MONTEVALLO, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville fell in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Gulf South Conference Women's Basketball Championship, dropping a 69-60 decision to host Montevallo. The Chargers slip to 8-8 on the season, while the Falcons improve to 14-5.
 
UAH will now await word of a potential NCAA tournament berth as the team had been under consideration in the first two editions of the regional rankings.
 
Alexis Woods had another terrific performance for the Chargers, scoring 22 points and grabbing 18 rebounds to record her 11th double-double of the season, and the 18 rebounds mark the most for a UAH player since Natalie Kelley had 21 against West Alabama on March 4, 2012. 
 
Woods was joined in double figures by Selena Pruitt who scored 12 while handing out a team-high four assists.
 
The Falcons would never trail in the game, building up a 23-16 advantage at the end of the first, and the lead would grow to as many as 17 in the second quarter before the hosts carried a 44-29 lead into the locker room at the half.
 
Outscoring Montevallo 18-15 in the third quarter, UAH would pull within 10 before having a 12-point deficit at 59-47 heading into the fourth quarter, and though the Chargers would make it a 10-point game twice more in the final stanza, they ultimately would pull no closer until the last bucket of the game from Woods created the 69-60 final.
 
On the night, the Chargers shot 39.1 percent compared to a 31.3 percent shooting mark for the Falcons, and while Montevallo won the rebounding battle by a slim 43-42 margin, UAH enjoyed a 13-5 edge in second-chance points which helped the guests stay within striking distance. 
 
A key difference in the game, the Falcons were 21 for their 23 free throw attempts, while the guests earned just eight shots at the charity stripe and made four.