LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive contest, falling to Montevallo 65-57 at Pruitt Hall on Thursday evening. With the loss, UWA stands 7-13 overall and 1-5 in the GSC.

Valerie Harris led the Red and White with 14 points and 11 rebounds. It marked the 19th contest in double figures for the Lake, Miss.-native. Omeshia Frost also tabbed in double figures scoring with 10 points in setback.

The Tigers led by eight points at the 13:44 mark of the second half, but a 10-0 Lady Falcon (7-14, 3-3) run, capped by Alicia Lewis’ three, put UM up 47-45. The Lady Falcons extended their lead to seven points, 56-49, on back-to-back free throws from Lewis. UWA chipped away at the lead, pulling within two points on two occasions, the last coming at the 1:54 mark on a jumper by Courtney McDonald. After UM reached a five point lead in the last 30 seconds of the contest, Lewis iced the game hitting three-of-four free throws down the stretch.

The two in-state foes exchanged the lead several times over the first four minutes of the outing before UM took a 13-8 lead with 14:54 remaining before the break. A 13-2 UWA lead erased the Lady Falcons scoring margin, putting the Tigers up 21-15 with 8:30 before intermission. UWA pushed out to as many as 12 points, capped by a trey from Erin Courington with 2:32 remaining in the first half. A 6-0 UM run in the final minutes of the opening stanza narrowed the UWA margin to 34-28 at the half.

UM’s Lewis finished with 26 points. Katie Vanderhyden paced the Lady Falcons on the glass with eight rebounds.

West Alabama returns to action on Monday, Feb. 2, as UWA travels to Searcy, Ark. to face Harding in non-conference action. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.