GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: No. 5 Union 95, Montevallo 74
Records: Montevallo (11-13 overall, 7-9 in GSC) | Union (24-1 overall, 16-1 in GSC)
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium (Jackson, Tennessee)
Date: February 14, 2019
Montevallo Starters: Nautika Philpot (G), Cheyenne Cunningham (G), Shyan Flack (F), Aaliyah Rice (F), Kourtnie Smith (F)
Union Starters: Jada Perkins (G), Kennedy Childers (G), Miracle Gray (G), Tiffany Rechis (G), Morgan Martin (F)

GAME NOTES

• Montevallo shot just 38 percent (24-of-63) from the floor and made 17 percent (3-of-17) of its attempts from 3-point range, while the nationally-ranked Bulldogs shot 55 percent (34-of-61) from the field and 43 percent (10-of-23) from beyond the arc.
• Union outscored the Falcons 44-32 in the paint despite the Falcons owning a 36-29 advantage on the glass, including a 14-7 in offensive rebounds, which helped Montevallo lead the Bulldogs 24-9 in second-chance points.
• The Montevallo bench outscored its counterparts from Union 49-24 in the contest, led by freshman Savannah Lee with her career-high 22 points off the bench.
• Freshman Shyan Flack scored the first basket in the opening minute of the game to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead, but the Bulldogs outscored Montevallo 25-16 during the remainder of the first quarter to take a 25-18 lead.
• The Falcons trimmed the deficit to 34-33 following a jumper by junior Aaliyah Rice with 5:23 left in the opening half before Union ended the second quarter with a 12-4 run to take a 46-37 lead at halftime.
• The Bulldogs took a double-digit lead on a 3-pointer by Tiffany Rechis to start the third quarter and eventually stretched their lead to as many as 30 points in the second half.
• Freshman Savannah Lee scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 shooting at the charity stripe while also grabbing a career-best eight rebounds.
• Junior Aaliyah Rice and sophomore Kourtnie Smith contributed 10 points each.

TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points: Savannah Lee (22)
Rebounds: Savannah Lee (8)
Assists: Nautika Philpot/Shyan Flack/Kourtnie Smith/Paige Ward (2)

UNION

Points: Morgan Martin (26)
Rebounds: Morgan Martin (7)
Assists: Jada Perkins (10)
 
RECAP
 
JACKSON, Tenn. – The University of Montevallo women's basketball team fell to nationally-ranked Union University 95-74 on the road in a Gulf South Conference contest Feb. 14.
Montevallo shot just 38 percent (24-of-63) from the floor and made 17 percent (3-of-17) of its attempts from 3-point range, while the Bulldogs shot 55 percent (34-of-61) from the field and 43 percent (10-of-23) from beyond the arc.
Union, which entered the contest ranked No. 5 in the latest NCAA Division II media poll and No. 6 in the most recent coaches poll, outscored the Falcons 44-32 in the paint. The Bulldogs dominated in the paint despite the Falcons owning a 36-29 advantage on the glass, including a 14-7 in offensive rebounds, which helped Montevallo lead the Bulldogs 24-9 in second-chance points.
Montevallo (11-13 overall, 7-9 in Gulf South Conference) outscored its counterparts from Union 49-24 in bench points in the contest, led by freshman Savannah Lee with her career-high 22 points off the bench.
Freshman Shyan Flack scored the first basket in the opening minute of the game to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead, but the Bulldogs outscored Montevallo 25-16 during the remainder of the first quarter to take a 25-18 lead.
The Falcons trimmed the deficit to 34-33 following a jumper by junior Aaliyah Rice with 5:23 left in the opening half before Union ended the second quarter with a 12-4 run to take a 46-37 lead at halftime.
The Bulldogs took a double-digit lead on a 3-pointer by Tiffany Rechis to start the third quarter and eventually stretched their lead to as many as 30 points in the second half.
Freshman Savannah Lee scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 shooting at the charity stripe while also grabbing a career-best eight rebounds.
Junior Aaliyah Rice and sophomore Kourtnie Smith contributed 10 points each.
Montevallo will return to action Saturday, Feb. 16 in another Gulf South Conference contest on the road at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. Tip off is set for 1 p.m.