Members include national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. For a complete list of AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients: http://www.avca.org/NewsDetail.asp?id=466
Blinn volleyball among nation's top academic teams
The Blinn College volleyball team has once again been recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association as one of the top academic teams for the fall 2007 season.
The award is the fourth straight year that the Lady Bucs have been named among the NJCAA Fall Academic Teams of the Year.
The NJCAA annually recognizes student-athletes and individuals who have distinguished themselves on a national level through performance, service, merit or achievement.
The minimum grade point average requirement for consideration was 3.0. Blinn’s team GPA was 3.32.
Blinn, coached by David Rehr, finished the 2007 season with an overall record of 35-4, finishing fifth at the NJCAA National Tournament.
Blinn Sweeps San Jacinto for Fifth Place at NJCAA Tournament
Council Bluffs, IA (Nov. 17, 2007) - Ninth-seeded Blinn
College outlasted 10th-seeded San Jacinto College 32-30,
30-25, 30-27 to take fifth place at the National Junior College
Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Championships, being
held at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. - MORE
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Nov. 19, 2007
Blinn's Vanegas earns top blocker, all-tournament awards
Blinn College middle blocker Lina Vanegas received the
top blocker award at the National Junior College Athletic
Association national volleyball tournament in Council Bluff,
Iowa, last week.
Blinn defeats Tyler in championship game
The Blinn Buccaneers will make their fifth appearance at
the NJCAA National Tournament. The #10 Blinn volleyball team
earned the tournament bid by defeating the #8 Tyler Junior
College Apaches in four games to win the Region XIV volleyball
title held on Blinn’s home court. The Buccaneers dropped
the first game 22-30 and then rallied to win the next three
30-23, 30-26, 30-20. They had beaten Panola College to reach
the regional final.
Region XIV District L All Tournament Team
Thyele Rechatiko |
Setter |
Navarro College |
Cynthia Barros |
Setter |
Panola College |
Dalia Serra |
Setter |
Tyler Junior College |
Leticia Kuhn |
Outside Hitter |
Tyler Junior College |
Hayley Ball |
Outside Hitter |
Blinn College |
Caroline Witte |
Setter |
Blinn College |
The Blinn College Buccaneers wins their final conference
match up with a 30-16, 30-28, 30-28 win over Navarro College
in Corsicanna. The win improves the Buccaneers to 28-3 overall
and 6-2 in conference play. The Buccaneers return to action
Tuesday at San Jacinto College and their final home game
is Wednesday 6pm against Coastal Bend.
Blinn College Volleyball improves to 27-3 with a 30-17,
30-18, 30-21 win over Wharton Junior College. Blinn returns
to action again on Thursday at Navarro College for the final
conference match up of the season.
The Blinn College volleyball team swept conference foe Paris
Junior College on Thursday with scores of 30-24, 30-20, and
30-21. The Bucs improve to 26-3 and 5-2 in conference play.
They continue play on Monday at Wharton County Junior College.
The game time has been changed to 6 p.m.
Playing in its sixth match in five days the Blinn volleyball
team on Monday dropped its second consecutive Region XIV.
With the loss to Panola College the Bucs move to 25-3 on
the season and 4-2 in confernce play. Panola defeated Blinn
29-31, 30-20, 26-30, 23-30. The Bucs return to the court
at home Thursday at 6 p.m. against Paris Junior College.
Texas Tornados Tournament
The Buccaneer volleyball team got back to its winning ways
with two wins Saturday at the Texas Tornados Tournament in
Houston. The afternoon match pitted Blinn against Galveston
College with the Bucs winning in three games: 30-21, 30-18,
30-25. In the evening match, the Bucs defeated the #12 San
Jacinto College Ravens 30-25, 30-28, 32-30. The Bucs improve
their record to 25-2 and return to action Monday against
conference foe Panola College in Carthage.
After losing its only match of the season Thursday to Tyler,
the Blinn College volleyball team bounced back to defeat
Lee College in three games (30-24, 30-21, 30-12) at the Texas
Tornados Tournament in Houston. The Bucs play again Friday
night against #5 University of Arkansas Fort Smith. The tournament
lasts through Saturday.
Bucs drop first game of the season
After an impressive 22-0 start to the 2007 season the Blinn
Buccaneer Volleyball Team was defeated on Thursday by Tyler
Junior College in five games 30-23, 28-30, 30-14, 25-30,
9-15. The loss moves Blinn into a tie for first place in
the Region XIV standings (4-1). The Buccaneers return to
action Friday at 10 a.m. against Lee College at the Texas
Tornados Tournament in Houston.
In a three game sweep, the Blinn College Buccaneer volleyball
team improved its record to 22-0 on Monday with a 30-25,
30-27, 30-14 win over Navarro College. After the first round
of conference play, the Bucs are 4-0. Their next game is
Thursday at home against #11 Tyler Junior College. Blinn
is ranked third in the current NJCAA poll. The next poll
will be released on Wednesday.
The Blinn College volleyball team improved its overall record
to 21-0 in a match with Laredo on Friday that started slowly
for the Buccaneers. The scores of 30-26,
30-16, 30-10 show how the Bucs picked up the pace through
the match. The Bucs return to action against conference foe
Navarro College on Monday at 6 p.m. at home. The Buccaneers
have beaten Navarro College in each of the last four Region
XIV Tournament Championships.
The Blinn College volleyball team defeated Paris Junior
College in three games: 30-19, 30-18, 30-26 on Monday to
extend its unblemished record to 20-0 overall and 3-0 in
Region XIV Conference play. The third-ranked Buccaneers return
home Friday to play Laredo College at 6 p.m.
ARCHIVES
March 5, 2007
The Blinn College volleyball team has been recognized by the NJCAA as one of its 2006-2007 Fall Academic Teams-of-the-Year.
Blinn was honored for their academic excellence with an overall team gpa of 3.26. The minimum requirement for consideration was a 3.00. Blinn made its fourth consecutive trip to the NJCAA National Tournament last fall and finished in a school-record 5th place.
2006 - 34-4 Overall Record
2005
- 34-5 Overall Record
2004 - 35-7 Overall Record
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Region
XIV Champions
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Region
XIV Tournament Champions
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 NJCAA
National Tournament
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