UNG women’s basketball advances to PBC semifinals with win over Young Harris

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DAHLONEGA – The No. 9 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team used a strong first half to propel them to a 73-63 win over Young Harris in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals Wednesday.

After Young Harris jumped out tp a 15-9 lead midway through the first quarter, North Georgia answered with a 16-4 run to take a six point lead. The Nighthawks would stretch the lead out to 45-30 by halftime and 56-34 midway through the third quarter.

Young Harris fought back, cutting the 22 point lead all the way down to as few as nine with 3:30 to play, but North Georgia buckled down and kept the Mountain Lions at bay to secure the win.

NOTES
– North Georgia hit 8-of-15 three pointers in the first half.
– Caroline Martin led all scorers with 21 points, while Josie Earnhardt added 12. Julianne Sutton put up 11, and Chloe Savage had 10 points off the bench.
– The Nighthawks had 22 assists on 26 made baskets.

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North Georgia will host the semifinals and championship rounds of the tournament this weekend and will play Columbus State Saturday afternoon in the semifinals.

Nighthawks fall to Augusta, 76-67

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LUMPKIN COUNTY,  Ga. – The University of North Georgia men’s basketball team fell Wednesday night at Augusta, 76-67.

After trading leads early on, Augusta reeled off a 19-4 run to take a one point deficit and turn it into a 14 point cushion with 4:30 to play in the first half. The Jaguar lead remained in double figures until UNG scored the last five points of the half to trail by eight at the break, 33-25.

The Nighthawks trimmed the lead down to three points at 46-43 with 13:30 left, but AU answered with a 10-0 run to seize control. North Georgia trimmed the lead down again, but could never get to within a possession.

NOTES

– Malik Hardy led the way with 19 points, while Giancarlo Bastianoni added 14. Frank Champion put up 13.

– North Georgia shot 40 percent from the floor, including 7-for-24 from distance.

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The Nighthawks will close out the regular season with Senior Day at home Saturday against USC Aiken. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

UNG upsets No. 6 Lander, 49-40

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GREENWOOD, S.C. – The 11th ranked University of North Georgia women’s basketball team won a defensive struggle at No. 6 Lander Saturday, 49-40, to complete the season sweep of the Bearcats.
North Georgia never trailed in the contest, jumping out to a 6-0 lead and not looking back. Lander would cut the lead to two by the end of the first, but UNG stretched the lead back out to seven by halftime.

The Nighthawks continued to extend the lead in the third quarter to as many as 13, but the Bearcats made a 7-0 run that cut the UNG lead back to six before LU trimmed it down to as few as two again at the end of the third. North Georgia ran away late, hitting free throws and limiting turnovers to secure the win.

NOTES
– Caroline Martin led UNG with 14 points, while Jamari McDavid added 10. Julianne Sutton had eight points and 12 rebounds.
– The Nighthawks held Lander to just 1-for-16 from three point range.
– The regular season sweep is the first time that North Georgia has beaten Lander both regular season meetings since the 2017-18 season.

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North Georgia will come home for a Battle of Blood Mountain matchup with Young Harris Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m.

Indians fall to North Hall in region tournament

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians lost to the North Hall Trojans 61-51 on Thursday night. North Hall

Junior Jones Harris driving into the lane.

won the coin toss that decided the game’s location the week before, so they hosted the first round matchup of the Region 7-3A tournament.

Junior Jones Harris scored 28 points to lead the Indians in scoring. Senior Gus Faulkner scored 10 points, gathered 6 rebounds, and recorded 5 assists.

The Indians’ season ends at 10-13.

Pulley’s 35 leads Lumpkin Co. to narrow victory

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Union Co. Panthers 56-54 on Saturday night in Dahlonega.

Senior Gus Faulkner goes up for a lay-up.

The Indians withstood a late run from the Panthers that cut their late 8-point lead to only 2.

Senior Chandler Pulley scored a career-high 35 points, including a school record 8 three-pointers, to carry his team to victory. Senior Gus Faulkner also recorded 7 assists, inching him closer to the school’s record.

Lumpkin Co.’s next game is Tuesday night, when they will play at North Hall high school at 7:30 p.m.

Lumpkin Co. turns up pressure in victory

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the Gilmer Bobcats 60-48 on Friday night in Dahlonega. The Indians created plenty of fast break opportunities for themselves as they recorded 13 steals on the night.

Junior Jones Harris scoring 1 of his team-high 27 points.

Junior Jones Harris led Lumpkin Co. with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Chandler Pulley also added 14 points and 4 steals.

The Indians moved to 8-9 on the season and 3-5 in Region 7-3A.

Lumpkin Co. plays again tomorrow as they host Union Co. at 4 p.m.

Lumpkin Co. advances to second round of Kelly King Holiday Classic

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians will advance to the second round of the Kelly King Holiday Classic, where they will face Lambert high school. The Indians were scheduled to play Cross Keys high school, but they forfeited the game.

Senior Chandler Pulley, who scored 17 points, shoots a 3-pointer.

Instead, the Indians faced off against the Mountain View Bears, who lost to Lambert 49-48 earlier in the day.

Lumpkin Co. lost to the Bears 67-58. The Indians were led in scoring by senior Gus Faulkner, who scored 22 points. Junior Jones Harris also scored 17 points, and senior Chandler Pulley chipped in 15 points.

Lumpkin Co. will host the Lambert Longhorns at 7 p.m. tomorrow with a championship berth on the line.

Lumpkin Co. defeats North Hall 61-53

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The Lumpkin Co. Indians defeated the North Hall Trojans 61-53 at home on Friday night. Junior Jones Harris led the Indians in scoring with 20 points. Senior Chandler Pulley also chipped in 15 points for Lumpkin Co. and senior Gus Faulkner scored 12 points.

Junior Jones Harris led the Indians with 20 points.

The Indians led 34-31 after a competitive first half. Harris had a hot-shooting first half for the Indians, scoring 15 points and hitting three 3-pointers.

Down 53-52 late in the 4th quarter, the Indians scored the final nine points of the game and held on to win 61-53.

Lumpkin Co. will host the Kelly King Holiday Classic next week. Tournament play for them begins Monday at 7 p.m. as they host Cross Keys high school.

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UNG women’s basketball named No. 2 seed

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The No. 16 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team will head to Greenwood, South Carolina, to defend their Southeast Regional Crown as the No. 2 seed, the NCAA announced Sunday night in the 2020 selection show.

The Nighthawks will take on seventh-seeded Clayton State in the opening round Friday, March 13. The Nighthawks are 2-1 against Clayton State this season, having beaten the Lakers in the Peach Belt Conference semifinals Saturday night, March 7, 87-65.

Lander will be the No. 1 seed and have hosting duties. The Bearcats won the regular season and tournament championships in the Peach Belt Conference to earn the top spot. LU will take on eighth-seeded Limestone in the opening round.

The other two matchups include third-seeded Anderson taking on sixth-seeded Carson-Newman and fourth-seeded Tusculum battling fifth-seeded Belmont Abbey.

More information about Friday’s game will be announced Monday, March 9.

UNG’s Tshimanga and Jenkins honored by Peach Belt

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University of North Georgia men’s basketball players Ephraim Tshimanga and KJ Jenkins won major awards at the Peach Belt Conference Awards Banquet, held at Lander on Friday, March 6, prior to the semifinals Saturday, March 7.

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Ephraim Tshimanga

In addition to being named third team All-Conference, Tshimanga was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while Jenkins was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year for UNG.

Tshimanga led the PBC in steals this season as UNG finished ranked among the PBC’s top five in scoring defense and steals. A senior guard from Acworth, Georgia, his 84 swipes this year is the 13th highest single-season total in PBC history. He also averaged 5.6 rebounds, 11.6 points and 5.5 assists per game. Tshimanga passed the 1,000-point plateau for his career and his 261 career steals is fourth all-time in PBC history. He becomes the first Nighthawk to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

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KJ Jenkins

Jenkins played the final 20 games of this season to begin his collegiate career and made a huge impact with 14.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. The redshirt guard from Canton, Georgia, scored 14.5 against league opponents, 12th in the PBC. He scored a career-best 23 in a win over Lander on February 15 and matched it three games later at Georgia College. He scored 20 or more three times during the season with a double-double at Columbus State. He led the PBC in free throw percentage and is 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio. Jenkins is the first UNG men’s basketball player to be named the PBC Freshman of the Year.

UNG’s Sutton named PBC Player of the Year

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Julianne Sutton was named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year as the University of North Georgia women’s basketball team was honored as the league runners-up Friday night, March 6, during the Awards Banquet at Lander.

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Julianne Sutton

In addition, Kara Groover won the Elite 15 Award presented by EAB, while Sutton and Abbie Franklin were each named All-Conference.

A first team All-Conference honoree, Sutton led the Peach Belt Conference in scoring with 18.3 points per game this season, a number that rose to 19.4 against league opponents.

Kara Groover

Kara Groover

The junior forward from Flowery Branch, Georgia, has scored in double figures in every game so far this year and is third in the league in field goal percentage. A PBC Player of the Week on February 10, Sutton is also sixth in the league in blocks, had four double-doubles and passed 1,000 career points.

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Abbie Franklin

She becomes the fourth Nighthawk to be named the PBC Player of the Year, the first since Stephanie Huffman in 2015.

A second team All-Conference winner, Franklin led the Peach Belt Conference in three point shooting at over 41 percent. A junior from Homer, Georgia, she is second on UNG’s squad in scoring at 11.6 points per outing and is second in the league in minutes per game at over 33.5.

Groover is the second Elite 15 Award winner from North Georgia this academic year, joining women’s soccer’s Taylor Malasek.

The junior from Newnan, Georgia, has a 3.91 GPA while majoring in Kinesiology (Exercise Science). Modeled after the NCAA Elite 90, the Elite 15 Award is given at each of the 15 PBC championships to the student-athlete competing in the championship with the highest over cumulative GPA. The honor is the first for the women’s basketball program.

North Georgia will now turn their attention to Clayton State in the semifinals of the conference tournament with tip time set for 7:30 p.m.

No. 16 UNG women’s basketball coasts to quarterfinal win

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Five juniors led the way for the University of North Georgia women’s basketball team Wednesday, March 4, as the No. 16 Nighthawks defeated Augusta, 82-47, in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference tournament at Convocation Center in Dahlonega.

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UNG junior Abbie Franklin

Abbie Franklin led the way with 19 points for North Georgia (25-4), which dominated from the opening tip to take a 14-2 lead through the opening four minutes of the game and never looked back.

Franklin continued her great shooting in the month of March, going 4-for-6 from beyond the arc in the game.

Imani Arnold and Julianne Sutton each scored 13 points for the Nighthawks, who never let the lead slip below double digits after going up 12-2.

The Nighthawks shot 60 percent from the floor, their best of the season.

Abby Hubert scored 11 points and Kyra Davis contributed 10 off the best for North Georgia, which led by as many as 39 late to advance in the tournament.

North Georgia will take on Clayton State (20-9) in the semifinals beginning at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7, at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.

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