PARSONS — It took a while for Allen Community College to get adjusted to a new offense, deployed Monday because of a concussion suffered over the weekend by Jacqui Ortiz. Allen 18-25-25-25
The Red Devil volleyball squad dropped its opening set to host Labette Community College.
“We struggled to look organized,” head coach Jessica Peters said, “along with a defense that was watching balls hit or fall rather than going after them.”
The mindset started to change in the second set.
Sophomore Autumn Douglas, along with Sierra Morgison and Hayley Mertens, keyed a three-set rally to win, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
“Admitting as a team that we were waiting for Labette to make the mistakes was the change that had to be made quickly,” Peters said. “That is when we found the team we knew we had: organized, effective, supportive and with a ‘wanting a win’ mentality.
“Credit can go to blocking, which minimized their errors tonight, and we also saw a few aces throughout the night. Overall, we didn’t give away many points.”
Mertens led the way with 19 points, 19 kills and 19 digs. Douglas, described by Peters as “unstoppable” through the first three sets, had 16 points, 14 kills, 12 digs and two assisted blocks. Adriee Munoz added 44 set assists and three aces.
Morgison wound up with 11 points, 10 kills and seven digs.
Allen hopes to extend its two-match winning streak on the road Wednesday at Johnson County Community College.
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Danielle Goodman, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 solo block, 2 points; Sierra Morgison, 10 kills, 1 set assist, 1service ace, 7 digs, 11 points; Adriee Munoz, 2 kills, 44 set assists, 3 service aces, 21 digs, 3 block assists, 6.5 points; Sarah Charbonneau, 22 digs; Hayley Mertens, 19 kills, 1 set assist, 19 digs, 19 points; Randi Billings, 5 kills, 3 digs, 3 solo blocks, 1 block assist, 8.5 points; Autumn Douglas, 14 kills, 5 set assists, 1 service ace, 12 digs, 2 block assists, 16 points.
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