GAME DAY CENTRAL

Montevallo (3-2) vs. Delta State (3-2)

When: Saturday, Nov. 23
Where: Montevallo, Alabama
Arena: Trustmark University
Location: 75 College Drive | Montevallo, Alabama
Tipoff: 4 p.m.
Live Video: Falcon Athletics Network 
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN

Montevallo vs. Delta State
All-Time: 3-14

SERIES HISTORY

• Montevallo and Delta State meet for the 18th time today but only the fifth time in the Student Activity Center.  
• The Falcons closed the 2018-19 regular season with a win over Delta State in Trustmark Arena, 57-54, on February 28, 2019. It was Montevallo's first win over the Statesmen since upsetting DSU, 72-60, to win the 2004 Gulf South Conference Tournament Championship. 

NEWS & NOTES

• Montevallo begins its third season in the Gulf South Conference since its return from the Peach Belt in 2017-18.
• The Falcons are 2-0 in GSC home openers since returning to the conference.
• First-year Delta State head coach Mike Nienabor is no stranger to Trustmark Arena, coming from GSC member Christian Brothers where he spent 20 seasons as head coach. 
• Both Nienabor and Montevallo's Danny Young are less than 10 wins away from a career milestone, as Nienabor is closing in on 600 career wins and Young is approaching 400 career wins. 
• The Falcons' 3-2 record this year all comes against teams in the NCAA Division II South Region, going 1-1 against Sunshine State Conference teams and 2-1 against SIAC teams so far. 
• After this weekend's conference play, UM will travel for three more regular season non-conference games before Christmas with return trips to Tuskegee (Nov. 27), Clark Atlanta (Dec. 4) and Miles (Dec. 7), as well as exhibition at UAB on Dec. 14. 

TEAM LEADERS
MONTEVALLO

• Shooting 68.3% from the floor, Wade Lowman leads Montevallo and the Gulf South Conference in field goal percentage. His 16.4 points per game leads UM and are 12th in the GSC.
• Defensively, Lowman's nine total blocks are second in the GSC and his 7 rebounds per game ranks 12th in the conference.
• Jonas Parker is averaging 14.5 points per game for the Falcons, followed by Xavier Malcom's 10.4 points per game and Ivan Smith has 9 points per game.
• Malcom's 2:1 assist turnover ratio leads the Falcons. Smith's 12 total assists and nine steals are also team bests. 

DELTA STATE

• Airen Brooks has led Delta State in scoring and rebounds the last two games, scoring 22 points per game and grabbing 13 rebounds per game. For the season, Brooks is lead the Statesmen with 15.8 points per game and 9.8 rebounds. 
• Anderson McCoy leads all players with 20 assists. 
• Shelby County, Alabama native Austin Laatsch is Delta State's leading 3-point shooter with 12 in five games. The freshman guard will play his first game in his home county since graduating from Spain Park High School in May.