Allen Community College’s women saw marked improvement under first-year head coach Leslie Crane this season.
The Red Devils went from a 2-21 season in 2020-21 to 10-16 this year, and were two games away from a top-three finish in Kansas Jayhawk Conference-Division II play.
Leading the charge were Adjaratou Mbaye, a 6-2 sophomore out of Frisco, Texas, and Naomi Smith, a 5-11 freshman from Lawton, Okla.
Both were named to the third-team All-KJCCC Conference team this week.
Mbaye, who played high school ball at Lebanon Trail in Texas, averaged 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Smith, who played at MacArthur High School, averaged 9.9 points, 6.2 boards and 2.8 assists this season as a guard.
She saved her best for last, scoring a season-high 20 in the Red Devils’ 64-61 loss at Highland to end the season in the Region VI playoffs.
