FORT MYERS, Fla. '" For the second time in as many days, junior forward Jen Conely scored 20 points as no. 20 Florida Gulf Coast University knocked off the University of Montevallo 77-48 in the 3rd Annual Women'™s Holiday Classic Friday night at Alico Arena. FGCU improves to 14-1 while Montevallo falls to 4-8. Conely hit 6-of-11 from beyond the three-point line against the UM zone in the game, and has now hit 13 three-pointers in her last two games. Junior forward Alex Nelson hit five three-pointers for a career-high 15 points and senior guard Candy Myers had a trio of three-pointers and 15 points for the Eagles. Junior forward Katie Schrader pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds for FGCU. FGCU scored the first six points of the game and jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the first nine minutes of the game. The Eagles held the Falcons to just three points over a six-minute stretch and extended their lead to 12 at the half, 37-25, as Conely scored 14 points in 13 minutes of action. The Falcons managed to pull within nine points, 43-34, with 15:47 remaining in the game. Nelson then engineered a 17-0 FGCU run with four three-pointers over the next 5:29 for a 60-36 lead. The Eagles shot 42% from the floor, including 14-of-31 from three-point territory. FGCU forced 23 turnovers and had 13 steals. . The Falcons, who were held to 34% from the field, were led by Trellice Moore'™s 14 points and 13 points from Malissa Harris. In the the other women'™s second day Holiday Classic match-up, Queens College (NY) knocked off Eckerd College 80-71 in overtime. FGCU concludes its seven-game home stand against Florida Southern on Saturday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m.