ARKANSAS CITY — Allen Community College’s volleyball team had a rough go of it Wednesday, falling in straight sets on the road to the nation’s fourth-ranked Cowley Tigers squad.
Cowley prevailed, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-15, dropping the Red Devils to 5-5 on the season and 2-1 in Jayhawk Conference action. Cowley remains undefeated at 11-0 and 3-0 in conference.
Allen zipped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening set before Cowley rattled off 10 of the next 11 points to take control.
The second set was tightly fought early on as the teams battled to a 6-6 tie before Cowley rattled off five straight points to take the lead for good. The Red Devils were within 16-12, but Cowley put together another four-point run to take a commanding 20-12 lead.
The Tigers ended with a flourish, taking control of the third and final set by racing to a 6-1 lead. The Red Devils drew no closer than four points of the lead after that.
Individual statistics from the match were not immediately available.
Allen is at Ottawa University’s junior varsity Friday.
before four straight home matches fill the Red Devils’ schedule over the next two weeks, starting with a home tilt against Labette.
