MONTEVALLO, Ala. - Montevallo earned an 81-64 victory over the Christian Brothers University women's basketball team, on Thursday night, at Trustmark Arena.
The Falcons converted 22 CBU miscues to 29 points and outscored the Lady Bucs 36-18 in the paint.
TIP OFF
Score: UM 81 (11-13, 11-9 GSC) | CBU 64 (10-13, 7-12 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the Falcons opened up the contest with a 10-3 lead, Jeremia Montgomery knocked down a three pointer to cut the deficit to 12-7 at the midway point of the first quarter.
- Kallie Searcy scored two of her six first quarter points when her hook shot fell to cut the Montevallo lead to 19-12 after the first quarter.
- The hosts used an 11-1 run to take a 45-25 lead into halftime.
- Montevallo shot 8-16 in the second quarter and knocked down 4-6 from three point range.
- The Falcons took advantage of 17 CBU miscues in the first half.
- CBU made a team high seven field goals in the third quarter, but Montevallo used a 21-17 quarter to grow its lead to 66-42.
- In the fourth quarter, the Lady Bucs took advantage of 10-14 from the free throw line to outscore the Falcons 22-15 in the final quarter.
KEY STATS | NOTEABLES
- The Falcons took advantage of 22 CBU miscues, including 17 in the first half.
- Montevallo finished the contest with 28 points in the paint.
- The Falcons shot 39 percent, compared to 40 percent for CBU, but finished the contest with 20 more attempts than CBU
- Yaya Coleman led CBU with 13 points.
- Emily Jones and Jeremia Montgomery added 11 points apiece.
- Darcy Doran finished with five points and a team-high eight rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 11 when they travel to Auburn Montgomery. Tipoff is set for 2 PM.