University of Montevallo (12-11, 5-3) vs. University of West Alabama (7-16, 1-6)

When: Friday, Oct. 25
Where: Montevallo, Alabama
Arena: Trustmark Arena
Location: 75 College Drive | Montevallo, Alabama
Time: 6 p.m.
Watch: Falcon Athletics Network
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
 
Montevallo vs. West Alabama
 
All-Time: 26-12
Home: N/A
Away: N/A
Neutral: N/A

Montevallo and West Alabama have met 38 times in series history, with UM holding a 26-12 edge in the series. The Tigers have won three of the last four meetings, but Montevallo holds the mark for the series' longest winning streak - 12 in a row from 1997-2002.
 
Last Meeting: Montevallo and West Alabama last met on Sept. 21, 2019 in Livingston, Alabama. The Tigers topped the Falcons 3-1. The last time the teams met in Montevallo, UM took the win in five sets on October 31, 2017.

Streaks:  The Tigers have won three of the last four meetings, but Montevallo holds the mark for the series' longest winning streak - 12 in a row from 1997-2002.  

Series Notes: Three of the last four meetings in the series have come in Livingston, Alabama, with UWA taking each of those three meetings. The series was not played from 2012 through 2016, as the Falcons and Tigers were in different conferences, and even before the hiatus, the home team held the upper hand all the way back to 2010. The Falcons are the last team to take a road win in the series, earning a 5-set victory at UWA on Oct. 26, 2010.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Montevallo enters the match 12-11 overall on the season and 5-3 in GSC play.
• West Alabama enters the match 7-16 overall and 1-6 in GSC play. The Tigers are 2-9 in their last 11 matches.
• Montevallo is currently in fifth place in the GSC, sitting at 5-3 in the conference, and UWA is in 11th in the GSC at 1-6. The Falcons are a game and one-half behind a three way tie for second in the GSC, and a game and one-half ahead of a sixth-place deadlock; while the Tigers are one game out of a tie for the final spot in the upcoming GSC Championship.

TEAM LEADERS

• Senior Brioni Dixon leads the Falcons and is eighth in the Gulf South Conference with 247 kills. The senior leads Montevallo and ranks fourth in the GSC with a .307 hitting percentage. Dixon is also averaging 2.74 kills per set.
• Sophomore Savannah Roys leads Montevallo in assists this season, having totaled 825, the most of any setter in the GSC. Roys ranks fourth in assists per set with 9.07.
• On the defensive end, Skyler Sieber is averaging 3.58 digs per set this season, with 290 total digs on the season.
• Dixon also leads the Falcons in total blocks with 90 on the season, including 21 last week to earn GSC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Michaela Henderson has also found success this season, having totaled 27 service aces to lead the Falcons.