Red Devils falter late on road

OVERLAND PARK — Allen Community College’s volleyball team started off on a high note Wednesday.
The rest of the evening didn’t go as well.
The Red Devils fell to host Johnson County Community College 21-25, 25-11, 25-15, 25-16 on the road.
Allen (13-16) wraps up its home schedule at 6:30 p.m. Monday against Cowley College.
The Red Devils minimized their errors early, which paved the way to the first-set win, assistant coach Whitney Falkenstien said.
Allen led 10-3 in the first set and held on from there in the 25-21 win.
The momentum switch was immediate. Johnson County raced to a 9-0 lead in the second set.
“Johnson started running a faster offense, and the blocks that were consistent in set one for Allen were nonexistent most of the next three,” Falkenstien said.
“It is disappointing for us to swallow losses like tonight,” she added. “We are at a point in our season that we have to perform. There are no excuses to show and work for one win and not want two more.”