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Snodgrass
78
Winner Montevallo Mont 3-8,3-4 Gulf South
46
Shorter Short 0-9,0-6 Gulf South
Winner
Montevallo Mont
3-8,3-4 Gulf South
78
Final
46
Shorter Short
0-9,0-6 Gulf South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montevallo Mont 19 26 20 13 78
Shorter Short 11 17 7 11 46

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Falcons Blow Past Shorter in 78-46 Win

ROME, Ga. – The Montevallo women's basketball team ran away from Shorter in a 78-46 win on the road, Friday night.
 
The Falcons jumped out to an eight-point lead in the first five minutes of the game with Marisa Snodgrass, Miriam Oldacre, Isabel Grimes, and McCarley Northway each scoring four points in the first quarter. The second quarter saw a flurry of buckets coming from the Falcons with a 26-17 advantage in the quarter. Snodgrass exploded with seven points to lead Montevallo in scoring with 11 points in the first half. The Falcons' defense stepped up in the third quarter allowing just seven points on 2-for-9 shooting. A.K. Eastman lead Montevallo's offense with five points on 2-for-3 shooting in the quarter. The Falcons' bench saw a ton of action in the fourth quarter with senior guard Sara Strohmeyer leading the charge with six points on 2-of-4 shooting in the final stanza.
 
Snodgrass was the Falcons' leading scorer in the contest with 14 points on 3-for-4 shooting from three-point range and a 5-of-6 mark from the charity stripe. Eastman and Oldacre each added 10 points while Michaella Edwards was the Falcons' leading rebounder with six boards.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st | Montevallo started the game hot with a 7-for-14 shooting clip in the first quarter to take a 19-11 lead.
2nd | The Falcons offense exploded in the second quarter with 26 total points on 10-of-12 shooting from the free throw line.
3rd | Defense was the story of the third quarter with UM allowing just seven points on two made field goals while scoring 20 points on 5-for-13 shooting.
4th | The fourth quarter saw Montevallo's bench players make an impact with Strohmeyer leading the offense with six points.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Montevallo dominated the turnover battle with just 11 giveaways compared to 26 from Shorter.
  • The Falcons' bench made a huge impact on the game with a total of 41 points coming off the bench.
  • UM got to the free throw line 32 times and converted on 22 shots from the foul line.
 
UP NEXT: The Falcons will travel to Jackson, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 16 to take on Union at 5:30 p.m.

 
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