NORTH CANTON, OHIO – Montevallo's Brandon Shaffner set a new Montevallo single season record during the Falcons' 11-5 road win over Walsh on a dreary Friday afternoon.
 
Montevallo drew first blood at the 10:02 mark on an unassisted goal from Caden Chalut following a pair of saves from Alex Egorshin to open the game. Three minutes later, the Cavaliers tied the game at 1-1 in a rainy start to the game. Egorshin added three more saves to keep the score tied at one heading into the second.
 
The Falcons regained control with a pair of quick goals from Aidan Collery and Michael Howkins to start the second with a 3-1 lead. Both defenses held strong over the next 13 minutes with neither side finding the back of the net. Montevallo would go on to add four shots on goal before Collery beat the keeper for the second time with just 19 second remaining in the half to give UM a 4-1 lead heading to the break.
 
Howkins added his second of the day as the Falcons came out of the half firing. Just 33 seconds later at the 13:24 mark, John Spaans took advantage of a Walsh penalty to extend the Falcons' lead to 6-1. The Cavaliers would find their first goal since the first quarter at the 12:25 mark of the third but Marley Straker pushed the Falcons' lead back to five with 11:21 to play. Egorshin added four more saves as the defenses stiffened before Aaron Tichonoff made the score 8-2 heading into the fourth.
 
With a ground ball to start the fourth quarter, Brandon Shaffner set a new Montevallo record for ground balls in a single season with his fourth of the day. Just a minute into the quarter, William Angus found the back of the net to push the lead to seven before Morgan Trites added the tenth UM goal of the day. With 12:31 left in the fourth, Graham Jess added the final UM goal of the day before Walsh went on a 3-0 run to try and spark the comeback. Another pair of saves from Egorshin ended the run and handed Montevallo an 11-5 road win to close the nonconference slate.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 19 Montevallo 11 | Walsh 5
Records: No. 19 Montevallo 9-3 | Walsh 5-4
Location: Larry Staudt Field | North Canton, Ohio
 
GAME NOTES

• With a ground ball pickup to start the fourth quarter, Brandon Shaffner set a Montevallo single season record with 115 ground balls in 2025 and three games left on the schedule.
• For the seventh-straight game, Alex Egorshin tallied double-digit saves with 16 saves on 31 shots faced with just five goals allowed.
• Aidan Collery and Michael Howkins led Montevallo with two goals each.
• Montevallo fired 54 shots to just 31 from Walsh while taking a 29-21 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Falcons dominated faceoffs on Friday afternoon with 16 wins to just four from the Cavaliers.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo opens conference play with a trip to Greenwood, S.C.to take on Lander on Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m.