Kirstin McIntyre was solid as well, with 13 points, while Octavia Bearden scored five points while notching ten rebounds and four blocks to earn UWF’s second All-Tournament team selection.
UWF shot just 30.9% on the night but pulled away in large part to a big advantage in the free throw department. The Argonauts were 21-for-32 from the charity stripe, while Montevallo was just 7-for-12.
With the win, West Florida moves to 3-0 for the first time since 2005-06, when they finished 23-7 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA South Regional.
Montevallo (1-3) shot just 25.9% and lost the rebounding battle, 48-43. Kris Seigenthaler and Carrie Parrott each scored eight points to pace the Falcons.
West Florida jumped out to an early 13-5 lead, with McIntyre scoring a jumper at the 10:56 mark to stretch the advantage to eight points. Later, with 9:00 left in the half, Emily Erland’s put-back made the score 18-9, the widest gap of the opening stanza.
But Montevallo rallied late in the half to nearly draw even before the intermission. The Falcons launched a 6-0 run in the final 1:59 of the first period, capped by a three-pointer from Taylor Welch to make the score 26-25 at the half.
A free throw by Parrott drew Montevallo even at 31-31 with 15:32 left in the 2nd half, but UWF responded with a methodical 13-0 spurt to take control. Sher’Ryan Scott scored five points during the rally, and McIntyre put the Argonauts up, 44-31, with 11:28 left.
Though baskets were hard to find for both teams, UWF never led by fewer than 11 points from that point forward. West Florida’s largest lead came with 5:36 left, when Young sank a pair of free throws to make the score 52-34.
While both teams committed their fair share of turnovers, with Montevallo giving away possession 24 times and West Florida coughing it up on 20 occasions, it was UWF who took advantage of their opponent’s miscues. The Argonauts scored 19 points off of turnovers, while the Falcons mustered just five.
With the win, UWF is 16-5 against Montevallo during Shannan Bergen’s head coaching career.
West Florida did not hit a three-point field goal in the game, going 0-for-5 from long range. UWF’s last game without a three-point basket came on December 2, 2008, a 59-52 win over the University of Mobile. The Argos had dialed long distance at least once in each of their last 50 games.
UWF continues their homestand on Friday, November 26, when they host Henderson State University as part of the UWF Thanksgiving Classic. Goldey-Beacom College and the University of South Carolina-Aiken will begin the day’s action, with tip time scheduled for 2 pm.
UWF TIP-OFF CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
G - Ashley McCoy, Allen
G - Tera McDaniel, Rollins
F- Kris Seigenthaler, Montevallo
F- Amber Heisten, Rollins
F- Octavia Bearden, West Florida
F - Jessica Young, West Florida (MVP)
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