MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer heads into the postseason as the top seed of the Gulf South Conference Tournament and are set to host eighth seeded Trevecca Nazarene on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m.
 
The Falcons enter the tournament after winning the program's first GSC regular-season title after going 9-1-1 in conference play and posted a 14-2-1 mark overall. Montevallo's previous outing saw Karsyn Ross score the lone goal in a 1-0 win over No. 5 Columbus State on Oct. 28. In Montevallo's previous meeting with the Trojans, the Falcons picked up a 5-0 win on Varsity Field behind goals from Ayla Ertekin, Lainey Farabaugh, Hannah Payne and Ross.
 
FALCONS TO WATCH
Lainey Farabaugh highlights Montevallo's attack with a total of 34 points to lead the league on 13 goals and 8 assists while adding a pair of game-winning goals on 78 shots with 51 shots on goal in her 17 starts. The Altoona, Pa. native has been named GSC Player of the Week three times this season to mark the first time in program history a Falcon has won the award three times in the same season.
 
Ayla Ertekin adds a total of 28 points on the season for the second-best mark on the squad after posting 11 goals and six assists on 36 shots and 22 shots on goal. The sophomore forward leads the conference with a total of five game-winning goals on the season which ranks 12^th among Div. II leaders.
 
On the defensive end, Jolie Cazale ranks second in the conference with six shutouts on the season with just a 0.73 goals against average while adding a 0.800 save percentage with a total of 32 saves and just eight goals allowed in her 11 starts.
 
SCOUTING TREVECCA NAZARENE
The Trojans head into the weekend with a 7-5-4 overall record and a 4-4-3 mark in GSC action over the course of the regular season. TNU posted a 1-1-3 mark in its final five games of the regular season before capping the 2026 campaign with a 4-0 win over Valdosta State on Oct. 27.
 
Elsa Bengtsson and Anna Farrell lead the Trojans with 16 points apiece with both scoring six goals and adding four assists. Bengtsson leads the team with 36 shots and 21 shots on goal while Farrell added 28 shots with 15 on frame and a game-winning goal.
 
Kylie Bradshaw ranks third on the squad with 10 points on four assists and three goals while scoring a pair of game-winners on 15 shots.
 
Defensively, Penelope Charroin has posted a .737 save percentage with 56 saves on the season to post a pair of shutouts and a 1.91 goals against average after allowing 20 goals in her 12 appearances.