PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of Montevallo Volleyball team fell to West Florida, 3-0, in the semifinals of the Gulf South Conference Tournament, Saturday in Pensacola, Fla.
UM dropped the first set, 25-19, before falling in a tightly-contested second set, 25-23. The Argonauts took the final set 25-19.
Jillian Morgan led the Falcons with 13 kills while hitting a .375 clip in the match.
Montevallo opened the match neck-and-neck with the Argos until a 5-0 run put UWF ahead, 13-5. The home side led the rest of the way, winning 25-19.
In the second set, the Falcons quickly jumped ahead of the Argos following a 6-1 opening run that included three consecutive kills from Morgan. After West Florida briefly gained the lead back, UM used a 5-0 scoring run, capped with an ace from Casey Hendrixson, to take 17-15 lead. Kills from Macy Martin and Morgan Hoffman put UM ahead 23-21 but a final 4-0 run from UWF was enough to top the Falcons, 25-23.
Montevallo battled with the Argos throughout the third until a 6-0 run midway through put UWF up, 21-16. Two more kills from Morgan pushed the Falcons closer, 21-19, but another set-ending 4-0 run gave UWF the 25-19 win and the 3-0 win in the match.
Match Information
Score: Montevallo 0 UWF 3 (19-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Records: Montevallo (19-14, 10-6 GSC) | UAH (26-5, 15-1 GSC)
Location: UWF Field House | Pensacola, Fla.
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo hit .111 in the match while West Florida hit .214
- The Falcons edged West Florida in kills 29-35 but committed 12 more errors than the Argos.
- Morgan's 13 kills led the Falcons while Freshman Brooklyn Hudson registered four kills and no errors for a .667 percentage.
- Sav Roys led the Falcons with 17 assists and added 10 digs for a double-double.
- Casey Hendrixson led UM with 12 digs.
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