MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team hits the road for two in-state matchups, facing off against Alabama Huntsville (1/9) and West Alabama (1/11).
Montevallo holds an overall record of 5-7 with a 3-4 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.
Last time out, the Falcons fell to Auburn Montgomery 88-69.
Aubrey Sorrells dropped a career-high 26 points on Saturday, leading her to garner GSC Freshman of the Week honors for the fourth consecutive week.
Montevallo is averaging 64.4 points per game, while shooting 40.1 percent from the floor, including a 29.3 percent clip from long range. Opponents are averaging 67.3 points, while shooting 43.5 percent from the floor, with a 37.1 percent clip from distance. The Falcons are averaging 34.8 rebounds, 11.8 assists, and 7.6 steals.
On the season, Sorrells leads the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor (46.4).
Jordan Gillies leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg), assists (48), blocks (11), and steals (23).
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Alabama Huntsville holds an overall record of 11-3 and a 6-2 mark in GSC play. The Chargers opened the season falling to Florida Southern. The Chargers went 5-0 through the rest of the non-conference slate, defeating Rollins, Tuskegee, Tennessee Southern, Johnson, and LaGrange. UAH opened GSC play with a dominant 81-38 win, followed by a pair of victories over Valdosta State (73-53) and West Florida (69-54). UAH dropped its first GSC contest to then-No. 21 Lee 66-51. The Chargers responded with back-to-back wins over Mississippi College (81-54) and Delta State (77-37). Last weekend, the Chargers split a pair of games, falling to No. 13 Union 66-62, and defeating Christian Brothers 66-58.
UAH averages 74.5 points per game, compared to opponents 56.6 points. The Chargers shoot 46.6 percent from the field, with a 35.3 percent clip from long range. UAH averages 42.8 rebounds, 15.9 assists, and 5.4 steals.
Lili Wilken leads the Chargers and ranks fifth in the GSC in scoring with 14.3 points per game, while Bella White leads the team in rebounding (6.7). Wilken and White share a team leading 51 assists.
Series History Against Alabama Huntsville…
Since 1980, these two squads have faced off 71 times with UAH holding a 37-34 advantage. The two teams split a pair of matchups last year, which included a Montevallo 78-67 win in Huntsville.
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West Alabama holds an overall record of 1-11 and a 1-7 mark in GSC play. The Tigers dropped non-conference games to Tuskegee (two games), Young Harris, and Miles College. UWA opened conference play falling in pair of close contests to Valdosta State (72-67) and West Florida (70-61). The Tigers closed 2024 with losses to Lee (82-66), Trevecca Nazarene (67-50), Delta State (73-52), and Mississippi College (63-53). Last weekend, UWA captured its first win of the season defeating Christian Brothers 76-68 on Thursday, before falling to Union 104-69 to close the weekend.
UWA averages 59.1 points per game, compared to opponents 71.8 points. The Tigers shoot 35.6 percent from the field, with a 29.1 percent clip from long range. UWA averages 36.5 rebounds, 11.3 assists, and 8.3 steals.
Julia Rodriguez leads the Tigers in scoring (12.5 ppg), while Kiona McCallister leads the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg). Callie Cowan has a team leading 29 assists and 28 steals.
Series History Against West Alabama…
Since 1979, these two squads have faced off 59 times with UWA holding a 36-23 advantage. The Falcons swept the series last year, including a 70-56 win in Livingston.
Tipoff in Kelly Court at Spragins Hall is set for 5:30 p.m. CST on Thursday.