INDEPENDENCE — Allen Community College faced off against Independence in a pivotal Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference conference volleyball matchup Wednesday, with the Red Devils pulling out a 3-1 win to move up the standings.
A dominant performance by the Red Devils out of the gate led to a 25-17 victory in the first set, but the following three proved to be closer.
After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the second set, the Devils went on to take that set 25-21 but once the third set came, the Pirates forced Allen County to play a little slower.
The Pirates won the set, 25-22.
After the slow start in the third set, the Red Devils tweaked their lineup in hopes of avoiding another set loss.
They took that set 27-25 after a kill by sophomore Patricia Rodriguez to complete the victory. With the big win, ACC stands at 5-2 in the KJCCC, tied for third with Johnson County and Neosho.
The offense for the Red Devils was led by a pair of sophomores in Madison Saia with 10 kills and Sadie Bakeberg who put in a great effort with 13 kills to go with three solo blocks and five assists.
Defensively, freshman Aurivette Santon had 16 digs and three aces in the contest, while fellow freshman Karsyn Smith also had 16 digs. Sophomore Alexis Hafenstine contributed 13 digs in the winning effort.
Monday night, the Red Devils are back in Iola to take on Ottawa’s junior varsity squad.
