Conway’s 10th inning homer lifts UNG to win

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DAHLONEGA – Tim Conway walked it off in the 10th inning with a deep double to right center as the University of North Georgia baseball team took down No. 3 Columbus State Saturday afternoon, 6-5.

Crews Taylor got the scoring started in the fifth inning with a solo homer that made its way onto the playing surface of Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium to take a 1-0 lead. The Cougars answered in the sixth with a solo homer and a RBI single that gave Columbus State the 2-1 lead. North Georgia immediately responded with a quartet of runs, coming off a Will Hardigree two RBI double and a Conway two RBI single to take a 5-2 lead.

After the Cougars tied the game in the top of the eighth on a pair of homers, Conway brought home the game winning run in the first extra inning to send the home fans home happy.

NOTES
– Conway led the Nighthawks at the plate, going 3-for-5.

– Jake Arnold (4-0) got the win, throwing 2.2 innings of relief and striking out three. Pierce Williams started the game, going six innings and fanning five.

– North Georgia has now won each of its last five extra inning games.

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The series concludes Sunday

No. 9 UNG holds off Columbus State in PBC women’s semifinal, 89-78

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DAHLONEGA – After jumping out to a big lead, the No. 9 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team had to hold off a late Columbus State frenzy to win the PBC semifinal Saturday, 89-78.

North Georgia bursted out of the gates, leading 21-9 after one quarter and by as many as 26 points early in the second half before the Cougars fought back, trimming the lead down to eight points at the end of the third period.

The Nighthawks would outscore CSU, but the Cougars got the lead down to five midway through the fourth before North Georgia pulled away late.

NOTES
– Julianne Sutton put up a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Jamari McDavid scored 17. Josie Earnhardt and Caroline Martin scored 15 and 11, respectively.

– North Georgia shot nearly 51 percent from the floor and hit 24-of-28 free throws.

– Columbus State’s Amber Abusbeih scored a game high 30 points.

– Clayton State upset No. 6 Lander in the other semifinal, 71-64.

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The Nighthawks will battle the Lakers tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the PBC Championship.

Men’s basketball falls to Columbus State, 78-71

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DAHLONEGA – After leading at halftime, the University of North Georgia men’s basketball team saw Columbus State score 46 second half points on their way to a 78-71 win Saturday afternoon.

North Georgia used three first half dunks by Greg Billups, Jr., Malik Hardy and Eric Jones to seize momentum in the first half, taking a 39-32 lead into the locker room at halftime. UNG got another big dunk from Jones early in the second half, but the Cougars went on a 19-4 run from the under-16 to the under-12 media timeouts to take over.

The Cougars did just enough down the stretch to hang on and earn the Peach Belt win.

NOTES
– Frank Champion scored a game high 29 points, while Hardy added 14 to be the only two Nighthawks in double figures.
– The Nighthawks shot nearly 63 percent from the floor in the first half before a 33 percent shooting effort in the second half.
– North Georgia held a 38-18 advantage in the paint.

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UNG will look to get back in the win column on Wednesday when they travel to Young Harris for a 7:30 p.m. Battle of Blood Mountain matchup.

No. 7 women’s basketball blows past Cougs, 85-53

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DAHLONEGA – The No. 7 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team hit 12 three pointers as they took care of Columbus State, 85-53, Saturday afternoon.

Leading from start to finish, the Nighthawks jumped out to a 6-0 lead and extended their lead to as many as 12 in the first quarter and 18 by halftime. UNG never took the foot off the gas, storming away to the 32 point win.

NOTES

– Caroline Martin led all scorers with 21 points, while Josie Earnhardt had 19. Julianne Sutton recorded another double-double, scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds in just 25 minutes of play.
– Abbie Franklin recorded a near triple-double, putting up nine points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
– UNG was 12-for-28 from three and 17-for-20 from the free throw line.

NEXT UP
North Georgia starts a two-game road swing with a Battle of Blood Mountain matchup at Young Harris Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m.

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