Clayton State spoils UNG’s home opener, 2-1

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DAHLONEGA – An early second half goal by the visiting Lakers would be the difference as the No. 17 University of North Georgia men’s soccer team dropped its 2022 Peach Belt Conference home opener, 2-1, to visiting Clayton State at the UNG Soccer Field at Lynn Cottrell Park.

Clayton State’s Isaac Pimenta powered a shot into the top right corner in the match’s 57 minute to provide the match’s final separation.

The Lakers opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Geo Rios found the back of the next after an assist by Alexis Iturria.

North Georgia equalized less than three minutes later when Santiago Gimenez converted a penalty kick.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Clayton State was one shot shy of doubling up the Nighthawks in the shot column, holding a 15-8 advantage.
• The physical game featured eight yellow cards including four for each side.
• UNG’s Hazel Ley tallied eight saves in goal matching his single highest turn aways of the year (8).
• The Lakers’ 10 shots on goal is the second time this season that the Nighthawk defense has allowed double figure shots on frame.
• CSU (2-2-2, 1-1-0) extends its series lead to 19-4-3 all-time.
• The match served as the Nighthawks’ annual Operation Nighthawks of Honor and Military Appreciation celebration.

NEXT UP
North Georgia (3-3-0, 0-2-0 PBC) wraps up the two-match home stand on Wednesday, Sept. 14 when the Nighthawks host Young Harris in the second contest of a Battle of Blood Mountain doubleheader. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Late goals lift Flagler over Nighthawks

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –After trailing 3-0 early in the second half, the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team reeled off a trio of goals in 12 minutes, but Flagler would score twice more late to earn a 5-3 win Saturday.

The Saints scored in the 22nd, 27th and 57th minutes to jump out to a 3-0 lead, but they quickly saw the lead vanish as North Georgia stormed back starting with Victor Galterio slotting home a pass from Harrison Wright in the 63rd minute. Just 69 seconds later, Gabriel Campora sent home a rebound to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Nighthawks tied the game in the 75th minute as Payge Sinclair scored a rebound, but Flagler would have the final goals, scoring just 26 seconds after Sinclair and then again three minutes later to get to the final score.

NOTES
– Flagler’s Max Birkelund scored three of the goals against UNG, marking his first career hat trick after just eight matches.

– UNG scored its three goals on four shots on target. The Nighthawks took 11 shots overall.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will look to bounce back Wednesday at USC Aiken. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

 

 

Hurricanes outlast UNG in double overtime thriller

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AMERICUS, Ga. – Despite a last second goal from Michael Walsh to force extra time, the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team fell in double overtime to Georgia Southwestern, 3-2, Saturday night.

North Georgia got on the board first in the seventh minute when Donovan Odier scored his ninth goal of the season on a pass from Gabriel Campora to take an early 1-0 lead. The Hurricanes answered in the 35th minute on the first of two Jack Malleret goals. Malleret scored his second just before halftime to give GSW a 2-1 lead into the break.

Neither team could break through as it looked like GSW would hold on for the win in regulation, but Walsh fired a shot toward goal from nearly 50 yards out with five seconds left that found the back of the net as time expired to force the overtime periods. Chris Salamatou scored the golden goal in the 105th minute on a rebound to give the home team the win.

NOTES
– The Nighthawks scored on both of their shots on target. UNG took seven shots in total.

– North Georgia is winless in its last eight matches that have gone to double overtime, going 0-3-5 in that stretch. The last match that UNG won after 100 minutes elapsed was at UNC Pembroke on October 22, 2016.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will jump out of league play to take on Anderson Wednesday night at home. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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Clayton State outlasts UNG, 3-1

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DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Clayton State jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held on to defeat the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team, 3-1, Saturday night at the UNG Soccer Complex at Lynn Cottrell Park.

The Lakers had Isaac Pimenta and Geo Rios score in the 16th and 23rd minutes, respectively, to take the early 2-0 lead. After halftime, UNG came out with a lot of pressure, resulting in a Gustavo Alencar free kick goal in the 63rd minute.

With UNG pushing numbers forward, Clayton State took advantage with a counter attack that gave Alexis Iturria his fifth goal of the year to bring the match to its 3-1 final.

NOTES
– 36 fouls were called in the match.

– The Lakers put 11 shots in the air, nine of which were on target. Ben Kempffer made six saves on the night.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will look to rebound with a matchup against No. 5 Young Harris Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. in Dahl

UNG rally falls short in 5-3 loss

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – After trailing 3-0 early in the second half, the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team reeled off a trio of goals in 12 minutes, but Flagler would score twice more late to earn a 5-3 win Saturday.

The Saints scored in the 22nd, 27th and 57th minutes to jump out to a 3-0 lead, but they quickly saw the lead vanish as North Georgia stormed back starting with Victor Galterio slotting home a pass from Harrison Wright in the 63rd minute. Just 69 seconds later, Gabriel Campora sent home a rebound to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Nighthawks tied the game in the 75th minute as Payge Sinclair scored a rebound, but Flagler would have the final goals, scoring just 26 seconds after Sinclair and then again three minutes later to get to the final score.

NOTES
– Flagler’s Max Birkelund scored three of the goals against UNG, marking his first career hat trick after just eight matches.

– UNG scored its three goals on four shots on target. The Nighthawks took 11 shots overall.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will look to bounce back Wednesday at USC Aiken. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

UNG men’s soccer falls to No. 12 Young Harris, 4-1

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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The University of North Georgia men’s soccer team fell Wednesday night at No. 12 Young Harris, 4-1, in a Battle of Blood Mountain matchup.

The Mountain Lions wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as they found the net in the fifth minute to take the 1-0 lead. North Georgia answered in the 41st minute off a corner kick from Santiago Gimenez that found the head of Michael Walsh to level the match.

Young Harris responded, scoring with 15 seconds left in the first half and then twice more in the second half to remain undefeated on the year.

NOTES
– Walsh scored the second goal of his career with the first coming against Georgia Southwestern in the spring season.
– North Georgia was able to get just six shots off with the lone shot on goal going in.

NEXT UP
North Georgia returns home after finishing the two match road trip to host Georgia Southwestern Saturday on Youth Soccer Night. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

UNG athletic season kicks off Thursday

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DAHLONEGA The 2021-22 athletic season is set to kick off as the University of North Georgia will have its first athletic events of the year this week, including the first home event of the season and the first full capacity home soccer match in nearly 22 months. This season’s weekly preview is presented by Northeast Georgia Health System, the official healthcare partner of UNG Nighthawk Athletics.

Single game and season tickets are available for all home soccer matches while home cross country events are free to the public. All home events will be broadcast live courtesy of the Nighthawk Sports Network.

WOMEN’S SOCCER
The women’s soccer team will open up the season on the road at Carson-Newman Thursday afternoon with kickoff set for 3 p.m. The Nighthawks, under head coach Kayley Ralton, finished as the No. 2 seed in the Peach Belt during the spring season, falling to Columbus State in the semifinals of the league tournament.

North Georgia will be led by Preseason All-Conference honorees Abbie CraneMaysoon El-Shami and Taylor Malasek. UNG was picked to finish third in the league by the head coaches.

Carson-Newman was picked fifth in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll and had five Preseason All-SAC nods, including two on the first team in Emilee Futrell and Addie Henry.

MEN’S SOCCER 
North Georgia will open up the season at home Thursday at 5 p.m. against Erskine. UNG, led by head coach Pat Parris, will be looking to get back to the league tournament after finishing outside the top four in the spring.

The Nighthawks were tabbed fifth in the preseason poll released last week.

Erskine was selected third in the Conference Carolinas preseason poll, garnering three first place votes. The Flying Fleet were 6-0 in the spring season, winning the conference regular season championship.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 
The UNG cross country team will open up the season Friday morning at 9 a.m. at Kennesaw State. The 4K race will take place at Noonday Park in Kennesaw.

The Nighthawks were chosen as the favorites to win the PBC championship after falling in a tiebreak a year ago to Flagler. Taking three first place votes in the poll, UNG will be led by returning All-Conference honorees Claire MillsSydney Bolyard and Karmen LeRoy, all of which finished in the top eight of the conference meet in 2020.

 

 

University of North Georgia men’s soccer scores late to earn 4-4 draw

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Eren Ozer Forward for the UNG Men’s soccer team

MORROW, GA. 

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Eduardo Pessoa scored twice and Eren Ozer scored late as the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team earned a 4-4 draw with Tampa Thursday night at Clayton State’s Laker Field.

Tampa got things going in the 12th minute with a goal from Till Neumann, but the Nighthawks answered as Adam Farrell put home the first UNG goal of 2018 on a penalty kick in the 37th

minute. Just four minutes later, though, the Spartans regained the lead on a shot from distance to take a 2-1 lead to halftime.

After most of the second half went by scoreless, UNG evened it up with the first Pessoa goal of the night off a Prince Domafriyie pass. Tampa answered with two goals within 60 seconds of one another to take a 4-2 lead.

Eduardo Pessoa. Forward for the UNG men’s soccer team

The Nighthawks didn’t give up, however, as Pessoa scored his second with 12 minutes left off a rebound before Eren Ozer hit a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to tie the game back up. Tampa took 12 shots in the overtime periods but could not find a fifth goal and the game ended in a draw.

 

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UNG Athletics releases 2019 track and field schedule

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Tom Williams, head coach of the University of North Georgia track and field team, has announced the 2019 Nighthawks schedule of events.

The Fifth Annual Cougar Invitational will kick off the season on February 23 and will be hosted by Columbus State. The Nighthawks will then travel to Berry College for the Victor Icebreaker Duals held on March 2.

UNG will then go to Columbus for the Adonica Ferguson Classic on March 9, before going to Emory the weekend of March 22-23 and also March 29-30. The final regular season meet will be in Jacksonville, Alabama, at the JSU Invitational on April 6.

The Nighthawks will then head down to Daytona Beach for the Peach Belt Conference Championships from April 17-19.

UNG will host NCAA Division II Showcase on ESPN3

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LUMPKIN CO., GA

According to the University of North Georgia Athletic Department, UNG will host the NCAA Division II Showcase in front of a national audience, as both Nighthawks basketball teams receive Columbus State on Wednesday, January 9, in the Peach Belt Conference. The games will broadcast on ESPN3 and are scheduled for 5:30pm and 7:30pm.

As established in the NCAA’s Showcase agreement, UNG will have five different sports broadcasting nationally from their home campus, which makes them the first school in Division II to accomplish this achievement.

The nationally televised doubleheader is part of the reward for winning the NCAA Award of Excellence for the Operation Nighthawks of Honor initiative back in 2017. As part of Wednesday’s doubleheader, the UNG athletic department will hold its annual ceremony at halftime of the women’s game honoring those who were killed during, or associated with, the Korean War. Each of the university’s teams was assigned a UNG graduate or former student that were killed in action while serving the country.

The game will serve as a “blue-out,” with games and contests throughout the night for fans to enjoy. The UNG Dahlonega Student Government Association will give out 1,000 free t-shirts, and there will also be a raffle throughout the night to benefit UNG’s Make-A-Wish initiative.

 

 

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UNG men’s soccer defeat Georgia Southwestern 3-1

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According to a press release from the University of North Georgia Athletics Department, the men’s soccer team walked away with a 3-1 victory over Georgia Southwestern Saturday night.

The Nighthawks scored twice in the first 20 minutes, with Adam Dowdy gaining the first goal in the 12th minute, off a Jarrod Smalley free kick. Just seven minutes later, Smalley put home a goal to double the Nighthawk lead off a pass from Till Lammertz.

The ‘Canes cut the lead in half in the 29th minute when Chris Avery scored, but UNG put the game away in the 56th minute off a Matheus Abreu to Prince Domafriyie connection that pushed the match to its final score.

The Nighthawks are scheduled to play Clayton State in the PBC quarterfinals on Tuesday, at the UNG Soccer Complex.

 

Men’s Soccer Falls to No. 19 Lander in Overtime, 1-0

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10/4/2017 | Men’s Soccer | Box Score
DAHLONEGA – Matt Sharman made six saves in regulation, but No. 19 Lander found the match’s lone goal in the second minute of overtime to beat the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team, 1-0, Wednesday night. The Nighthawks drop back to .500 overall and in Peach Belt action with the loss.

Both teams traded blows in the first 90 minutes of play as the goalkeepers were tested throughout regulation. North Georgia threw five shots on goal, while the Bearcats put six on frame.

Robbie Young put home the game-winning shot in the 92nd minute of play off a pass from Oliver Brock to earn the golden goal victory.

NOTES
– Sharman now leads the Peach Belt in saves this season with 51. Tonight marked his fifth match with six or more saves.

– The Nighthawks now trail in the all-time series with Lander, 10-3-1.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks get a week off before a 4 p.m. matchup with Lincoln Memorial on October 11 in Dahlonega.

UNG rifle team wins sixth consecutive Georgia State Championship

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STATESBORO, Ga.

According to the University of North Georgia Athletics Department, the No. 19 UNG rifle team took home their sixth consecutive victory at the Georgia State Championship over Georgia Southern and Georgia Military. The Nighthawks fired a 4575 aggregate score to finish 57 points clear of the second place Eagles.

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UNG’s Ricky Medina earned second best shooter in the event, just one point behind GS’s Rosemary Kramer for the top shooter honor. Medina was the top smallbore shooter, firing a 574 with no string going for less than 95 points. Tobin Sanctuary was third-best in the smallbore discipline, using a perfect 100 string in the prone position to earn a 571.

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Kimberlee Nettles finished in fourth place in the overall shooting, using a 583 in the air rifle discipline that included two 99 strings and two 98 strings.

Kramer was the top shot in the air rifle discipline, firing a 595 that included two perfect 100 strings.

 

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UNG men’s soccer team defeats Clayton State University 5-2

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The University of North Georgia men’s soccer team defeats Clayton State 5-2 Saturday, September 29, at the UNG Soccer Complex in Dahlonega, GA

The Clayton State University Lakers started the game strong, with four shots taken in the first three minutes, but the Lakers could not prevail against the Nighthawk’s defense.  

UNG senior, Alex Grant, scored the first goal of the game for the Nighthawks and UNG senior, Gabriel Garcia, followed Grant’s lead soon after, for a 2-0 lead over CSU. UNG junior, Eren Ozer, added another goal to the Nighthawk’s lead, but the Lakers managed a goal off a penalty kick rebound.

After the half, Garcia scored the fourth goal for UNG, but was met with another penalty kick for CSU. UNG junior,Prince Domafriyie, made the final goal in the 89th minute of the game, assisting in UNG’s victory.     

 

Young Harris Beats Men’s Soccer in Double Overtime, 2-1

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9/27/2017 | Men’s Soccer | Box Score
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Matt Sharman made 12 saves in the match, but the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team was defeated by No. 19 Young Harris, 2-1, in double overtime Wednesday night at YHC’s Soccer and Lacrosse Field.

Alex Grant scored the match’s first goal off a Carl Ludwig Eriksson corner kick in the sixth minute of play to put the Nighthawks up, 1-0. The score remained a goal advantage for UNG until the 73rd minute when Seba Andreassen leveled the match.

The North Georgia defense held strong against the constant pressure of Young Harris through the remainder of regulation and the first overtime period, but the Mountain Lions snuck one past off a corner kick by Macauley King, finding Carlos Gomez in the 104th minute to earn the golden goal victory.

NOTES
– Sharman’s 12 saves is tied for the third most in program history, tying Rade Tanaskovic’s 12-save performance against Lander exactly nine years ago.

– Tonight’s match was the third-straight meeting that the two sides have played to a one-goal difference.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks host Flagler College Saturday afternoon at the UNG Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. in Dahlonega.

Men’s Soccer Runs Past Emmanuel, 3-0

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