HESSTON — To say disappointment reigned among Allen Community College volleyball coaches is an understatement.
Head coach Jessica Peters pointed to inconsistent playing by the Red Devils as a downfall. The Red Devils lost a NJCAA Division II district match on the road to Hesston College.
Hesston won the five-set match 25-12, 15-25, 19-25, 25-15, 15-12.
“We had a flat start but we came back and won the second set to even things up,” Peters said. “We came from behind to win the third set then lost the next two because of inconsistent play.”
Assistant coach Todd Francis said, “when we were in the lead, we were in control but when we were behind, it was too big of a hill to climb.”
“We decided to play timid which resulted in errors and ultimately a lost match,” said Whitney Falkenstien, assistant coach.
There were no individual statistics reported from the match.
“These were hard games to sit and watch. We know the quality of players we have and what they can bring to your program,” Peters said.
“We can only continue to coach and teach them. We want success for them but they have to find it themselves on the court.”
Allen hosts the Allen Invite this weekend in Iola.
The two-day tournament is being held at Iola’s Recreation Community Building in Riverside Park. Matches start at 2 p.m. on Friday on two courts.
Action resumes at 9 a.m. on Saturday. All matches are best 3-out-of-5.
Allen plays Labette at 2 p.m. on Court 1 followed by Labette taking on Southeast Community College of Lincoln, Neb., at 4 p.m. Southeast plays Allen at 6 p.m. On Court 2, Neosho County plays Fort Scott at 2 p.m., Dodge City vs. Neosho County at 4 p.m. and Fort Scott plays Dodge City at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, Allen plays Dodge City at 9 a.m. followed by Fort Scott at Labette at 11 a.m. and Allen plays Fort Scott at 1 p.m. Also at 9 a.m. Southeast plays Neosho County followed by Dodge City against Southeast at 11 a.m. and Neosho County takes on Labette at 1 p.m.
