TRENTON, Mo. — Allen Community College’s women picked up their second win in as many games on the young 2012-13 season Saturday, fending off a strong challenge from North Central Missouri, 73-70.
The Red Devils erased a five-point halftime deficit, 37-32, in the win. Allen outscored the Lady Pirates 41-33 after the break.
“We certainly did not shoot the ball as well as we would have liked, but we did seem to knock down some timely shots and our effort and energy was relentless all day long,” Allen coach Mark James said. “North Central Missouri is a very tough, physical team that executes extremely well. This was a very good team road win for us.”
For the second consecutive game, Allen limited its turnovers while spreading the ball around on offense. Five Allen players scored in double figures, led by DaNara Day’s 14 points, while committing only 11 turnovers as a team.
The Red Devils also limited North Central Missouri to six offensive rebounds.
“If we continue to do that, we’ll be able to hang around against anyone we play this season,” James said.
Hannah Blackwell followed Day with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Leslie Ware added 11 points, while Brittney Redmond and Miracle Davis added 10 points each. Davis also grabbed eight boards and dished out five assists.
Iolan Kendra Taiclet connected on both of her 3-point attempts for the Red Devils, scoring six points.
Allen travels to El Dorado Tuesday to take on Butler County Community College, which also sits at 2-0 after a 72-64 win over Cowley County.
Allen (32-41—73)
No. Central Mo. (37-33—70)
Allen (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Jones 0-0-3-0, Davis 2-6-4-10, Morton 0/1-0-0-3, Day 2/2-4-1-14, Redmond 2/2-0-3-10, Peel 0/1-2-2-5, Taiclet 0/2-0-0-6, Ware 2/1-4-1-11, Blackwell 4-4-4-12, Hall 1-0-1-3-2, Molisee 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 13/9-20-22-73.
ACC women improve to 2-0 with 73-70 win
