SCORE

Montevallo 51

Clayton State 54

RECORDS

Montevallo 5-21 overall (2-17 in the Peach Belt Conference)

Clayton State 23-5 overall (15-4 in the Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

The Loch Athletic Center, Morrow, Georgia

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons and the Lakers squared off in the final game of the regular season for both teams.

In the first period of play, Montevallo went basket for basket with Clayton State with neither team holding a larger lead than six points.  A layup by Jazmine Stubblefield at the end of the opening period tied the game at 17-17.

Defensive play was the name of the game in the second period as both teams were held to single digits in scoring.  The Falcon's defense held the Lakers to just seven points in the period, while the offense for Montevallo was only able to muster nine points in the period.  Montevallo entered halftime with a 26-24 lead.

In the third period, the Falcons continued to struggle on the offensive end of the floor.  Montevallo only managed to score nine points and was outscored in the period 17-9.  The Lakers took a six-point lead into the final period, 41-35

Both teams fought till the final buzzer as the Falcons tried to make up ground on the Lakers.  In the period the lead was never greater than eight points for Clayton State.  The Falcons were able to pull to within four of the Lakers, but every time they did, Clayton State had an answer. The Falcons ended the game on a three-pointer from Morgan Smith in the final seconds to pull the Falcons to within three points of the Lakers who held on to win 54-51.

STAT OF THE GAME

D'Miyah Foster led the Falcons with 12 points in today's game and also recorded four rebounds.

Albanellys Perez led the Falcons on the defensive glass and grabbed 10 rebounds in today's loss.