GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: Montevallo 42, Shorter 37
Records: Montevallo (7-4 overall, 3-1 GSC) | Shorter (1-9 overall, 0-4 GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Alabama)
Date:  December 17, 2018
Montevallo Starters: Nautika Philpot, Aaliyah Rice, Kourtnie Smith, Paige Ward, Kiya Sain
Shorter Starters: Kayla Holmes, Raven Fair, Jamilla Harrisson, Tatum Ragsdale, Brianna Burnett.
 
GAME NOTES

• Kourtnie Smith led the team with 11 points in the game on 4-of-9 shooting. Smith also had six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• The Falcons continued to dominate the boards, grabbing 42 total rebounds with Kiya Sain leading Montevallo on the boards with nine rebounds.
• The Falcons featured two players scoring in double figures, as Kourtnie Smith led the way with 11 points and Savannah Lee had 10 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor.
• Nautika Philpot dished out a team-high seven assists tonight for Montevallo and scored nine points.

TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points: Kourtnie Smith (11)
Rebounds: Kiya Sain(9)
Assists: Nautika Philpot (7)
 
 
SHORTER
 
Points: Jamilla Harrison (14)
Rebounds: Tatum Ragsdale (10)
Assists: Jamilla Harrison (2)
 
RECAP
 
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo women's basketball program defeated the Shorter Hawks 42-37 in a Gulf South Conference matchup Dec. 17.
 
Montevallo improved to 7-4 on the season with the victory and 3-1 in conference play.
 
Montevallo struggled offensively in the win, shooting just 39 percent from the floor and 7.7 percent from the 3-point line. The Falcons held the Hawks to just 28.6 percent shooting from the floor and 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Nautika Philpot gave the Falcons their first lead of the game 5-4 at the 7:01 mark in the first period with a 3-pointer, the only made 3-pointer of the game for the Falcons.
 
Less than three minutes later Kayla Holmes made a layup to retake the lead for Shorter 6-5. Shorter held the lead until the end of the third period when Savannah Lee made a jumper to give the Falcons a 33-32 advantage.
 
The Falcons closed out the game on a 9-5 run to clinch the win.
 
Montevallo will resume conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 3 against Auburn-Montgomery at 6 p.m. in Montgomery.