MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo women's basketball team closes the 2024-25 home slate with games against West Alabama (2/20) and Alabama Huntsville (2/22).
So Far This Season…
Montevallo holds an overall record of 10-13 and an 8-10 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. The Falcons split a pair of home contests, defeating Valdosta State in overtime 69-64 and falling to West Florida 70-67. Montevallo split its next two weekly conference series, defeating Trevecca Nazarene (56-43) and falling to Lee (76-53) on the road, while falling to Mississippi College (52-78) and defeating Delta State 50-48. The Falcons then fell to No. 17 Union, before defeating Christian Brothers 80-69.
Last timeout, Montevallo dropped a close contest against Auburn Montgomery, 62-58.
Ramie Reid led the way, scoring 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Montevallo is averaging 63.3 points per game, while shooting 38.9 percent from the floor, including a 29.1 percent clip from long range. Opponents are averaging, 67.4 points, while shooting 42.4 percent from the floor with a 33.1 percent clip from distance. The Falcons are averaging 35.5 rebounds, 11.0 assists, and 7.7 steals.
On the season,
Aubrey Sorrells leads the team in scoring (12.3 ppg), field goals made (105), total rebounds (117), and blocks (19), while
Ramie Reid leads the team in field goal percentage (.577).
Scouting West Alabama: WATCH | LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES
West Alabama holds an overall record of 4-19 and a 4-15 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, before falling to Union 104-69. The Tigers earned another win defeating Auburn Montgomery (73-70), before falling to Montevallo (70-60), Alabama Huntsville (80-55), Valdosta State (68-63), and West Florida (68-58). The Tigers defeated Trevecca Nazarene 57-43, before dropping four-straight to Lee (65-56), Mississippi College (78-65), Delta State (74-58), and No. 13 Union (91-76).
Last time out, West Alabama defeated Christian Brothers, 74-69, at home on Saturday.
UWA averages 61.0 points per game, compared to opponents 71.2 points. UWA shoots 38.0 percent from the field, with a 28.3 percent clip from long range. The Tigers average 36.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, and 7.9 steals.
Individually, Kendall Lacoste leads the team in scoring (14.6 ppg), while Shayla Golden leads the team in rebounding, and Sydney Schwallie has a team leading-72 assists.
Series History Against West Alabama…
Since 1979, these two squads have faced off 60 times with West Alabama holding a 36-24 advantage. Montevallo earned a 70-60 win in Livingston earlier this season.
Scouting Alabama Huntsville: WATCH | LIVE STATS
Alabama Huntsville holds an overall record of 20-5 and a 15-4 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). The Chargers split a pair of games, falling to No. 13 Union 66-62, and defeating Christian Brothers 66-58. UAH went on to defeat Auburn Montgomery (89-49), West Alabama (80-55), West Florida (69-65), and Valdosta State (68-47), before falling to Lee (67-62). The Chargers earned four straight victories in Trevecca Nazarene (75-69), Delta State (56-50), Mississippi College (80-72), and Christian Brothers (88-54), before falling to No. 13 Union (93-58) last time out.
The Chargers rank second in the league offensively and defensively. UAH averages 73.4 points per game, compared to opponents 59.0 points. UAH shoots 45.7 percent from the field, with a 35.0 percent clip from long range. The Chargers average 41.5 rebounds, 14.8 assists, and 5.4 steals.
Individually, Lili Wilken leads the team and ranks top-ten in the GSC in scoring (16.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg). Bella White leads the team and ranks third in the GSC in assists per game, averaging 4.3.
Series History Against Alabama Huntsville…
Since 1980, these two squads have faced off 72 times with UAH holding a 38-34 advantage. The Chargers earned a 67-61 overtime victory in Huntsville earlier this season.
Tipoff in Central State Bank Arena is set for 5:30 p.m. CST.
