Allen’s women started slow but finished hot in a 62-41 win over Fort Scott Community College on Wednesday night. The game started off back and forth. Allen couldn’t get an advantage, due in large part to turnovers and poor shooting. Fort Scott’s Lady Hounds didn’t do themselves any favors either, plagued by poor shooting. Eventually, the Red Devils found their groove and their shots started falling. Fort Scott, however, continued to lose the ball, allowing the Red Devils to open up a double-digit lead early in the second quarter. Allen got a litany of chances at the hoop and made them count. Clara Romero had six points in the second quarter to help the Red Devils build an early edge that would be too much for the Lady Hounds to overcome. At the break, Allen led 36-17. Not long after the break, the Red Devils stretched their lead to 20. Allen’s defense looked the best it has all season. Romero dominated the third quarter, scoring six points. Aiding Romero was Naomi Smith with four points. Once the fourth came, Adjaratou Mbaye scored eight points in the quarter. Mbaye’s size and physicality took over the game. Fort Scott, like many other teams this season, did not have the personnel to handle Mbaye in the paint. Mbaye finished with 18 to lead the way. Romero scored 15. Smith had 12. Skyler Evans and Narrisa Blackwell both finished with 5. Hallie Reed and Melody Wilfong had three apiece. Chloe Burns had one. “We are always pleased with conference wins. All these wins are hard-fought,” said Allen head coach Leslie Crane. “When she (Mbaye) just power dribbles and goes up, she is a lot better than when she tries to put it on the floor too much. That’s a bad habit that we have been trying to break her of. She’s very effective when she does that.” Allen is now 7-9 and 3-2 in the conference. The Red Devils are on the road this weekend at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Allen’s women started slow but finished hot in a 62-41 win over Fort Scott Community College on Wednesday night.
