UNG women win 82-79 in overtime

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CARROLLTON, Ga. – The No. 4 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team came from behind to force overtime and then defeated West Georgia, 82-79, Tuesday evening.

After the teams were tied at 32 at halftime, the Wolves opened the second half on a 6-0 run. North Georgia fought back to take a 45-44 lead with 2:34 left in the third, but UWG answered with a 10-2 run to take a seven point lead early in the fourth.

West Georgia led by as many as eight with 4:22 left, but the Nighthawks clawed back to tie the game with 40 seconds left in regulation. Both teams had opportunities to score inside 10 seconds, but neither could, leading to overtime.

After the Nighthawks claimed the early lead in the extra period, West Georgia went on a quick 5-0 run to take a 74-71 lead before UNG finished on an 11-5 stretch to claim the win.

NOTES

– There were 14 lead changes and 16 ties in the game.

– Jamari McDavid led North Georgia with 20 points and nine rebounds. Julianne Sutton scored 17, 12 of which were after the third quarter. Caroline Martin added 16, while Abbie Franklin put up 13.

– With the win, North Georgia takes a 19-18 lead in the all-time series between the two in-state rivals. It’s the first time UNG has led the series since the 1981-82 season.

NEXT UP

North Georgia will have nearly a week between games as they will pick back up with a road trip to Montevallo on Wednesday, December 1, for a 4:30 p.m. tip.

 

Zediker leads UNG golf to seventh-place finish at Kiawah Island

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Noah Zediker fired a final-round 68 Tuesday.

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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The No. 19 University of North Georgia men’s golf team beat the previous 54-hole team scoring record by six shots as they finished the Kiawah Island Invitational in seventh place Tuesday.

North Georgia shot a 4-under 284 on the final day of the tournament to finish at 11-under 853. The final round score is also good for a tie for the third best single round in program history.

Noah Zediker was the top Nighthawk at a tie for 16th in the final individual standings after a final round 68 put him at 5-under 211, ending up a stroke outside of the top five 54-hole scores in program history. Hughes Threlkeld finished his first collegiate tournament in a tie for 23rd at 3-under.

Erskine shot 33-under on the week and won the tournament by three shots over West Georgia and No. 10 USC Aiken. No. 9 Lee finished in fourth, seven shots back, followed by a tie between Lander and Belmont Abbey for fifth. Individually, West Georgia’s Austin Felton won the tournament at 15-under, five shots clear of the field.

North Georgia will now turn its attention to hosting the 8th Annual UNG Fall Invitational next week at Achasta.

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