MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team dropped the conference home-opener to West Alabama, 68-57, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Falcons fell behind early after an 11-point run by the Tigers midway through the first quarter to put West Alabama ahead 19-10 after the first ten minutes. A seven-point second quarter performance from Michaella Edwards sparked Montevallo's offense but a nine-point run by UWA stretched the Tigers lead to 14 at the halftime break. The Falcons battled back in the third quarter to cut the lead to three after Katie Moore made a pair of free throws with 5:21 left in the quarter. West Alabama closed quarter number three on an 11-3 run to go up 68-57 heading into the final stanza. Anna Katherine Eastman led the Falcons with six points in a back-and-forth fourth quarter. In the end, West Alabama's 28 points in the paint proved too much for Montevallo to handle.
 
Michaella Edwards led the Falcons scoring with 11 points on 5-14 from the field to go along with a pair of rebounds. Jordan Parker was the top rebounder for Montevallo with six boards in her 13 minutes of action. Marisa Snodgrass put together another strong performance with eight points, six assists and four boards in 38 minutes on the floor.
 
Game Information

Score: Montevallo 57, West Alabama 68
Records: Montevallo (0-5, 0-2), West Alabama (2-1, 1-0)
Location: Trustmark Arena | Montevallo, Ala.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

1^st | Montevallo trailed by nine after the first ten minutes with a 23.5 percent shooting mark.
2^nd | West Alabama shot lights out in the second quarter with a 56.3 percent shooting clip with seven points from Takesia Barnes.
3^rd | The Falcons opened the second half strong with 7-for-13 shooting from the field with six points form Leisha Steger.
4^th | West Alabama closed the game missing just three shots in the final quarter (6-of-9) while the Falcons knocked down 42.9 percent of threes.
 
GAME NOTES

• Edwards was the Falcons top scorer with 11 points on 5-for-14 shooting with two rebounds and one assists.
• The Falcons continued to struggle defending the painted area allowing 28 points in the paint while scoring just 16.
• West Alabama held a 38-26 rebounding advantage over the Falcons.

 
Up Next: Montevallo will be back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m. as the team takes on North Georgia.

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