The Allen Community College women shot their way to victory over Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, 89-32.
The Lady Red Devils (10-3) also used good defense and forced 16 Metropolitan turnovers while snatching eight steals. The black and red had six finish in double figures and snatched 62 total rebounds as opposed to Metro’s 23 boards.
To illustrate ACC’s effectiveness, the Red Devils limited Metropolitan to 19 shots.
“We are a better ball club. We played good half court defense and limited their second and third shots,” said Allen head coach Leslie Crane. “We gave them one shot at the bucket and that was it. This was very much a defensive game for us as the kids are taking pride in their defensive game and how low they can hold teams in scoring.”
Allen made half of their shot attempts from the floor, going 38-for-76 from the hardwood as well as hitting six-of-17 shots from beyond the three-point arc. Noa Muranaka led from three-point distance, going three-for-six.
Naomi Smith led the team in scoring with 16 points and went six-of-seven on shots from the floor while Muranaka collected 13 points. Khassidy Warr came off the bench and contributed 12 points while Clara Romero, Khamille War and Skyler Evans each notched 10 points.
“We did a good job of having patience with the ball and made sure to move the ball inside, outside and across the floor for a very good shot,” Crane said. “We wanted to make them play defense as that was not a strong part of their game. We took good shots where we could rebound if necessary.”
Jania Jones and Romero led the Lady Devils on the glass where they hauled in 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively. Jones snatched six of her rebounds on the offensive end while Romero made seven defensive rebounds and three offensive rebounds.
The rebounding was one of the main reasons Allen was able to grab such a big lead due to second and third chance opportunities being in favor of Crane’s group. Rebounding the ball was giving more chances for a clean look at the basket.
“Noa Muranaka is always a solid player for us,” said Crane. “Naomi Smith, Clara Romero, Khassidy Warr, Khamille Warr and Skyler Evans all scored in double digits and followed up with some double digit rebounding. It was a good night for a lot of the team.”
Tonya Williams led Allen defensively with three steals while Britney Schroer and Smith each grabbed two steals. Smith also made two blocks and led her team with seven assists. Schroer made six assists and Shade Richardson assisted on four baskets.
The Lady Red Devils face Oklahoma Wesleyan in Chanute on Saturday at 2 p.m.
