MONTEVALLO, Ala. - Opening the 2019-20 season in the Gulf South Conference/Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference challenge on their home floor, the University of Montevallo Falcons made sure the home crown left the building happy. Montevallo (1-0) got a double-double from Shyan Flack and a 17-point effort from Kiya Sain to comfortably down the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University (0-1) 83-64.

Game Information

Score: Montevallo 83, Clark Atlanta 64
Records: Montevallo (1-0), Clark Atlanta (0-1)
Location: Montevallo, Ala. (Student Activity Center)

Game Notes

• Flack notched her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and she was 8-for-10 from the floor.
• Sain matched Flack's 17-point effort, and she knocked down 3-of-5 3-point attempts.
• Marisa Snodgras had an impactful debut for the Falcons, scoring eight points, notching a team-leading seven assists, and pulling in five boards.
• Flack also had six assists and two blocked shots.
• Kourtnie Smith and Savannah Lee each grabbed eight rebounds.
• Smith, Jordan Jones, Jennifer Andrew, and Rachael Baker each picked up a pair of steals

Team Stats

• FG%: UM 41.3% (33-80) | Clark Atlanta 29.4% (20-68)
• 3P%: UM 26.3% (5-19) | Clark Atlanta 7.1% (1-14)
• FT%: UM 46.2% (12-26) | Clark Atlanta 56.1% (23-41)
• Rebounds: UM 59 | Clark Atlanta 55
• Assists: UM 22 | Clark Atlanta 8
• Turnovers: UM 21 | Clark Atlanta 23
• Steals: UM 12 | Clark Atlanta 12

Enhanced Scoring

• Fast Break Points: UM 8 | Clark Atlanta 15
• 2nd Chance Points: UM 25 | Clark Atlanta 13
• Points off Turnovers: UM 20 | Clark Atlanta 24
• Points in the Paint: UM 50 | Clark Atlanta 36
• Bench Points: UM 28 | Clark Atlanta 21

How it Happened

1st Quarter

• Montevallo struck first and built a modest lead early, but Clark Atlanta cut the margin to 10-8 on a bucket from Lakashia Hill with 3:51 to play.
• Over the final moments of the period, Montevallo put together a 7-1 run made shots from Smith and Lee, and a traditional 3-point play from Jones to take a 17-9 lead after 10 minutes.

2nd Quarter

• Jones quickly scored again in the second quarter to give Montevallo a 19-9 lead, but Clark Atlanta whittled the margin down to six at the 6:14 mark.
• The Falcons answered with an 8-0 run to push their lead to 27-13 in just 1:16 of game time, and the lead swelled to 38-22 at the halftime break.

3rd Quarter

• A 10-2 run by Montevallo to open the third frame stretched the Falcons' lead to 24 points at 48-24 with just 1:55 elapsed in the period.
• The margin reached as many as 28 points in the stanza, and after three quarters of play, Montevallo led comfortably, 61-40.

4th Quarter

• Clark Atlanta tried to mount a charge in the final 10 minutes, cutting the deficit to as few as 14 points, but time was not on the side of the Panthers.
• Over the final 2:10, Montevallo scored 10 of the game's final 15 points to take the 83-64 win.

Up Next

Montevallo will wrap up the GSC/SIAC Challenge against the Tuskegee Golden Tigers (0-1) at the Studen Activity Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday.