Men’s Soccer Comeback Falls Just Short in 3-2 Loss, No. 3 Seed in PBC Tournament
University of North Georgia October 30, 2017
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Women’s Soccer Named Co-PBC Regular Season Champions; No. 1 Seed in Tourney
University of North Georgia October 30, 2017
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Roberts finishes tied for 7th, Nighthawks 5th in PBC Tourney
Business April 22, 2019
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Carson Roberts shot a final round 78 to finish in a tie for seventh at the Peach Belt Championship as the University of North Georgia women’s golf team finished in fifth place in the tournament.
North Georgia shot a 957 for the 54-hole tournament, good for the third-best 54 hole score in program history. Roberts’ three round score of 233 is good for a tie for second in program history, tying Mariana Pelaez from the 2014 West Georgia Invitational.
Flagler won the team title after shooting the lowest round of the day at 303, winning by 11 strokes over UNC Pembroke. Columbus State finished in third, followed by Young Harris and UNG.
Individually, Columbus State’s Victoria Libaak won the tournament by one stroke over two players with a 225 score.
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UNG women’s tennis team advances to PBC title match
Team FYN Sports April 21, 2019
FLORENCE, S.C. – The No. 10 University of North Georgia women’s tennis team claimed two wins Saturday in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament to advance to the championship match Sunday afternoon.
Quarterfinal: UNG 4, FMU 0
The Nighthawks quickly worked through the doubles point against Francis Marion in the quarterfinal with Holly Bennett and Vaishali Jorge winning, 6-2, at the top line and Emma Etelalahti and Adrienne Bofinger winning, 6-1, at No. 2.
In singles, Bofinger put North Georgia up, 2-0, with a 6-1, 6-1 win that was followed closely behind by Lexa Loden’s 6-2, 6-2 win. Jorge clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles. The Nighthawks were leading in two of the three matches left on the courts.
Semifinal: UNG 4, FC 1
Again, North Georgia cruised through doubles with Bennett and Jorge quickly dispatching their opponent, 6-1, before Loden and Cibeles Zuddy won, 7-5, at No. 3.
Flagler tied the match up with a win at No. 4 singles, but the Nighthawks clinched the match shortly thereafter with straight set wins at Nos. 2, 5 and 6 singles. The No. 1 and 3 lines were in a third set when the match was clinched.
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North Georgia will battle No. 4 Columbus State tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. for the PBC Tournament Championship.
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UNG picked to finish 5th in Peach Belt Conference
News January 26, 2019
AUGUSTA, Ga. – After a 31-22 season a year ago, the University of North Georgia baseball was pocked to finish fifth in the Peach Belt Preseason Poll, the league announced Friday. Columbus State was tabbed as the favorite to win the league after falling in the national championship game a year ago.
The Nighthawks return two preseason All-Conference players in Andres Perez and Parker Morrison. Both were also named preseason All-Region. UNG returns a pitcher with 2018 All-Conference honoree Cade Heil back for his sophomore campaign.
Columbus State garnered eight of a possible 10 first place votes, followed by Georgia College, UNC Pembroke. USC Aiken was picked fourth.
North Georgia will open play in the 2019 season on the road at Florida Tech Feb. 1. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
10 UNG softballers named All-American Scholar Athletes
Sports, Team FYN Sports, University of North Georgia October 5, 2019
DAHLONEGA – The University of North Georgia softball team had 10 players named 2018-19 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, as announced by the national office Friday.
Kristen Adkins, Bria Bush, Laken Chambers, Katie Collins, Abbie Crawford, Jordan Deep, Kelly Kahlert, Marley Stowers. Brooke Wakenigg and Harlee Williams were the Nighthawks that earned the recognition.
65 players from across the Peach Belt Conference earned the award with Young Harris having 15 on the list. Georgia College had 12, while Augusta, UNG and Francis Marion each had 10.
The 10 Nighthawks named to the team joined a total of 1,306 Division II softball players across the nation to be honored with the award. Players had to have a 3.5 GPA or higher for the 2018-19 season to be eligible for the award.
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UNG men’s soccer team tabbed third in PBC poll
Sports, University of North Georgia August 27, 2019
AUGUSTA, Ga. – – The University of North Georgia men’s soccer team was picked to finish in third place for the third consecutive year as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon.
North Georgia finished in the top three in the PBC standings for the third year in a row in 2018, finishing with a 7-6-2 record and 4-3 mark in conference play. The Nighthawks return six seniors for 2019, including All-Conference forward Eren Ozer. Also returning are seniors Evan Davis and Jordan Day, both of whom were named to the Preseason All-Conference team.
Young Harris was picked as the unanimous favorite to win the league, taking all seven first place votes available to them. Lander was picked second, picking up the other first place vote. Francis Marion comes in one spot behind UNG in the poll, while Clayton State rounds out the top five.
The Nighthawks open up the 2019 season at home on September 6 when they take on Lincoln Memorial. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. from the UNG Soccer Complex.
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UPDATED: Truitt, Kirkland Claim PBC Championships on Final Day of Conference Meet
University of North Georgia April 25, 2018
Truitt ran a 17:30.92 to win the 5000 meter race in come-from-behind fashion. After running in second for the majority of the race, the senior turned on the speed over the final 400 meters to pass Embry-Riddle’s Sarah Edens and win the race by over 10 seconds. This is Truitt’s second conference championship in track and field in her career, winning the 800 meter race last year.
Kirkland ran away from the field in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing atop the conference with a time of 1:01.65, leading from start-to-finish in the race. The freshman also ran the final leg of the 4×400 meter relay race where the Nighthawks finished runners-up. In addition, Kirkland was named Freshman Track Athlete of the Year and was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
In total, the Nighthawks garnered 98 points, finishing 28 points clear of Augusta for fourth place. Embry-Riddle ran away with the team title with 219 points, followed by Nova Southeastern’s 162 points and UNC Pembroke’s 149.
North Georgia also had conference medalists in the 400 meter (Aleah Johnson, 2nd place), the 800 meter (Tori Rives, 2nd; Imani Arnold, 3rd) and the 1500 meter (Truitt, 2nd).
Steven Bower named PBC Pitcher of Week
Team FYN Sports, UNG Baseball April 30, 2019
AUGUSTA, Ga. – University of North Georgia baseball player Steven Bower was named the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Bower picked up a win in his only appearance last week, pitching seven shutout innings against Lander. The junior from Lawrenceville, Ga., struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven innings, allowing only two hits and three walks as UNG won 7-0. He set down the side in order twice and retired the final seven batters he faced in order. Bower is tied for the PBC lead in wins and is also third in ERA and seventh in strikeouts.
The Nighthawks will head to Columbus State on Friday to take on the Cougars with first pitch at 7 p.m.
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Nighthawks 8th in PBC Tournament, Archer named all-tourney
Sports, Team FYN Sports April 22, 2019
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Logan Archer finished in a tie for fifth, earning All-Tournament honors, as the University of North Georgia men’s golf finished in eighth place at the Peach Belt Conference Championship.
Archer shot a three-under 69 in the final round to finish at one-under 215 for the tournament. The senior finished six strokes off the pace of Flagler’s Juan Iturra, who fired a 65 in the final round to win the tournament.
As a team, the Nighthawks shot 895 in the tournament, four strokes outside of the top five. Flagler won the tournament with a final total of 864, 10 strokes ahead of Young Harris. Columbus State finished third, followed by Clayton State. Lander and Georgia Southwestern finished in a tie for fifth.
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Darrah, Blankinship Post Career High Numbers in 82-54 Win
University of North Georgia December 5, 2017
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12/2/2017 | Women’s Basketball | Box Score
DAHLONEGA – Behind Mackenzie Darrah’s and Deana Blankinship’s big games, the University of North Georgia women’s basketball team opened Peach Belt Conference play with a resounding 82-54 win over Francis Marion Saturday afternoon in Memorial Hall.
Darrah netted 21 points, matching her career high set against Erskine last season, while Blankinship contributed 19 points, surpassing her career high of 18 points. UNG never trailed in the contest, hitting the first basket of the game. The game was tied just once at 8-8, but UNG retook the lead moments later, extending it to as many as 32 points late. NOTES – The Nighthawks shot over 57 percent from the field. Amber Skidgel and Julianne Sutton both finished in double figures, scoring 13 and 11, respectively. – North Georgia assisted on 19 of its 32 made field goals. NEXT UP |
Alex Grant Named PBC Player of the Week
University of North Georgia October 31, 2017
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