MONTEVALLO - The Montevallo women's basketball team scraped past the Delta State Lady Statesmen 70-69 in a road game nail biter, Saturday afternoon.  With the win the Falcons inherit a 12-15 overall record and a 8-11 Gulf South Conference record while the Lady Statesmen slip to 11-12, and 9-9 in conference play.
 
 The game was competitive from the moment the ball tipped off as both teams notched a 10-10 tie with 5:26 left in the first quarter.  The Falcons ended the period behind the Lady Statesmen 18-16.
 
Delta State pushed their lead as high as 28-21 in the second period but Falcons battled to cut the margin to 32-30 by halftime.   The Falcons were scrappy in the third but the Lady Statesmen managed to restablish an eight point lead, taking a 61-53 margin over UM into the fourth. 
 
The Falcons sparked the fourth quarter with seven unanswered points to bring the game to a 61-60 DSU lead.  The Falcons tied the game 67-67 with 2:35 left after Marisa Snodgrass found Tiara McCleod for a turnaround jumper.  DSU's Moriah Hurst regained the edge 69-67 for the Lady Statesmen after sinking a jumper from outside of the paint with 1:36 left in the game.  Snodgrass completed a key steal with 00:21 left that allowed Kiya Sain to tie the game 69-69 on a fast break lay up.   The game would come down to freethrows as Marisa Snodgrass went 1-for-2 to seal the game winning point.  
 
The Falcons were led by Kiya Sain who scored 22 points with nine rebounds, an assist, and a steal.  Tiara McLeod played a major role in the Falcon win, contributing a career high 16 points with five rebounds, and three steals. 
 
UP NEXT:  The Falcons will match up against in-state rival Auburn-Montgomery for the final game of the regular season.  Tip-off is slated for Saturday, February 26th at 2:00 PM in Montgomery.