GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Montevallo women's lacrosse improved to 2-3 on the season after outlasting Tusculum, 14-13, with an overtime goal from Jenna Piazza for the first overtime victory in program history.  
 
The Falcons struck first with an Asha Jamieson goal at the 12:33 mark before Mikaela Barbieri tallied her first of the day to give UM a 2-0 lead. Junior Claire Withington extended the Falcons' lead with an unassisted effort before Ellery Shearer lifted UM to a 4-0 lead with a woman-up goal at the 7:43 mark. Tusculum scored a pair of unanswered goals to end the Falcon run before Barbieri added a second goal to give Montevallo a 5-2 lead heading into the second.
 
Withington scored her second of three goals on the day to open the second quarter scoring before TU cut the Falcons' lead down to 6-3 with 12:06 to play. Jenna Piazza scored a pair of Montevallo goals in just over two minutes to extend UM's lead to 8-4. With 5:30 on the clock, Tusculum scored its final goal of the half before Kiley Shea tallied her first goal of the game with 3:41 before the break. Barbieri completed her hat trick with just seven seconds left in the first half to give Montevallo a 10-5 lead heading into the locker room.
 
Tusculum scored a pair of goals to open the second half and slice into the Falcons' lead before Carsyn Tinney found the mark at the 11:25 mark to keep UM out in front 11-7. Freshman goalkeeper Marin Lewis recorded a pair of saves but couldn't stave off a 3-0 Tusculum run that sent the game to the fourth with Montevallo clinging to a 11-10 lead.
 
Withington looked to put the Falcons out of reach with an early fourth-quarter goal before Piazza completed the third hat trick for the Falcons at the 6:02 mark. Lewis tallied another save on a TU free position shot but went down with an injury in the final five minutes of regulation. Tusculum took advantage of UM's fresh keeper, scoring three goals in quick succession to tie the game at 13 all with just 2:19 to play. The Falcons saw three chances to score in the final two minutes but three big saves from TU sent the game into overtime at the 13-13 tie.
 
After an uneventful first half of overtime, Montevallo would take advantage of a Pioneer turnover and won a free position attempt. Senior attacker Jenna Piazza buried the shot in the back of the net to give Montevallo a 14-13 victory, its first overtime win in program history.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 14 | Tusculum 13
Records: Montevallo 2-3 | Tusculum 1-1
Location: Gatlinburg, Tenn.
 
GAME NOTES

• The Falcons outshot Tusculum 32-24 on the day with UM taking a 27-16 lead in shots on goal.
• Montevallo was strong on clears with a 17-21 mark while holding Tusculum to a 19-26 mark.
• The Falcons' defense recorded seven caused turnovers while adding 18 ground balls.
• Montevallo's overtime win over Tusculum is the first overtime victory in Montevallo program history.
• Jenna Piazza led the Falcons with four goals while adding an assist for a team-high five points.
• Claire Withington tallied a hat trick while adding a pair of assists for five points while Mikaela Barbieri also scored three goals.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo heads to Mars Hill, N.C. on Sunday, Feb. 16 to take on Mars Hill at 12 p.m.