![]() ![]() ![]() And then he was like, ‘Yeah, that’s how you do it!’”Īllen has been doing that ever since as surprising FGCU (9-7) has opened A-Sun play 3-0. I was, ‘OK, next one I’ll get it.’ And next one I got a kill. “I was like, ‘If I make a mistake, I’m going to get taken right out.’ But I made a mistake and I didn’t even look at Coach. “I was really excited but I was so nervous,” Allen said. I’ve got to do this?”īenke left huge shoes to fill. At first she was giddy: “Oh, my God!” Then she thought, “I’m the freshman. Allen had no idea until first-year coach Matt Botsford tossed her a ball to pitch to fans, something only starters do. Wright had texted Allen the previous night, asking if she would. She had just completed what she called the “most stressful week of my life” when she competed against sophomore Shelby Joslin and freshman Sydney Ferguson to fill Benke’s void.Īllen didn’t know she would start against Stetson. The 18-year-old who celebrates every point like it’s the first day of Mardi Gras had no idea what she had done until she read all about it.Īllen is stepping into the vital left-side starting spot that opened when junior Vanessa Benke went down with a knee injury the week prior. “What? Really?” said Allen in her chirpy voice.Ī Gulf Coast High School grad, Allen had 11 kills and 10 digs as the Florida Gulf Coast University volleyball team swept Stetson in their Atlantic Sun opener in front of 658 Alico Arena fans, including high school coach Christy Wright, on Sept. FORT MYERS - In the curtained makeshift media room after her first-ever collegiate start, skinny freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Allen read her stats lines in disbelief. ![]()
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