SCORE

Montevallo 63, Georgia Southwestern 52

RECORDS

Montevallo (4-6 overall, 1-2 in Peach Belt Conference)

Georgia Southwestern (6-4 overall, 0-3 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Trustmark Arena, Montevallo, Ala.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montevallo senior Jacquelyn Thompson's hot shooting from beyond the arc sparked the Falcons as they defeated the Hurricanes 63-52 to pick up their first Peach Belt Conference victory.

Thompson drained two of her four 3-pointers in the game in the first three minutes to help Montevallo jump out to a 8-2 lead.

A jumper by Va'Queshia Hall with 1:10 remaining in the opening period gave Georgia Southwestern a 11-10 advantage, marking the Hurricanes first lead in the contest. A layup by senior Katie Colson in the final seconds of the period put the Falcons back on top 12-11 after the first 10 minutes.

Montevallo stretched its lead to 16-11 following a 3-pointer by Thompson with 9:10 remaining in the first half. Georgia Southwestern responded with a 10-4 run, capped with a pair of free throws by Ja'Quasha Sesler with 5:34 remaining in the half to give the Hurricanes a 21-20 advantage, their final lead of the half.

The Falcons closed the half with a 11-2 run and carried a 31-23 lead into the locker room at halftime following a 3-pointer by Thompson with 1:25 remaining in the first half.

Georgia Southwestern trimmed the deficit to 37-36 on a layup by Yvonna Dunkley with 4:47 remaining in the third period. Montevallo responded with a 11-4 run to end the period and took a 48-40 lead into the fourth period after Thompson capped the period with a jumper with four seconds remaining.

A layup by Hall trimmed the Falcons' lead to 50-46 with 6:57 left in the contest before a quick 5-0 spurt by Montevallo took away any doubt in the outcome. A jumper by junior Courtney McKenzie with 1:43 remaining in the game gave the Falcons a 60-50 lead, marking their first double-digit lead in the contest.

STAT OF THE GAME

Montevallo shot 66.7 percent (10-of-15) at the charity stripe, while the Hurricanes made only 33.3 percent (4-of-12) of their attempts at the free-throw line.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Junior Jazmine Stubblefield tied her career high with seven assists against the Hurricanes.

Junior Morgan Smith grabbed a career best seven rebounds in her third game of the season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will travel to Morrow, Georgia to take on Clayton State University in their first road contest in Peach Belt Conference play Monday, Jan. 4. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Central.