MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team fell to the West Florida Argos 3-2 in the Falcons' sixth Gulf South Conference matchup of the season.

Montevallo lost the first two sets before forcing a fifth set after a 26-24 win in the third and a 25-19 win in the fourth. The Argos took down the Falcons 15-13 in the deciding fifth set to win the match 3-2 overall.

The Falcons fell to 10-8 overall and 4-2 in conference play. West Florida improved to 14-5 overall and 7-0 in the GSC.
  
 
Match Information

Score: West Florida 3, Montevallo 2 (25-23, 25-20, 24-26, 19-25, 15-13)
Records: Montevallo (10-8 overall, 4-2 GSC) | West Florida (14-5 overall, 7-0 GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Alabama)

GAME NOTES
 

• Desiree Rodriguez led the Falcons offensively with 15 kills in the match.
• Danielle Lee chipped in a career-high 14 kills for the Falcons.
• Savannah Roys was the Falcons' leader in assists with 43.
• Michaela Henderson registered a team-high 24 digs in the match.

• Hannah Fernandez led all players with a career-high ten blocks in the match.
• Offensively, the Argos totaled 61 kills compared to 60 by the Falcons.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1

• West Florida went on a run early in the match before the Falcons followed up with a run of their own.
• West Florida closed out the first set with three straight points to win the first set 25-23.

Set 2

• West Florida opened up the second set quickly scoring the first six points of the set.
• The two teams battled back and forth in the second set before the Falcons lost 25-20.

 
 
SET 3

• Montevallo and West Florida traded points throughout majority of the decisive third set. The two teams were deadlocked at 19 late in the third set.
• The Falcons won three of the last four points to take the third set 26-24.

 
SET 4

• The two teams went back and forth in the fourth set before an Evelina Teran kill tied things up at 16.
• The Falcons then won seven of the next eight points to take a 23-18 lead.
• The Falcons won the last two points of the set to win 25-19. 
   

SET 5

• The Falcons jumped out to a quick lead in the fifth set 3-0.
• West Florida then won the next four points to take a 4-3 lead.
• After the Falcons 9-6 lead, the Argos responded with three of the next four points to take a 10-9 lead over the Falcons.
• West Florida then won two of the last three points to take the 15-13 victory.

 
 
 
 
After falling behind 2-0 in the match to the Argos, the Falcons responded with wins in the third and fourth before falling in the fifth and falling in the match 3-2.
 
 
 

UP NEXT

Montevallo travel to Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 12^th to take on the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers at 2 p.m.