MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team hits the road to face off against Trevecca Nazarene (1/23) and Lee (1/25).

Montevallo holds an overall record of 7-9 with a 5-6 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 facing off against three in-state opponents. The Falcons fell to Auburn Montgomery (88-69) and Alabama Huntsville (67-61, OT), before defeating West Alabama 70-60.

Last week, the Falcons split a pair of home contests, defeating Valdosta State in overtime 69-64 and falling to West Florida 70-67. Aubrey Sorrells had a solid week leading her to earn her sixth consecutive GSC Freshman of the Week award.

Montevallo is averaging 65.0 points per game, while shooting 39.1 percent from the floor, including a 29.6 percent clip from long range. Opponents are averaging 66.8 points, while shooting 42.7 percent from the floor with a 33.7 percent clip from distance. The Falcons are averaging 35.4 rebounds, 11.2 assists, and 8.0 steals.

On the season, Lia Edwards is leading the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), while Jordan Gillies leads the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg), assists (67), steals (40), and blocks (13).

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Trevecca Nazarene holds an overall of 6-11 with a 3-8 mark in conference play.

The Trojans opened the season falling to Barry and Lynn in the South Region Crossover. Trevecca followed that up with its first win, defeating Kentucky State. The Trojans split its next two contests, falling to Kentucky Wesleyan and defeating Thomas More. The Trojans opened conference play with losses to Alabama Huntsville (81-38), Auburn Montgomery (73-71, OT) and Montevallo (57-40), before picking up a non-conference win over Lane. Trevecca followed that up with its first GSC win, defeating West Alabama at home 67-50. The Trojans dropped four consecutive games, falling to Valdosta State (64-50), West Florida (94-55), Lee (65-47), and Delta State (62-51), before defeating Mississippi College 56-51. Last week, the Trojans defeated Christian Brothers in overtime 64-60 and fell to Union 77-59.

Trevecca averages 54.4 points per game, compared to opponents 63.6 points per game. The Trojans are shooting 39.1 percent from the field, with a 27.8 percent clip from long range. Trevecca averages 34.4 rebounds, 10.9 assists, and 5.8 steals.

Individually, Amaya Thomas leads the Trojans in scoring (11.2 ppg) and assists (38), while Cheyenne Trotter leads the team in rebounding (8.1 rpg).

Series History Against Trevecca Nazarene…
These two teams met for the first time ever earlier this year, as Montevallo earned a 57-40 win inside of Central State Bank Arena. After being tied at 40 at the 9:30 mark in the fourth quarter, Montevallo ended the game on a 17-0 run to capture the double-digit victory.

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Lee holds an overall record of 14-3 and an 8-3 mark in GSC play.

Lee went 6-0 in non-conference play with wins over Rollins (67-62), Florida Southern (71-58), Emmanuel (70-52), Bryan (70-37), Kentucky State (77-54), and Covenant College (98-37). The Lady Flames fell to Montevallo 67-59 to open conference play, before rebounding with three consecutive wins over Auburn Montgomery (73-57), West Alabama (82-66), and Alabama Huntsville (66-51). The Lady Flames followed that up with losses to West Florida (71-57) and Valdosta State (58-50). The Lady Flames are currently on a five-game win streak with victories over Trevecca Nazarene (65-47), Mississippi College (72-46), Delta State (71-41), No. 15 Union (84-81, OT), and Christian Brothers (67-46).

The Lady Flames average 70.5 points per game, while the Lady Flames have been solid on defensive, allowing a GSC-best 54.8 points per game. Lee is shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, including a 34.4 percent clip from long range. The Lady Flames average 34.0 rebounds, 15.8 assists, and 8.2 steals.

Individually, Lee is led by Mallory Hampton who ranks second in the GSC in scoring (17.8 ppg) and field goal percentage (.524). Haylee Johnson leads the team and ranks second in the GSC in assists per game (4.4).

Series History Against Lee…
Since 1995, these two squads have faced off 17 times with Lee holding a 10-7 advantage. Montevallo captured the win earlier this year when these two teams met, defeating the Lady Flames 67-59, behind Isabel Grimes 23-point performance. This was the Falcons first win over the Lady Flames since 2021.

Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Fieldhouse in Nashville, Tenn.