MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team is set to host a pair of conference opponents this week in Valdosta State (1/16) and West Florida (1/18).

Montevallo holds an overall record of 6-8 with a 4-5 mark in GSC play. The Falcons opened the season in Montgomery, falling to No. 16 Nova Southeastern and Embry-Riddle in the GSC/SSC Challenge. The Falcons split the next two road contests, defeating Shorter 52-51 and falling to Spring Hill 78-69. UM closed non-conference play with a dominant 94-67 win over UT Southern at home.

The Falcons opened conference play with home wins over No. 15 Lee (67-59) and Trevecca Nazarene (57-40). Montevallo followed that up with a pair of road contests, falling to Delta State (61-59) and Mississippi College (58-48). Montevallo closed 2024 splitting a pair of games, earning an 82-79 double overtime victory over Christian Brothers, and falling to No. 17 Union 71-65. Montevallo opened the new year in Montgomery, falling to Auburn Montgomery 88-69.

Last timeout, the Falcons split a pair of contests on the road, falling in overtime to Alabama Huntsville 67-61, and defeating West Alabama 70-60. Lia Edwards, Isabel Grimes, and Aubrey Sorrells reached double figures in both games last week, as Edwards notched a career-high 26 points against the Tigers on Saturday. Aubrey Sorrells solid week led her to being named GSC Freshman of the Week for the fifth consecutive week.

Montevallo is averaging 64.6 points per game, while shooting 39.6 percent from the floor, including a 28.9 percent clip from long range. Opponents are averaging 66.7 points, while shooting 42.7 percent from the floor, with a 34.2 percent clip from distance. The Falcons are averaging 35.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, and 7.6 steals.

On the season, Lia Edwards leads the Falcons in scoring (12.7 ppg), while Jordan Gillies leads the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg), assists (61), steals (30), and blocks (12).

Scouting Valdosta State: WATCH | LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES
Valdosta State holds an overall record of 10-5 and a 5-4 mark in GSC play. The Blazers opened the season, splitting a pair of home contests in the GSC/SSC Challenge, defeating Palm Beach Atlantic and falling to Eckerd. Valdosta State closed non-conference play with wins over Brewton-Parker, Lynn, Georgia Southwestern, and Clayton State.

The Blazers split a pair to open GSC play, defeating West Alabama 72-67, before falling to Alabama Huntsville 73-53. Valdosta State followed that up, dropping a close contest at home to West Florida (64-62). The Blazers responded with two home wins over Trevecca Nazarene (64-50) and No. 23 Lee (58-50). VSU followed that up with two overtime contests in Mississippi, as the Blazers fell to Mississippi College 83-75 and defeated Delta State 60-58. Last weekend, VSU fell to No. 12 Union 72-63 and defeated Christian Brothers 97-62.

VSU averages 70.3 points per game, compared to opponents 62.1 points. The Blazers shoot 45.4 percent from the field, with a 32.0 percent clip from long range. VSU averages 34.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, and 10.5 steals.

Kiersten Nelson leads the Blazers in scoring (14.8 ppg), while Erin Whalen leads the team in rebounding (9.0 rpg). Aryana Hicks leads the Blazers and the entire GSC in assists this season with 67.

Series History Against Valdosta State:
Since 1996, these two squads have faced off 42 times with VSU holding a 33-9 advantage. The Blazers swept the season series last year.

Scouting West Florida: WATCH | LIVE STATS
West Florida holds an overall record of 11-4 with a 7-2 mark in GSC play. The Argonauts opened the season with five consecutive wins over Eckerd, Palm Beach Atlantic, Spring Hill, and Tuskegee. UWF closed non-conference play with losses to Columbus State and Georgia Southwestern. The Argonauts split a pair of games to open GSC play, defeating West Alabama 70-61 and falling to Alabama Huntsville 69-54. The Argos went on a six-game winning streak in conference play, defeating Valdosta State (64-62), No. 23 Lee (71-57), Trevecca Nazarene (94-55), Delta State (59-56), Mississippi College (72-68), and Christian Brothers (81-58). Last time out, the Argonauts fell at home to No. 12 Union 86-69.

UWF averages 73.5 points per game, compared to opponents 66.2 points. The Blazers shoot 40.5 percent from the field, with a 32.1 percent clip from long range. VSU averages 38.0 rebounds, 13.3 assists, and 10.5 steals.

Rylie Stephens leads the Argonauts in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg), while Bella Stone has a team leading-58 assists and ranks second in the GSC in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.6).

Series History Against West Florida…
Since 1982, these two squads have faced off 71 times, with Montevallo holding a 36-35 advantage in the tightly contested series. The two teams split the series last year, with Montevallo winning 70-67 in Pensacola, while the Argonauts picked up a 74-68 victory at Central State Bank Arena.

Tipoff in Central State Bank Arena is set for 5:30 p.m. CST on Thursday.