Score: Montevallo 63, West Alabama 92
Records: Montevallo 2-11 (0-5) | West Florida 7-7 (4-3)
Location: Pruitt Hall (Livingston, Ala.)
Montevallo Starters: Paige Ward (G), Kourtnie Smith (F), Alba Perez (G), Cheyenne Cunningham (G), Kassidy Bonebrake (G)
West Alabama Starters: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, J'Niyah Daniels, Peyton Parker, Sydney Bozeman, Kim Parrish
GAME NOTES
- West Alabama shot 55 percent from the floor in tonight's game, while the Falcons shooting woes continued this season as they shot 33 percent from the field.
- Montevallo had three players score in double figures. Jomekia Morine led the team with 18 points. Kassidy Bonebrake (10) and Cheyenne Cunningham (15) also reached the double-digit scoring mark.
- Despite a near equal free throw count, the Falcons only shot 65 percent compared to 85 percent from the Tigers.
TEAM LEADERS
Montevallo
Points: Jomekia Morine (18)
Rebounds: Paige Ward (6)
Assists: Kassidy Bonebrake, Jomekia Morine, D'Miyah Foster (2)
West Alabama
Points: Peyton Parker, Kim Parrish (15)
Rebounds: Marianne Ward (8)
Assists: Kim Parrish (4)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: None
Lead Changes: 2 times
Largest Lead: West Alabama led by 32 (4th – 5:07)
UP NEXT
Montevallo will be back in action on Saturday, January 6th against Lee University. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 pm from Trustmark Arena.
RECAP
LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of Montevallo women's basketball team was defeated by West Alabama in Gulf South Conference play 92-63.
Montevallo is now 2-11 overall this season and is 0-5 in conference play.
The Falcons were outscored in each period by the Tigers and allowed a game-high 28 points in the opening period.
At the end of the first half, the Falcons trailed the Tigers 46-28.
Alba Perez and Jomekia Morine led the Falcons in the opening half with seven points each. Perez was also the Falcons' leading rebounder in the first half with five rebounds.
The Falcons were never able to find their rhythm in the second half as the Tigers cruised to the lopsided victory.
Cheyenne Cunningham netted 12 points in the second half to end the game with 15 points and Morine added 11 more points to her game total to end the game as the leading scorer for the Falcons with 18 points.
Paige Ward ended the game as the Falcons' leading rebounder after grabbing six boards, three in each half.
