MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The fifth-seeded Montevallo women's basketball team enters the Gulf South Conference Tournament with a matchup at No. 4 Valdosta State on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m.
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The Falcons completed the 2022-23 regular season with in fifth place among the league standings with a 12-16 overall record with a 12-12 mark in GSC play. After some struggles during the first half of the season, Montevallo has played solid basketball in 2023 an 8-6 record since Jan. 1 including a four-game win streak from Jan. 7-18.
Montevallo's season was highlighted by a 44-point win over Shorter (90-46) on Feb. 2 for Head Coach
Gary Van Atta's 700
th-career victory.
UM comes into the tournament as the second-best free throw shooting team in the conference with a 73.8 percent mark. Van Atta's squad also ranks third in the league with a 3.84 turnover margin. Montevallo's defense has held its ground this season to force the second-most turnovers (523) in the GSC.
Senior guard
Marisa Snodgrass leads the Falcons' offense with a 12.3 points per game average while leading the defense with a league-best 3.1 steals per game. Snodgrass ranks fifth among GSC leaders with a 79.8 percent free throw shooting mark and a 3.7 assists per game average.
McCarley Northway, a senior forward for the Falcons, leads the team with a total of 113 rebounds on the season for a 4.5 per game average. The Somerville, Ala. native has put together strong performances against conference opponents with a 9.2 points per game and 4.6 boards.
Montevallo's 2023 success coincides with the return of
Shyan Flack on Jan. 11 against West Alabama. In 12 games this season, the senior forward averages 8.1 points per game with a team leading 6.0 rebounds per game while adding 12 blocks.
The Falcons will face off with four seed Valdosta State which holds a 20-5 overall mark with a 19-4 record in the GSC. In the teams two previous meetings this season, VSU has won each by 12 points with wins on Jan. 2 and Feb. 16.
Montevallo will appear in its fourth-consecutive conference tournament with the Falcons' previous GSC berth ending with a 69-53 loss to Union on Mar. 1, 2022.
