Allen Community College’s volleyball team had its share of thrills recently.
Two days after dropping a five-set heartbreaker to Neosho County Community College, the Red Devils bounced back Saturday to pull off a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Coffeyville.
The split keeps ACC’s record even at 4-4. The Red Devils stand at 3-4 in Jayhawk Conference play.
Neither team could sustain momentum in Thursday’s match with Neosho.
The visiting Panthers won the first set, 25-21, before Allen returned favor with a 25-22 win in the second. Neosho bounced back on top, 25-17, in set 3, but Allen forced the tiebreaker by winning the fourth set, 25-16. The fifth set went down to the wire, with Neosho prevailing, 16-14.
Laia Jaca led the way with 36 assists, while Adrian Santiago had 15 kills. Mattie Dougherty and Jaca paced the Red Devils with 22 and 14 digs, respectively. Sadie Bakeberg and Ariana Compean had a pair of service aces. Alejandra Handie had four blocks, while Bakeberg had three.
Santiago was the only ACC player in double figures with kills; the Red Devils struggled with a .078 kill percentage.
SATURDAY’S action left the home crowd in much better spirits.
Coffeyville won the opening set, 25-22, before Allen rebounded to even things with a 25-18 set. Coffeyville took set 3, 25-20.
But unlike Thursday’s loss, the Red Devils ended with a kick. A 25-17 win in the fourth set forced the tiebreaker, with ACC prevailing, 15-12.
Santiago and Ashlynn Aikins had 21 and 15 kills, respectively. Jaca had 45 assists and five service aces to go with 10 digs. Dougherty had 21 digs. Bakeberg chipped in with three blocks.
The Red Devils’ games tonight at Johnson County Community College have been called off due to wintry weather,. Allen is at Cloud County Community College Thursday before returning home Monday against Fort Scott Community College.
