GAME DAY CENTRAL
West Alabama Tournament
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Montevallo (5-4) vs. Southern Arkansas (2-6)
When:Â Friday, September 20
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Where:Â Livingston, Alabama
Arena:Â Pruitt Hall
Location:Â 100 U.S. 11 | Livingston, AL | 35470
Time:Â 4:30 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
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Montevallo vs. Southern Arkansas
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All-Time: 6-0
Away:Â 0-0
Home:Â 0-0
Neutral:Â 6-0
Montevallo is 6-0 all-time against Southern Arkansas. The Falcons have only played the Muleriders in neutral site contests.
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Last Meeting:Â Montevallo and Southern Arkansas last met on September 1
st 2007, with the Falcons winning 3-1. Â
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Streaks:Â Montevallo has won six games consecutively in the series history, dating back to the first meeting in 1998.
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Series Notes: The Falcons have only lost five total sets all-time to the Muleriders.
NEWS AND NOTES
- The Falcons enter day one of their third tournament this year to take on Southern Arkansas at the University of West Alabama Tournament.
- Montevallo enters the match 5-4 on the season following back-to-back wins on the final day of the Lindenwood Invitational last weekend.
- Southern Arkansas enters the tournament 2-6 on the season following back-to-back losses.
- Southern Arkansas is part of the Great American Conference and was picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll.
- Montevallo was picked to finish second in the Gulf South Conference this season and is currently tied for fifth overall.
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TEAM LEADERS
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- Senior Brioni Dixon leads the Falcons with 104 kills and a .419 hitting percentage, ranking second in the Gulf South Conference. Dixon is averaging 3.15 kills per set.
- Sophomore Savannah Roys leads Montevallo in assists this season, having totaled 312, the most of any setter in the GSC. Roys ranks third in assists per set with 9.18.
- On the defensive end, Skyler Sieber is averaging 4.18 digs per set this season, with 142 total digs on the season.
- Dixon also leads the Falcons in total blocks with 31 on the season.
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