Score: Stillman 60, Montevallo 63

Records: Stillman (1-5) | Montevallo (2-3)

Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)

Montevallo Starters: Paige Ward (G), D'Miyah Foster G), Kiya Sain (G), Kassidy Bonebrake (G), Cheyenne Cunningham (G)

Stillman Starters: Ki'Onna Likely, Morgan Collins, Jalicya Lowery, Ashley World, Courtney Baker

GAME NOTES

• Montevallo led by 10 at halftime and despite a strong second half by Stillman the Falcons were able to hold off the Tigers.  Paige Ward hit four three-pointers in the second half to help keep the Tigers at bay.
• Montevallo was outrebounded 53 to 35, including 24 to 10 on the offensive glass. Despite being outrebounded, the Falcons held the Tigers to 17-second-chance points.
• Montevallo shot 37 percent from the field compared to 35 percent by Stillman, but the Tigers only shot 17 percent from beyond the arc compared to 29 percent by the Falcons.
• The Falcons had three players in double digits. Paige Ward led the team with 17 points. D'Miyah Foster and Jomekia Morine added 16 and 11 points each.
• Both teams shot poorly from the free throw line, but the Falcons' 67 percent from the stripe was better than the 61 percent shot by the Tigers. The Falcons managed 30 trips to the line compared to only 18 attempts for the Tigers.

TEAM LEADERS

Montevallo

Points: Paige Ward (17)

Rebounds: Kiya Sain (9)

Assists: D'Miyah Foster (3)

Stillman

Points: Ki'Onna Likely (23)

Rebounds: Ki'Onna Likely (22)

Assists: Kiazha Ginwright (2)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties:  5 times

Lead Changes: 8 times

Largest Lead: Montevallo by 12 (2^nd-2:45)

UP NEXT

Montevallo faces Stillman for the second time in a week on Monday in Tuscaloosa. The game is set for a 5:30 p.m. CT tipoff.

RECAP

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo women's basketball team defeated Stillman 63-60 in the first of two meetings in a week between the in-state rivals.

The series has been even in the past few seasons, and the Falcons were looking to avenge last year's loss to the Tigers at Trustmark Arena.

Montevallo and the Tigers played an evenly matched first period of play.  Montevallo held onto a two-point lead, 12 to 10, at the end of the first period.

In the second period, Montevallo used a 12-0 run that spanned six minutes of play to lead the Tigers by 10 points.  Montevallo closed out the half with a double-digit lead and entered the locker room up 29-19 at the break.

The Tigers came out in the second half and battled the Falcons in the post.  Stillman outscored Montevallo 14 to 0 in points in the paint and used an eight-point run in the third period to take a 37-36 lead over the Falcons.  That lead was short-lived as the Falcons retook the lead and ended the period with a 46-40 advantage over the Tigers.

Stillman kept up the offensive assault in the fourth period and tied the game three times.  Paige Ward was instrumental in stifling the Tigers attack.  Every time the Tigers started to get on a run a timely three-pointer from Ward put the Falcons back out in front.  Down the stretch, Ward hit a set of free throws to ice the game and seal the 63-60 victory for the Falcons.