KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Doug Desmarteau isn’t much fond of overtime this season.
The Allen Community College Red Devils head soccer coach saw his team drop its second consecutive overtime in five days, falling Thursday to Maple Woods Community College, 2-1.
The loss drops Allen to 2-3 on the season.
In women’s action, Maple Woods defeated a short-handed ACC squad, 4-2, to drop the Red Devils to 3-2.
The Red Devil squads return home Tuesday to host Cloud.
In the men’s contest, Allen scored early in the second half on a Dorian Fox goal. The assist came from Chibueze Nwagwu.
“We had some opportunities to put the game away, but we just couldn’t get another goal,” Desmarteau said. “We played better defensively. We’re still getting organized. We just need to figure out how to keep a lead.”
Thee Red Devil women, meanwhile, were without the services of seven players, two for injury, five others for disciplinary measures.
Lacy Kimura (bacteria infection) and Racael Little (concussion) missed the game, while head coach Jeremy McGinnis sat Raegan and Jordan Vigola, Arline Panuco, Carlee Brinkman and Natalie Leiker for “violating team rules.”
“Just young freshmen learning their way about following rules in the dorms,” McGinnis said. “It was a good opportunity for us to see some players who normally don’t get an opportunity to play a lot, and it wasn’t a conference game. We’ll be back at full strength for our home game against Cloud.”
Kyleigh Rowe scored both of Allen’s goals against Maple Woods, the first off a cross by Samantha Moore, the second on a free kick.
Keelie Arbuckle racked up 18 saves.
Red Devil soccer teams falter on road
