In a game where Allen controlled possession the majority of the time, the Lady Red Devils made a close 2-1 victory feel like a much more comfortable win.
The Lady Red Devils (8-2; 4-2 KJCCC) scored two goals early in the first half before holding Pratt scoreless until 10 minutes left in the game. Allen had four shots on goal early in the second half but couldn’t capitalize on any of them. 
“They probably had two shots on goal and we have to make sure those shots on goal don’t find the back of the net,” Allen head coach Jeremy McGinnis said. “We should be having more shutouts. We’ve just got to be more disciplined in the defensive third.”
Katherine Hammond netted Allen’s opening goal only 12 minutes into the game for the 1-0 lead. Emma Hicklin was then good on a free kick for the 2-0 Allen advantage midway through the first half.
“We were trying to get more numbers forward, especially if they’re only attacking with two we need to bring somebody forward and then recover and that’s part of the game,” McGinnis said. “It’s difficult to score goals in this game.”
Pratt’s Rosina Mastro scored her team’s lone goal of the match when she took a pass from Kaylane Lemos which she finished to cut Allen’s lead in half, 2-1.
The Lady Red Devils totaled nine shots on goal.
Head coach Jeremy McGinnis is one win shy of 100 career wins, currently sitting at 99.
Allen travels to Johnson County Community College on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
