Box Score IOLA, Kan. - A first half deficit put the Dodge City Community College women's basketball team in a hole that they could never recover from, falling to Allen County Community College by a final score of 97-54 in Iola, Kansas on Saturday, February 18th. 

With three games left in the regular season, DC3 is now 4-23 overall and 4-19 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while the Lady Red Devils improved to 8-19 overall and 7-16 in the KJCCC. 

Allen would jump out out to a quick lead early on and use 50 percent shooting from the floor in the first half to take a 49-22 lead into the locker room at intermission as the Conquistadors would struggle by shooting just eight of 31 (25.8%) in the first half. Things would not get much better in the second half despite an improvement in field goal percentage (12-37, 32.4%) as the Lady Red Devils nearly match their first half output by scoring 48 points in the second half. 

Dodge City would finish just 28 of 68 (29.4%) from the floor and three of 24 (12.5%) from beyond the arc while connecting on 64.7 percent (11 of 17) shots from the free throw line. ACCC would outscore the Conquistadors 15-7 off of turnovers and hold a commanding 56-37 advantage on the glass. Three-point shooting would also play a big role in the game as Allen County held a 36-9 advantage from behind the three-point line. 

Sophomore Alexus Johnson would lead all scorers in the game with 18 points while grabbing eight rebounds and going five-for-five from the charity stripe. Sada Smith and Mariah Watkins each chipped in 11 points while Denis Ortiz netted 10 points. 

Two home games await Dodge City next week, starting on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. vs. Independence Community College. Earlier this year, the Lady Pirates came away with a 52-49 home victory over the Conquistadors.