MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's basketball moved to 2-1 in the non-conference slate with a 27-point victory over Birmingham-Southern during Montevallo's Education Day.
 
The Falcons soared out to an early lead with a 9-0 run in the game's first four minutes following an opening bucket from Birmingham-Southern. Montevallo's early run saw five points from sophomore guard Isabel Grimes, capped by a three from the Harned, Kentucky native. Montevallo gave up the final BSC points with 5:20 remaining in the first before rattling off a 14-0 to end the quarter. The Falcons' dominant run featured the game's first points from GSC Freshman of the Week Cali Smallwood to lead the Falcons to a 23-6 lead before the break.
 
Montevallo's offense cooled off in the second quarter, going scoreless for the first 4:29 of the second. A Savannah Cook three-pointer with 4:22 remaining ended a 7-1 run from the Panthers to start the quarter. The Falcons continued its shooting woes in the second quarter until a layup from Grimes lifted the Falcons to a 29-16 lead with 2 minutes left in the half. A runner from A.K. Eastman with 38 second remaining proved to be the final points of the half with Montevallo leading 33-19 at the break.
 
Following a bucket from BSC at the 8:27 mark in the third, the Falcons went on a 14-0 run to take a 49-22 advantage with 3:35 remaining in the quarter. BSC ended the run with back-to-back threes but a Savannah Cook jumper left the Falcons with a 51-28 lead heading into the fourth. Cook led all scorers in the quarter with six points on 50-percent from the floor while Ramie Reid and Leisha Steger grabbed four boards.
 
The first four minutes of the fourth quarter saw all the scoring from both sides come from the charity stripe. A Reid put-back at the 5:21 mark opened a 25-point Montevallo lead before Cook extended the lead with a pair of free throws at the 5:11 mark. Montevallo closed the game on a 6-1 run to claim its second victory of the season.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 67 | Birmingham-Southern 40
Records: Montevallo 2-1 | Birmingham-Southern 1-3
Location: Trustmark Arena | Montevallo, Ala.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1^st | Montevallo's offense exploded for 23 first-quarter points on 47.4 percent from the floor with the Falcons going on a 9-0 to open the game and a 14-0 run to close the quarter. Grimes led all scorers with seven points in the quarter.
2^nd | The Falcons cooled off in the second, scoring just 10 points on 3-of-12 from the floor. Five more points from Grimes led the Falcons to a 33-19 lead heading into the locker room.
3^rd | Montevallo opened up a 27-point lead with Cook scoring six points on the run. Montevallo shot an impressive 41.2 percent from the field to take a 51-28 lead heading into the final stanza.
4^th | Montevallo was led by Player of the Game Ramie Reid with six points in the final ten minutes on 2-of-5 from the floor to give Montevallo a 67-40 victory.
 
GAME NOTES

• For the game, Montevallo shot 38 percent from the field with a 6-of-25 mark from deep while holding BSC to just 26 percent shooting.
• Grimes set a career high with a team-leading 14 points on 5-of-11 from the field.
• Ramie Reid recorded her first-career double double with 10 points and 10 boards for the first Falcon double double of the season.
• The Falcons dominated the paint with 24 points to BSC's six while scoring 20 points off Panther turnovers.
• With one three-pointer on the day, Marisa Snodgrass moves to just four threes behind the Montevallo All-Time career leader.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo breaks for the Thanksgiving break before heading to Huntsville, Ala. on Nov. 25 to take on Alabama-Huntsville in the first GSC game of 2023.