Box Score CARROLLTON, Ga. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team snapped a three-game losing streak and notched its fourth straight conference win with a 3-1 victory of West Georgia, Friday.
 
In a night that featured just a .165 hit percentage for UM, the squad used a strong defensive effort to hold West Georgia to a .091 hit percentage and totaled 19-more attacks, helping the Falcons to large advantage in kills, 61-35.
 
Montevallo fell behind early on in the first set, trialing 7-3. Macy Martin capped a 5-1 run for the Falcons to even the set, 11-11. With momentum on their side, UM took a 15-11 leading following a pair of attack errors and kills from Jillian Morgan and Morgan Hoffman. The Falcons held a lead the rest of the way and took the first set, 25-22, as Allie Dishman finished it off with a kill.
 
Both sides traded points early on in the second set. After UM took a 10-8 lead, a 7-1 run for the Wolves put Montevallo behind 15-11. In a similar to position to UM in the first set, West Georgia held on to the four-point lead to take the second set, 25-22.
 
A 4-1 run early on in the third set gave Montevallo a 10-6 advantage. A 5-0 run that included three UWG errors pushed UM's lead to eight, 15-7. Despite allowing a 10-4 run for the Wolves, Montevallo held off the home-side, winning the third set, 25-19. After UWG cut the lead to two, 19-17, Montevallo responded with five-straight kills. Hoffman capped the run to put the Falcons up 23-17. Two kills from Macy Martin finished off the third-set win.
 
In the fourth set Montevallo took an early 8-4 lead following a kill from Aliyah Thompson. West Georgia responded with a 10-4 run to take the lead from UM, 14-12. A pair of errors ended the Wolves' momentum and kills from Morgan and Hoffman pushed Montevallo back in front, 16-14. Dishman capped a 5-2 run to give Montevallo a four-point lead, 20-16, forcing a West Georgia timeout. Out of the timeout, Colton Thompson notched a service ace and Aliyah Thompson added another kill. UWG ended the short scoring-spurt with a kill but back-to-back kills from Dishman gave Montevallo match-point, 24-17. An attack error by West Georgia concluded the set, 25-17, in favor of the Falcons and the match, 3-1.
 
With the win Montevallo improves to 16-9 overall on the year, marking the fourth-straight season with 16 wins or more, excluding the COVID-shortened spring 2021 season. The Falcons remain in third place in the GSC with a 9-2 overall mark.
 
Match Information

Score: Montevallo 3, West Georgia 1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-17)
Records: Montevallo (16-9, 9-2 GSC) | West Georgia (9-17, 2-9)
Location: The Coliseum | Carrollton, Ga.    

GAME NOTES
 

• Allie Dishman led the Falcons with 15 kills as four Falcons recorded double-digit kills. The junior committed just four errors and hit a team-high .367.
• Casey Hendrixson totaled a team-high 23 digs and averaged 5.8 digs per set.
• Sav Roys' 25 assists led the team. Colton Thompson added 21 assists and 13 digs.
• Macy Martin notched a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs.
• Montevallo held a sizeable advantage of the Wolves in kills 61-35, but 34 attack errors for the Falcons exceeded UWG's 22.
• West Georgia held an advantage in blocks, 10-6, and in-service aces 7-4.
• 76 total digs for the Falcons, compared to 56 for the home-side, helped lead to 19 more attacks for UM.
• Montevallo outhit West Georgia .165 to .091.
• There was 15 ties and 10 lead changes in the match.  

Up Next: The Falcons will continue Gulf South Conference play on the road with a trip to Valdosta, Ga. to face Valdosta State, Saturday, Oct. 22 at 12 p.m.
 
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