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Nautika Philpot versus Spring Hill
76
Spring Hill SHC
87
Winner Montevallo UM
Spring Hill SHC
76
Final
87
Montevallo UM
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Spring Hill SHC 24 12 24 16 76
Montevallo UM 19 24 25 19 87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Montevallo Opens Season with an 87-76 Victory

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Spring Hill 76, Montevallo 87
Records: Montevallo (1-0 overall | Spring Hill (0-1 overall)
Location:  Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)
Date:  November 9, 2018
Montevallo Starters:  Nautika Philpot, Kiya Sain, Cheyenne Cunningham, Aaliyah Rice, Savannah Lee.
Spring Hill Starters: Daja Walker, Esther Stokely, Tiffany Valentine, Elise Reilly, Katie Krout.


GAME NOTES

  • Montevallo outscored Spring Hill in three of the four quarters in tonight's game. 
  • The Falcons shot 44 percent from the floor on 31-of-71 shooting and shot a game-high 62 percent in the third period on 11-of-18 shooting.
  • Both teams took advantage of turnovers with Spring Hill holding a 26-23 margin in points off turnovers.
  • Montevallo dominated the offensive glass and had 24 offensive rebounds that translated into 20 second-chance points.
  • Montevallo also had an active bench in the game and scored 23 points.
  • The Falcons also had control of the low post and scored 44 points in the paint.
  • Spring Hill entered the season ranked No. 9 in the D2SIDA NCAA Division II South Region preseason rankings.

TEAM LEADERS

MONTEVALLO

Points:  Nautika Philpot (24)
Rebounds:  Kourtnie Smith (12)
Assists:  Nautika Philpot (7)

SPRING HILL

Points: Elise Reilley / Tiffany Valentine (24)
Rebounds: Katie Krout (7)
Assists: Elise Reilly (6)

RECAP

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo women's basketball team started the 2018-19 season with an 87-76 victory over Spring Hill College on Friday night.

After a close first period that saw the Falcons trailing 24-19 at the break, Montevallo turned it on offensively and outscored the Badgers to earn their first victory of the season.

Nautika Philpot led the Falcons with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting and also went 4-of-8 from the three-point line.

Kourtnie Smith was the teams leading rebounder in this one and totaled 12 boards with six of them coming on the offensive glass.  Smith was also one of three players to have three steals in tonight's game.

Montevallo returns to action tomorrow afternoon when they take on Tuskegee in the final day of the GSC/SIAC Crossover Challenge.  The game against the Golden Bears is scheduled for 4:00 pm.

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