MONTEVALLO, Ala. | The University of Montevallo scored five unanswered points midway through overtime as the Falcons rallied for a 52-48 Peach Belt Conference women's basketball victory over Young Harris College Wednesday (Jan. 13) evening at Trustmark Arena.
 
The Falcons improved to 5-9 overall and to 2-5 in the Peach Belt while the Mountain Lions slipped to 7-7 and 2-5. Young Harris will host Francis Marion University in a 1:30 p.m. league contest Saturday (Jan. 16) at the YHC Basketball Arena.
 
Montevallo forced the extra period by scoring the final five points of the fourth quarter, culminated by D'Miyah Foster's jumper with 51 seconds remaining, to tie the game at 40. Foster gave the Falcons a 42-40 lead they would never relinquish 57 seconds into overtime on a layup.
 
The Mountain Lions tied the game for the ninth and final time at 44 on Meredith Tarver's layup with 2:23 left. Courtney McKenzie hit the front end of two free throws to give Montevallo a 45-44 lead with 2:07 to go. The Falcons added a jumper by Katherine Goldsby and a layup by RayVon Christian to open up a 49-44 advantage with 66 seconds remaining.
 
The closest Young Harris would get would be three points (51-48) in the final seconds as Tarver connected on a jumper.
 
Ashley Dunstan led the Falcons, who didn't have a single player finish in double figures, with nine points.
 
Tarver led Young Harris with 16 points and seven rebounds. The Mountain Lions outrebounded Montevallo 54-44, including 24 on the offensive glass. Jenny Vernet led Young Harris with a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with her nine points. Jasmine Knight added 10 rebounds while Briana Bell tossed in nine points.