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University of Montevallo Athletics

wbb team
38
Montevallo Mont 11-17,9-13 Gulf South
87
Winner Union (TN) Union 27-3,21-1 Gulf South
Montevallo Mont
11-17,9-13 Gulf South
38
Final
87
Union (TN) Union
27-3,21-1 Gulf South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montevallo Mont 2 6 17 13 38
Union (TN) Union 22 25 21 19 87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Falcons Close Season in GSC Quarterfinals

JACKSON, Tenn. – The Montevallo women's basketball team closed the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, falling to top-seeded Union in the Gulf South Conference Quarterfinals.

Elisa Saffold led the way for the Falcons scoring ten points and grabbing six boards.

Anna Katherine Eastman scored the first field goal for Montevallo, but a dominant opening quarter by Union put the Lady Bulldogs up, 22-2, at the end of the first quarter.

Savannah Cook earned the first field goal of the second quarter, draining a triple at 5:56. Julia Susla and Jerrilyn Richardson added free throws, but Union continued to push, extending its lead to, 47-8, at the end of the first half.

After Union scored the first five points of the third quarter, Aubrey Sorrells responded with back-to-back buckets. Elisa Saffold added a pair of jumpers in the next few minutes and Ramie Reid cashed in on an and-one. Reid and Saffold scored in the final minutes of the third, and Makayla Gordon added a free throw, as Union took a, 68-25, lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Falcons showed fight in the fourth, as Saffold opened the quarter with back-to-back buckets. Cook drained a triple, while Sorrells and Reid scored down the stretch, but the Bulldogs ultimately took home the 87-38 victory.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 38 | Union 87
Records: Montevallo 11-17 (9-13 GSC) | Union 27-3 (21-1 GSC)
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium | Jackson, Tenn.
GAME NOTES
  • Montevallo shot 25.5 percent from the field, compared to Union's 38.9 percent clip.
  • Elisa Saffold led the way with ten points and six rebounds.
  • As the season ends, Montevallo's senior class includes Anna Katherine Eastman, Elisa Saffold, and Makayla Gordon.
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