February 4, 2012
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo men’s basketball team (16-6, 7-4 PBC) rolled over Clayton State University (13-7, 5-6 PBC) at home, 80-68. The Falcons trailed for just two minutes the entire game after Clayton opened the game with a three but a quick 9-0 run by the Falcons put UM in the lead for good. UM was led by senior Antoine Davis (Washington, D.C./College of the Desert) and junior Drico Hightower (Augusta, Ga./Angelina College) who each came up just short of a double-double. Davis had 20 points and nine assists while Hightower had 20 points and nine boards.
February 1, 2012
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Without the services of the Peach Belt Conference leading scorer, D.J. Rivera (Philadelphia, Pa./Binghamton University), the University of Montevallo men’s basketball team (15-6, 6-4 PBC) fell on the road to Georgia College and State University (12-7, 5-5 PBC), 67-59. The Falcons trailed the entire game and struggled offensively throughout the contest. UM hit just 29.7 percent of its shots from the field and a dismal 11.8 percent from three-point range. UM was led by senior Antoine Davis (Washington, D.C./College of the Desert) who scored 19 points and grabbed eight boards both of which were team highs. Freshman Ryan May (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian) chipped in nine points while three others had six points each.
January 31, 2012
MONTEVALLO, Ala. - You may have seen them in the past on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, or numerous times on ESPN highlights. Now, here is your chance to see hilarious characters such as Mackerel Jordan, LeBronco James, Yao Flamingo, Stallion Iverson, and Snail Earnhardt, Jr., LIVE! ZOOperstars! Will be performing during the basketball doubleheader at the University of Montevallo’s McChesney Student Activity Center on Saturday, February 4 against Clayton State University at 1:30 p.m.
January 28, 2012
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo men’s basketball team (15-5, 6-3 PBC) trailed by as many as 18 point in the first half at home against Augusta State University (12-8, 8-4 PBC) but used a dominating 46-25 second half to take a 74-66 victory. The Falcons were led by freshman Ryan May (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian) who scored 18 points just two shy of his career high. Junior Drico Hightower (Augusta, Ga./Angelina College) added his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Antoine Davis (Washington, D.C./College of the Desert) returned to form with 15 points, six assists, four rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks.
January 26, 2012
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo men’s basketball team (14-5, 5-3 PBC) dropped an overtime contest to #24 USC Aiken (15-3, 9-1 PBC), 71-65. The Falcons trailed for most of the contest but kept the Pacers within their sights and used a late second half comeback to force overtime. Despite the six-point margin the entire overtime period was a battle as late free throws gave the Pacers the edge. UM was led by senior D.J. Rivera (Philadelphia, Pa./Binghamton University) who scored 19 points. Junior Marvin Fitzgerald (Milwaukee, Wisc./North Carolina Central) added 11 points and 10 boards good for a double-double.
