GAME DAY CENTRAL
 
GSC/SSC CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT


 10/18/19

11:15 a.m. University of Montevallo (10-9, 4-3 GSC) vs. Saint Leo University (12-5, 6-3 SSC)
 
4:45 p.m. University of Montevallo (10-9, 4-3 GSC) vs. Embry-Riddle University (10-2, 6-2 SSC)
 
10/19/19
 
1:30 p.m. University of Montevallo (10-9, 4-3 GSC) vs. Nova Southeastern (10-6, 3-5 SSC)

When: Friday, Oct. 18^th – Saturday Oct. 19^th
Where: Hoover, Alabama
Arena: Finley Center
Location: 1000 RV Trace | Hoover, AL | 35244
Time: 11:15 a.m. / 4:45 p.m. / 1:30 p.m.
Watch: N/A
TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE
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NEWS AND NOTES

• Montevallo enters the Gulf South Conference and Sunshine State Conference crossover tournament 10-9 overall on the season and 4-3 in GSC play.
• The Falcons will play three matches in the crossover, two on Friday and one of Saturday, all against SSC opponents.
• This is third time the Falcons have participated in the crossover, Montevallo has only won one match all time in the event. The Falcons topped Nova Southeastern 3-1 in 2017 at the Finley Center.
• Montevallo's first opponent, Saint Leo enters today's 11:15 a.m. match 12-5 overall on the season and 6-3 in SSC play. The Lions will also face West Florida and Mississippi College in the event.
• Montevallo's second opponent, Embry-Riddle enters today's 4:45 p.m. match 10-2 overall and 6-2 in SSC play. The Eagles will also face Union and West Florida. The match against the Falcons will be the first of the event for the Eagles.
• Montevallo will face off against Nova Southeastern on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Falcons' third and final match of the tournament. The Sharks enter the crossover 10-6 overall and 3-5 in SSC play. Nova Southeastern will also face Mississippi College and Union before finishing with Montevallo on Saturday.

 
 
TEAM LEADERS
 

• Senior Brioni Dixon leads the Falcons and is third in the Gulf South Conference with 216 kills. The senior leads Montevallo and ranks fifth in the GSC with a .314 hitting percentage. Dixon is also averaging 2.92 kills per set.
• Sophomore Savannah Roys leads Montevallo in assists this season, having totaled 707, the most of any setter in the GSC. Roys ranks third in assists per set with 9.43.
• On the defensive end, Skyler Sieber is averaging 3.88 digs per set this season, with 252 total digs on the season.
• Dixon also leads the Falcons in total blocks with 64 on the season.
• Senior Desiree Rodriguez is off to a career year offensively. Rodriguez was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Week for back-to-back career high performances. The senior totaled a career-high 21 kills in a road win over Lee and has 205 kills on the season, just behind Dixon.  
• Michaela Henderson has also found success this season, having totaled 25 service aces to lead the Falcons.