YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Young Harris College held the University of Montevallo to just two points in the third quarter as the women's basketball team wrapped up their season with a 71-50 Peach Belt Conference victory over the University of Montevallo Wednesday (Feb. 24) evening at the YHC Basketball Arena.
 
The Mountain Lions finished the season at 11-15 overall and to 6-13 in the Peach Belt while the Falcons fell to 7-19 and 4-13.
 
Montevallo led 35-31 at the half, before the Mountain Lions took control of the game in the third quarter. The Falcons took a 37-33 lead on a Jazmine Stubblefield jumper just 57 seconds into the second half. It would be Montevallo's only points of the period as Young Harris scored 18 unanswered points to close the third quarter.
 
The Mountain Lions took the lead for good at 40-37 on a Meredith Tarver three-pointer with 5:01 left. Briana Bell followed up with a three-pointer of her own and Jasmine Knight connected on a short jumper in the paint to take a 45-37 lead 90 seconds later. YHC took a 51-37 lead as the horn sounded to end the quarter on a Tarver running jumper after Rachel Harrell picked off an errant Falcon pass.
 
"We played the second half possessed on the defensive end," said Young Harris head coach Matt Stearsman. "I think at one point we had 13 straight stops. Just a great team effort. I was happy for (senior) Keta (Robinette) going out like she did. Hopefully we can build on this and be a team that can compete for the PBC West next year."
 
Young Harris, which held Montevallo to 7-of-20 shooting (35.0 percent) and forced 10 turnovers over the final 20 minutes, extended its lead to as many as 23 points (69-46) on two Bell free throws with 2:11 to play.
 
Tarver led the Mountain Lions with 22 points and nine rebounds while Bell tossed in 14 points. Jenny Vernet picked up a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Keta Robinette added six points in her final game in an YHC uniform. Sara Jorgensen and Rachel Harrell added six points apiece.  Harrell added six assists while Knight added seven rebounds and five assists.
 
Jacquelyn Thompson led the Falcons with 17 points while Ashley Dunstan added 10 more.