MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 4 to face off against Auburn Montgomery inside of the AUM Athletics Complex.
So Far This Season…
Montevallo holds an overall record of 5-6 with a 3-3 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). Last time out, Montevallo split a pair of games, earning an 82-79 double overtime victory over Christian Brothers, and falling to No. 17 Union 71-65. After a solid stint to close 2024,
Aubrey Sorrells was named GSC Freshman of the Week for the third consecutive week.
Montevallo is averaging 64.0 points per game, while shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, including a 29.1 percent clip from long range. Opponents are averaging 65.4 points, while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor, with a 36.0 percent clip from distance. The Falcons are averaging 35.2 rebounds, 11.0 assists, and 8.0 steals.
On the season,
Lia Edwards leads the team in scoring (11.0 ppg), while
Jordan Gillies leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg), assists (48), and blocks (11). Gillies and
Isabel Grimes share a team leading 22 steals.
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Auburn Montgomery holds an overall record of 4-7 and a 2-4 mark in GSC play. The Warhawks opened the season falling to Embry-Riddle and No. 16 Nova Southeastern in the GSC/SSC Challenge. AUM closed non-conference play, falling to Arkansas Monticello and defeating Spring Hill. AUM opened conference play with a 73-71 overtime victory over Trevecca Nazarene. The Warhawks dropped the next four contests, falling to No. 13 Lee (73-57), Delta State (77-66), Mississippi College (77-73 OT), and No. 17 Union (70-56). Last time out, AUM defeated Christian Brothers 78-65.
AUM averages 65.6 points per game, compared to opponents 70.9 points. AUM shoots 43.6 percent from the field, with a 27.7 percent clip from long range. The Warhawks average 34.9 rebounds, 10.1 assists, and 7.8 steals.
Individually, Allasha Dudley leads the Warhawks and the GSC in scoring, with 17.8 points per game, while Danielle Luckey has been solid down low leading the team and the entire GSC in rebounding (9.5 rpg) and blocks (29).
Series History Against Auburn Montgomery…
Since 1987, these two squads have faced off 45 times with AUM holding a 28-17 advantage. AUM went 2-0 against Montevallo last year, which included a narrow 85-81 win inside of Central State Bank Arena in the last game of the season.
Tipoff in the AUM Athletics Complex is set for 2:00 p.m. CST in Montgomery, Ala.
