Blinn closes regular season with sweep of Wharton County
By Staff Writer · Published 10/29/2026, 7:21:45 AM ET
The 18th-ranked Buccaneers won 25-18, 25-22 and 25-20, finishing third in Region 14 before the conference tournament.
No. 18 Blinn College swept Wharton County Junior College on Tuesday in Brenham, Texas, closing the regular season with a 25-7 overall record. The Buccaneers won 25-18, 25-22 and 25-20 and finished third in the Region 14 standings at 6-6.
Aliyah Harris led Blinn with 22 kills and three block assists. Akira Smallwood added nine kills without an attack error, hit .563 and made 10 digs. Skylar Herring recorded 27 assists, Natalia Silva led the team with 13 digs and the Buccaneers totaled 12 blocks.
Blinn erased a 21-19 deficit by closing the second set on a 6-1 run. Wharton County tied the third set at 12 after an early 5-0 Blinn lead, but consecutive kills by Harris and Kassandra De La Garza put the Buccaneers back in front. Blinn advances to the Region 14 Tournament at Lee College in Baytown, where the matchups and times had not been announced when the school published its recap Wednesday.
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This State & Nation summary is based on Blinn College’s original release, dated 2026-10-28. The reporting and statistics above are attributed to that publication.
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