MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Faulkner saw a 20-point lead whittled down to six points but held on for a 65-56 conference win over Stillman Saturday.

The Lady Eagles started off strong in the first half taking the lead at the second basket, and led by a 12 point margin at the end of the first quarter and as much as 17 in the first half. The Lady Eagles would have a strong offensive performance with 50 total rebounds and outrebounded the Lady Tigers by 20. The lead never changed during the contest and the margin would be as high as 20 points during the contest.
 
In the first contest of the season, which occurred earlier in the week, things looked much different. Stillman had an incredible offensive performance that night, shooting 50 percent from the arc and 47.5 percent from the floor for their most accurate shooting game all season. 
 
The second half Saturday showed a similar offensive effort from the Lady Eagles, with a total of 26 rebounds during the half. The Lady Tigers attempted to come back from their deficit and were able to come close to closing the gap as they scored off Faulkner turnovers. Stillman scored 26 points, almost half of their offensive output, from Lady Eagle turnovers. Stillman hung a total of 21 in the 4th quarter to bring their deficit to six points, but would never quite tie the game. 
 
Adkins completed the game with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Grant had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her 24th career double-double. Holland scored 14 points and had eight rebounds. 
 
The win marked the first time in two months that the Lady Eagles have won back-to-back contests. Faulkner (11-10, 4-5 SSAC) returns to action Thursday when they host William Carey.