Red Devil women victorious

PARSONS — Allen Community College’s women didn’t hit high gear on offense until after halftime Monday.
Fortunately, the Red Devil defense was in top order from the start.
The Red Devils led 22-21 at halftime before pulling away after intermission to win 61-50.
The victory is Allen’s second in a row and lifts the Red Devils to 10-8 on the season and 3-3 in Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division play.
“It was good to see our girls respond well to a tough challenge following an emotional win for us on Saturday,” Allen coach Mark James said. “A lot of times it’s tough to bounce back on such a quick turnaround.”
The keys to the victory, in addition to Allen’s defense, was in rebounding and ball control, James said.
“Those were the main points we tried to emphasize coming into the game,” James said. “Our first half was not extremely sharp, but we played well defensively. Our second half was much more fluid and was pretty fun to watch.”
DaNara Day and Leslie Ware each scored 17 points to lead the Red Devils. Kendra Taiclet added six.
Shawnee Phillips scored 25 to pace Labette, followed by Ashley Lutz with 16.
The Red Devils have another quick turnaround, playing tonight at Kansas City, Kan. The game will be Allen’s fourth in eight days.
Allen (21-40—61)
Labette (22—28—50)
Allen: Miracle Davis 3-5 0-1 6, Kayla Morton 1-7 0-0 3, DaNara Day 5-12 2-4 17, Kendra Taiclet 3-8 0-0 6, Hannah Blackwell 2-4 1-2 5, Ebonie Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Endesha Flanigan 0-1 0-0 0, Brittney Redmond 1-2 2-2 5, Leslie Ware 5-15 5-8 17, Taylor Seward 1-5 0-0 2, Kylie Molisee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 (9-29) 10-17 61. Three-pointers: Day 5, Ware 2, Morton, Redmond. Rebounds 56 (Day 8). Fouls 15 (Fouled out: None). Assists 12. Turnovers 12. Steals 6. Blocks 1.
Labette: Shawnee Phillips 8-26 9-10 25, Ashley Lutz 6-14 2-2 16, Irianne Nicholas 1-9 0-0 2, Haleigh Lis 0-6 2-2 2, Kailee Hocker 0-1 0-0 0, Brooke Dickey 0-2 0-0 0, Natasha Carver 0-5 0-0 0, Dayshanay Russell 1-7 3-5 5. Totals 16-70 (2-11) 16-19 50. Three-pointers: Lutz 2. Rebounds 41 (Phillips 11). Fouls 15 (Nicholas fouled out). Assists 6. Turnovers 11. Steals 6. Blocks 2.