The Allen Lady Red Devils went full steam ahead and took down Crowder Community College at home Thursday, 4-2.
Allen’s (4-1) Rebecca Lord, Emma Hicklin and Vivian Santos each scored in the first half with Tanka Rother scoring in the second.
“It’s nice to not play well and still win,” Allen head coach Jeremy McGinnis said. “As soon as Tanika’s goal went in, I felt a lot more relaxed. There was a moment there where it got brutal. We didn’t play our game, we didn’t possess and we weren’t first to the ball but we still found a way to win which matters.”
Lord’s goal came off an assist from Santos on a breakaway dribble for the 1-0 lead. Hicklin was then fed a pass by Audrey Smith which she scored from outside the 18 for the 2-0 lead. Santos scored the third goal unassisted on a rebound shot.
Allen was led offensively by Santos and Lizeth Ayala’s three shots on goal apiece while Ayala led with a team-high four shots and Santos had three shots.
Lucia Solanilla Leo started at goalkeeper for Allen and made five saves out of Crowder’s five shots on goal. Brianna Alexander made one save of Crowder’s three shots on goal. Crowder scored both of their goals on Alexander.
