CLINTON, Miss. – The Montevallo women's basketball team held off Mississippi College's comeback effort in a 64-58 victory over the Lady Choctaws. 
 
Both teams opened the game with hot shooting as with the Falcons shooting 47.1 percent (8-for-17) from the floor while MC knocked down 53.8 percent (7-of-13) of shots in the first ten minutes. Montevallo held an advantage in threes and free throws in the first quarter to take a 24-15 lead into the second. Marisa Snodgrass was on fire from the jump with eight first-quarter points to lead all scorers. 
 
Montevallo continued its strong start with 18 second-quarter points, led by Anna Katherine Eastman's eight points on 3-of-4 shooting. The Falcons stretched the lead to 17, the largest of the game, after freshman Katie Moore laid one in on a fast break at the 2:27 mark. A 7-0 run from the Lady Choctaws in the final 1:44 sliced Montevallo's lead to nine, 42-33, at the half.
 
Shyan Flack stretched the Falcons advantage back to 14 points with a layup with 4:56 to go in the third before MC battled back to cut the lead down to just three, 51-48, heading into the final quarter of play. 
 
Mississippi College trimmed the lead to one after a layup early in the fourth but four quick points from Snodgrass and McCarley Northway gave Montevallo a bit of breathing room. The final 4:16 came up all Montevallo as the Falcons held MC to just four points down the stretch. A pair of made free throws from Snodgrass with just 2.7 seconds left lifted the team to a six-point victory. 
 
Snodgrass was the top performer for Montevallo with 20 points on a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe to go along with four steals, three assists, and two rebounds. Michaella Edwards came up one rebound short of a double-double with ten points and nine boards in 30:04 of action. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 64, Mississippi College 58
Records: Montevallo 9-13 (9-9 GSC), Mississippi College 5-16 (4-14 GSC)
Location: A.E. Wood Coliseum | Clinton, Miss.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1^ST | A hot start from both sides had both teams trading buckets until Montevallo stretched its lead to nine after an eight-point quarter from Snodgrass.
2^ND | The Falcons opened up a 17-point lead in the second quarter behind another eight-point quarter by a Montevallo guard with Eastman shooting 3-for-4 from the floor. 
3^RD | Montevallo struggled to find a rhythm offensively in the third quarter while MC mounted a comeback effort to trim the Falcons' lead to just three heading into the final stanza.
4^TH | Despite making just one field goal, the Falcons outscored the Lady Choctaws 13-10 in the final quarter to take the game, 64-58. 
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo was money from the stripe with an impressive 81.5 percent (22-of-27) free throw shooting mark. 
• The Falcons won the rebound battle, 38-33, with a 14-10 advantage in offensive boards.
• UM take advantage of MC's mistakes, scoring 20 points off turnovers.
• Montevallo cashed in on second chance points with a 17-11 advantage in the contest. 
• The Falcons got out and ran to take a 19-9 advantage in fast break points. 

 
UP NEXT: The Falcons will return to Trustmark Arena for a matchup with Shorter on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Pink Zone Game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of all those fighting battles with cancer.