PENSACOLA, Fla. – Montevallo women's soccer's historic season comes to an end with a 3-2 loss to top-seeded West Florida on Sunday evening.
 
The first 15 minutes of action were a back-and-forth with Montevallo firing the first shot of the day off the foot of sophomore Lainey Farabaugh that led to UWF's first save of the day. Just four minutes later, Morgan Goehring looked to break the ice but missed high. In the 26^th minute, Isabel Dillehay nearly beat the keeper with her first shot of the day but was denied before Marica Miljanovic's rebound shot missed high. Graduate keeper Emily Hounsell tallied her first save of the day in the 28^th minute to keep the game level at 0-0. The Brighton, England native added a second save in the 36^th minute before keeping the game tied heading into the half with both sides locked in a 0-0 battle.
 
The Falcons drew first blood with Farabaugh finding the back of the net just 59 seconds into the half with the assist going to junior midfielder Bear Bradbury. West Florida would take the lead with back-to-back goals over the next six minutes. Bailey Raphelt's lone goal of the season equalized in the 53^rd minute to pull the Falcons back to a 2-2 tie. West Florida took the lead again in the 56^th minute. Shadia Valenzuela nearly found the mark in the 64^th minute but was denied by the UWF keeper. Hounsell kept the Falcons within one with their fifth save of the night in the 74^th minute. The Falcons saw a pair of scoring chances in the 76^th minute with back-to-back corners but neither chance yielded a shot. The Falcons saw a final chance in the 85^th minute but another UWF save kept the Falcons off the board and ended Montevallo's historic tournament run.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 2 | West Florida 3
Records: Montevallo 14-6-3 (9-2-1 GSC) | West Florida 17-1-3 (10-0-2 GSC)
Location: UWF Soccer Complex | Pensacola, Fla.
 
GAME NOTES

• The Falcons were outshot on the night 15-13 with the Argos taking a 9-6 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Falcons won a trio of corners while West Florida was awarded seven on the night.
• Graduate keeper Emily Hounsell recorded six saves in their final game in a Falcon uniform.
• Bailey Raphelt's goal in the 53^rd minute was the senior's first post-season goal in her career.
• Montevallo's season comes to an end with the second most wins in a single season in program history.
• The Falcons .674 winning percentage in 2024 is the third best in Montevallo history.
• The 2024 Falcons finished second in the south region and are the first team since 2007 to play for the South Region Championship.  
• The Falcons 46 goals in 2024 are the third most goals in a single season in Montevallo history.