Box Score MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Falcons fell to Alabama Huntsville in the final seconds after the Falcons clawed back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit.
 
The Falcons opened the game with a 6-0 run to take a 6-3 lead at the 7:24 mark of the first quarter. Montevallo added a pair of free throws to take an 8-5 lead before the Chargers went on an 8-0 run to regain control with 2:43 to play. With the Chargers leading 13-8, Montevallo's Marisa Snodgrass converted an old-fashioned three-point play at the 2:16 mark to snap the run. Following a UAH lay-in, sophomore Savannah Cook nailed a three off a pass from Snodgrass to trim the UAH advantage down to one. A minute later, Isabel Grimes knocked down a pair of free throws to give Montevallo a 17-16 lead. UAH ended the quarter with two-straight buckets to head into the second with a 19-16 lead.
 
The Chargers continued the run that ended the first quarter to open an eight-point lead in the opening seconds of the quarter. UAH took its largest lead of the half following a three at the 7:25 mark for a 27-18 advantage. The Falcons trimmed the lead to five with a Snodgrass's fifth point of the game at 4:06. Following another UAH basket, Cook knocked down another three to make the score 31-27 with 2:46 to play but the Chargers answered with a three of their own. UAH found two more points in the closing second to head into the locker room with a 38-31 lead.
 
The Falcons and Chargers traded buckets to open the second half with Leisha Steger scoring five of Montevallo's points in the early going. With 6:32 on the clock, Snodgrass poked it away from UAH and pushed it in transition for a Lia Edwards mid-range jumper. A pair of Snodgrass free throws sliced the lead to just three before a UAH three on the other end extended the lead to 49-43 with 5:35 on the clock. The Falcons defense clamped down to force UAH to remain scoreless for the next 2:15 but Montevallo couldn't cut the lead to less than four. A 5-1 run from the Chargers to end the quarter left Montevallo trailing, 55-46, heading into the fourth.
 
UAH took its largest lead of the game in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter despite the Falcons answering each bucket. A UAH triple opened up an 11-point hole for Montevallo before Cook added another deuce in the paint to bring the lead back down to single digits. With the Falcons holding the Chargers scoreless, Cook added another pair of free throws to make the score 62-55 with 5:21 to play. Grimes cut the lead down to five moments later with another successful trip to the line. A Smallwood three at the 2:34 to play continued the Falcons run after UAH looked to end the run with a bucket moments before. With the Chargers leading by just four, Snodgrass sliced through the defense and laid it home to cut the lead to 64-62 with 1:51 to play. A Cook spin move with less than a minute on the clock tied the game at 64 apiece with 58 seconds to play. Moments after the Chargers regained the lead at the charity stripe, Cook came up clutch with a three from the top of the key to give Montevallo its first lead of the second half. Smallwood extended the Falcons lead out to three with a perfect trip to the stripe with 15.9 to play. The Charger answered with a clutch three with 7.7 seconds remaining. A costly foul with 1.1 on the clock sent UAH to the line where a 1-for-2 mark sent the Chargers over the top and handed Montevallo a 70-69 loss.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 69 | UAH 70
Records: Montevallo 11-7 (9-6 GSC) | UAH 7-10 (6-8 GSC)
Location: Central State Bank Arena| Montevallo, Ala.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1^st | Montevallo shot 30 percent in the first quarter with a 4-for-13 mark from the field and a 3-for-7 mark from long range. Cali Smallwood led the Falcons with six points in the quarter on a pair of threes.
2^nd | The Falcons' three-point shooting struggled in the second quarter with Montevallo going just 1-for-4 from beyond the arc. Isabel Grimes added another quartet of free throws to tie Smallwood wit height points in the half.
3^rd | UM repeated its 4-for-14 shooting mark in the third quarter with Montevallo going 1-for-6 from deep. The Chargers shot 54 percent from the floor for a nine-point lead heading to the fourth.
4^th | Montevallo came back from an 11-point deficit with a 46-percent shooting clip and a 3-for-8 mark from beyond the arc. Savannah Cook led the Falcons with nine points in the quarter but the Falcons would eventually fall.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo returned from 11-points down in the fourth quarter on a 7-for-15 mark in the quarter.
• The Falcons were led by 16 points from both Cali Smallwood and Savannah Cook who each shot 5-for12 from the field.
• Montevallo struggled from the field but a 23-30 mark from the free-throw line kept the Falcons within striking distance.
• UM was outscored 34-18 in the paint with UAH's bench taking a 38-18 advantage in scoring.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo heads to Cleveland, Tenn. for a date with Lee on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m.