The Blinn College women's soccer team moved one step closer to clinching the Region 14 South division with a 2-1 victory over Texas Southmost on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas.
The Buccaneers scored once in each half to improve to 7-4-1 overall and 6-3-1 in region play.
"We played poorly but still found a way to win, and you'll take that over the alternative option," Blinn head coach Alexandria Jackson said. "We need to change our mentality quickly in order to lock down the South. We need to get back to our style of football."
Blinn can clinch the South with a victory or tie in Thursday's region road matchup against Louisiana State University-Eunice.
The Bucs struck early Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the third minute when freshman forward Amanda Millar buried a feed from sophomore midfielder Lilly Arellano for her sixth goal of the season.
In the 68th minute, freshman forward Chelsea Mentado etched her name into the Blinn women's soccer record books with her ninth goal of the season, extending the lead to 2-0. Mentado is now tied for the most goals scored in a single season by a Buc. Freshman forward Vianney Adame assisted on the goal.
Texas Southmost cut into its deficit with a goal in the 86th minute, but Blinn held on for the victory.
The Bucs out-shot the Scorpions 11-7.
Sophomore goalkeeper Reese Cauthen made three saves to improve to 6-3-1 on the season.
Up next, the Bucs visit LSU-Eunice for a 5 p.m. tilt on Thursday in Eunice, La.
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