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Montevallo Set for Semifinal Showdown with No. 2 Lander

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – After capturing the first postseason win in program history, Montevallo Acrobatics & Tumbling is set to compete in the Conference Carolinas semifinals on Saturday. The third-seeded Falcons will face off against No. 2-seed Lander in Franklin Springs, Ga.

Montevallo holds an overall record of 6-3 and a 6-2 mark in Conference Carolinas action. The Falcons advanced to the semifinals after taking down No. 6 seed-King 252.700-234.715 on Tuesday evening. Montevallo took home wins in all six events, leading to the program best score of 252.700.

Montevallo's Katie Quinn, Corrine Wilcox, Vanessa Portuondo, Katlyn Smith, Morgan Wright, and Payton Roach tied a season-high in the Open Pyramid, recording a 9.75. Montevallo also saw strong performances in the Tumbling Event, as Katie Quinn and Thabela Fashu-Kanu earned the second-highest Duo pass score of the season (7.900), while Rilyn McAllister, Ally Torres, and Morgan Wright recorded the second-highest Trio pass score of the year (8.000).

Lander picked up the No. 2-seed in the Conference Carolinas and currently sits at No. 12 in the NCATA rankings. The Bearcats hold a 7-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Conference Carolinas action. Lander posts a season average of 255.488, which includes a season-high 263.700 last time out against Newberry on Mar. 25.

Montevallo and Lander faced off on Mar. 14, as the Bearcats captured a 252.756-233.540 victory inside of Central State Bank Arena. The Falcons lone event win came in the Compulsory Event.

The Conference Carolinas released its postseason awards on Thursday, as Montevallo Head Coach Kati Horstmann was named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year, while Lexie Cole, Tracie Leopold, and Rilyn McAllister earned All-Conference honors. Lander had five named All-Conference Carolinas, including Athlete of the Year, Ashlyn Shively.

Saturday's meet is set to start at 2:00 p.m. CST. The championship meet and event finals will take place on Sunday.

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Players Mentioned

Thabela Fashu-Kanu

#2 Thabela Fashu-Kanu

Base/Tumbler
5' 4"
Freshman
Lexie Cole

#7 Lexie Cole

Tumbler/Top
5' 2"
Freshman
Ally Torres

#8 Ally Torres

Base/Tumbler/Top
5' 3"
Freshman
Corrine Wilcox

#12 Corrine Wilcox

Base/Tumbler
5' 4"
Junior
Morgan Wright

#16 Morgan Wright

Base/Tumbler
5' 8"
Freshman
Katie Quinn

#17 Katie Quinn

Tumbler/Top
5' 0"
Freshman
Rilyn McAllister

#19 Rilyn McAllister

Tumbler
5' 4"
Freshman
Payton Roach

#20 Payton Roach

Base/Tumbler
5' 5"
Freshman
Katlyn Smith

#21 Katlyn Smith

Base/Tumbler
5' 8"
Junior
Vanessa Portuondo

#24 Vanessa Portuondo

Base
5' 4"
Freshman
Tracie Leopold

#23 Tracie Leopold

Top/Tumbler
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Thabela Fashu-Kanu

#2 Thabela Fashu-Kanu

5' 4"
Freshman
Base/Tumbler
Lexie Cole

#7 Lexie Cole

5' 2"
Freshman
Tumbler/Top
Ally Torres

#8 Ally Torres

5' 3"
Freshman
Base/Tumbler/Top
Corrine Wilcox

#12 Corrine Wilcox

5' 4"
Junior
Base/Tumbler
Morgan Wright

#16 Morgan Wright

5' 8"
Freshman
Base/Tumbler
Katie Quinn

#17 Katie Quinn

5' 0"
Freshman
Tumbler/Top
Rilyn McAllister

#19 Rilyn McAllister

5' 4"
Freshman
Tumbler
Payton Roach

#20 Payton Roach

5' 5"
Freshman
Base/Tumbler
Katlyn Smith

#21 Katlyn Smith

5' 8"
Junior
Base/Tumbler
Vanessa Portuondo

#24 Vanessa Portuondo

5' 4"
Freshman
Base
Tracie Leopold

#23 Tracie Leopold

Freshman
Top/Tumbler