MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's basketball is set to close out the 2024 regular season with a matchup against Auburn Montgomery on Saturday, March 2 with tipoff set for 2 p.m.
 
So Far This Season…
Montevallo kicked off the 2024 season with a 2-1 record in nonconference play before opening the Gulf South Conference schedule with a pair of road wins over Alabama Huntsville and West Alabama. The Falcons returned home for a 66-57 win over Shorter before falling to Lee, 80-76, at home. Montevallo ventured out to face Mississippi College and Delta State for another duo of road wins. The Falcons fell in back-to-back contests against West Georgia and No. 8 Union to finish 2023. To start the 2024 calendar year, Montevallo won consecutive games beginning with a 59-43 win over Christian Brothers and ending with a 70-67 win over West Florida on the road. Montevallo dropped back-to-back road games to Valdosta State and Auburn Montgomery. The Falcons ended the quick skid with a 74-59 win over in-state rival UWA with a buzzer-beater from Cali Smallwood sending the Falcons to a 66-63 win over UWG in Georgia. Montevallo then went on a four-game skid with losses to UAH, Lee, DSU, and MC before returning to the win column with a 72-67 win over Shorter. Montevallo followed that with a 72-54 win over CBU in Memphis, Tenn. UM then fell in consecutive games to top-10 opponents at No. 7 Union then at home against No. 8 Valdosta State. Most recently, the Falcons fell to West Florida, 74-68, at home.
 
Montevallo's offense ranks seventh in the GSC with an average of 65.0 points per game while the defense allows an 11^th-ranked 66.1 points per game. Throughout the season, Montevallo has been one of the top ranked free-throw shooting teams in the GSC with a third-best 74.8-percent mark form the charity stripe. The Falcons rank sixth in the GSC with an average of 34.6 rebounds per game while the Falcons 11.3 offensive boards per game rank tied for third. Montevallo is one of just four teams in the GSC to have a positive turnover margin with a fourth-ranked 2.12 margin.
 
Montevallo freshman Cali Smallwood leads the team in scoring with a GSC ninth-ranked 12.2 points per game while Marisa Snodgrass averages 11.0 points. Smallwood is also one of the top rebounders in the GSC with an average of 6.0 boards per game. Smallwood's 34.3-percent mark from long range is fourth in the GSC while Snodgrass ranks seventh in the league with an average of 2.0 threes per game. Snodgrass is also one of the top ball handlers in the league with an average of 4.5 assists per game (second) and a 2.1 assist to turnover ratio (second).  
 
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AUM enters the final game of the regular season with am 18-9 overall record and a 16-7 mark in GSC action. The Warhawks' season began with a 2-2 mark in nonconference play before opening the league schedule with a four-point loss to West Georgia. AUM then went on a three-game winning streak that was sparked by a 72-53 win over Alabama Huntsville. The Warhawks then took a road win over West Alabama before adding an eight-point win over Shorter in early December. AUM then dropped a road meeting with Delta State before rebounding with a 64-54 win over Mississippi College. To end 2023, AUM fell to Lee before adding a win over Christian Brothers on New Year's Eve. AUM dropped a pair of games to ranked Union and Valdosta State before kicking off a nine-game winning streak with a win over Montevallo on Jan. 13. AUM went on to beat UAH, UWA, Shorter, Mississippi College and Delta State before traveling to Lee for a 73-47 win. The streak continued with a 70-57 win over West Georgia before adding a 64-61 win over West Florida. The Warhawks dropped a meeting with No. 7 Union before adding wins over Christian Brothers and West Florida. Most recently, AUM fell to a ranked Valdosta State, 78-55, on Feb. 24.
 
AUM ranks fifth in the GSC with an average of 65.3 points per game while the Warhawks'' defense allows just 62.1 points per game (fifth). AUM is the second-ranked free-throw shooting team in the GSC with a 75.4 percent mark from the stripe. AUM cleans up the glass with an average of 37.2 rebounds per game while holding opponents to 31.9 per game for a third-ranked rebounding margin of 5.3.
 
The Warhawks' offense is led by Allasha Dudley who ranks second in the GSC with an average of 17.2 points per game while AUM's Tian Addison ranks eighth in the league with an average of 12.5 points per game. Danielle Luckey leads the team and the conference with an average of 9.6 rebound per game.
 
Series History Against Auburn Montgomery:
Since 1987, the two sides have faced off 43 times with AUM holding the advantage over Montevallo with a 26-17 record in the series. Historically, the Falcons have struggled against AUM with a 10-12 record in Montgomery. More recently, the Falcons have posted a 5-1 record in the last six matchups with five-consecutive victories over the in-state rival. Most recently, Montevallo fell to AUM on the road, 65-50, back on Jan. 13.