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VanHorn Named D2CCA All-Southeast Region

University of North Georgia November 16, 2017 , by
11/15/2017 | Women’s Soccer
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia women’s soccer player Renee VanHorn was named to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team as announced Wednesday afternoon by the association.

The junior from Marietta, Georgia, netted 14 goals and seven assists in the Nighthawks’ 12-4-2 campaign in 2017. She led the squad in goals and points, and finished fifth in the Peach Belt Conference in goals. She also finished fifth in the league in assists and fourth in points.

VanHorn was also listed as a second team member of the All-PBC team earlier this month, adding to her growing list of collegiate accolades.

The Peach Belt Conference took in 13 of the 26 spots on the first and second teams combined.

Women’s Soccer Named Co-PBC Regular Season Champions; No. 1 Seed in Tourney

University of North Georgia October 30, 2017 , by
10/28/2017 | Women’s Soccer
AUGUSTA, Ga. – After Georgia College defeated No. 15 Columbus State, 2-1, Saturday afternoon, the University of North Georgia women’s soccer team claimed its first-ever Peach Belt Conference regular season championship. The Nighthawks will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming PBC tournament starting Tuesday.

North Georgia finished the regular season at 11-3-2 and 8-2 in league play. UNG finished in a tie with Columbus State atop the PBC standings and both teams are regular-season co-champions. However, North Georgia defeated Columbus State, 3-2, in Columbus in September and take the top seed with the head-to-head win. UNG has been the No. 2 seed in the tournament each of the past three seasons.

The Nighthawks will open up the tournament against No. 8 seed USC Aiken on Tuesday in Dahlonega at the UNG Soccer Complex. UNG defeated the Pacers, 3-2, in come-from-behind fashion earlier this month.

Should UNG defeat USC Aiken Tuesday, they will travel to Evans, Georgia, and Blanchard Woods Park for the tournament semifinals, starting Friday morning.

Women’s Soccer Shuts Out No. 23 Limestone, 3-0

University of North Georgia October 9, 2017 , by
10/7/2017 | Women’s Soccer | Box Score
DAHLONEGA – Taylor Malasek netted two goals, including one just 2:08 into the contest, as the University of North Georgia women’s soccer team shot past No. 23 Limestone, 3-0, Saturday evening at the UNG Soccer Complex. North Georgia improves to 7-3-2 in 2017 and 2-1 against top-25 teams.

Malasek scored the first goal off a long pass from Jessi Vaverka to put UNG up, 1-0, early. Both teams settled in for the remainder of the first half, but Renee VanHorn put home her eighth goal of the season in the 52nd minute on a header sent to the far post.

The freshman from Peachtree City, Georgia, got her second goal of the match when Rosie Embley sent a rolling pass across the front of the frame that sent the match to its final score.

NOTES
– North Georgia held the Saints to just two shots in the second half of play. Limestone averaged 20 shots per match coming in to the contest, but the Nighthawks held them to eight.

– Malasek is now tied for first in the Peach Belt in goals scored with three other players having scored nine goals this year.

– UNG has not allowed a goal against Limestone in the last three meetings, outscoring the Saints 9-0 in those matches.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks get a week off before jumping back into Peach Belt play on Saturday, October 14, at USC Aiken. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

Allen, Vaverka Named Preseason All-PBC

University of North Georgia August 23, 2017 , by

University of North Georgia announces men’s basketball schedule

Community September 5, 2018 , by

DAHLONEGA, GA

By UNG Athletics Communications

The University of North Georgia Athletic Communications department has released the 2018-2019 men’s basketball schedule. Head University of North Georgia men’s basketball coach Chris Faulkner has announced the 2018-19 schedule of contests that includes a nationally televised game on January 9, 2019, against Columbus State in the UNG Convocation Center.

The season gets started with three straight home games, beginning with an exhibition matchup against Emory on November 4. The regular season gets going on November 9 as the Nighthawks host the Peach Belt / Conference Carolinas Challenge with matchups against North Greenville and Erskine.

After a quick trip to Lee, the Nighthawks return home for two more home games against Southern Wesleyan (November 17) and West Georgia (November 20.)

Peach Belt play starts on December 1 as UNG travels to Francis Marion before the final non-conference game of the year on the road at Emmanuel. After finals, the Nighthawks will have four out of five at home in league play, including the matchup with Columbus State on ESPN3.

North Georgia will finish the regular season with five home games out of the last seven, starting with Spirit Night on February 13 against Young Harris.

To view the schedule, click here.

 

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No. 1 Softball Marches Past Saints on Senior Day

University of North Georgia April 30, 2018 , by
4/27/2018 | Softball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2
DAHLONEGA – Both Sydney Sprague and Brittany Gilliam hit homers on Senior Day as the No. 1 University of North Georgia softball team swept Flagler in the regular season finale, winning by scores of 5-0 and 5-3 Friday night under the lights at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium.

GAME ONE
After Lexi Duncan and Jordan Deep reached base, Sprague blasted her 13th homer of the season over the left center wall with two outs in the second inning to give UNG a 3-0 lead. That would prove to be enough for North Georgia in the game, but the Nighthawks put two more insurance runs on the board.

In the fourth, Gilliam doubled to right center, scoring Sprague to put North Georgia up, 4-0, before she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth which brought home the game’s final run.

Kylee Smith (28-1) gave up just one hit in her 16th complete game of the year, striking out 12 Saints along the way.

GAME TWO
Flagler struck first in the nightcap with Jaclyn Mijuskovic blasting a second inning solo shot over the left center wall to give the Saints their first lead of the evening. That was taken away in the bottom of the second.

Kaylyn Anthony hit a solo shot with one out in the frame to tie the game before a RBI single by Hobby Gregory that plated two more Nighthawk runs after a throwing error by the Flagler catcher, putting UNG up, 4-1.

The Saints struck back in the third on a Maria Kappos RBI double in the top half of the third, but UNG got the run back in the bottom of the frame on Gilliam’s solo blast to right field. Flagler scratched the final run across in the seventh inning on a RBI groundout.

NOTES
– Bria Bush improved to 3-0 on the year after coming out of the bullpen in relief in game two. She threw 5.1 innings and struck out two.

– Sprague finished the day going 4-for-6 at the plate after a perfect 3-for-3 first game. Gilliam was 2-for-5 on Senior Day.

– The Nighthawks have now won 53 games on the season, making them just one win away from tying the all-time record for wins in a season. North Georgia has won 54 games twice in program history.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will rest until the Peach Belt Conference tournament next weekend at The Hill. UNG, the top-seed in the tournament, will take on eighth-seeded Georgia Southwestern in the first round with game time to be announced later this weekend upon release of the tournament bracket once all seeds are set.

Women’s Tennis Seeded Sixth in NCAA Southeast Region

University of North Georgia April 27, 2018 , by
4/24/2018 | Women’s Tennis
DAHLONEGA – After a 14-7 season, the No. 24 University of North Georgia women’s tennis team will be continuing play in the postseason after being seeded sixth in the NCAA Southeast Regional and will head to second-seeded Wingate to compete in the tournament.

North Georgia will take on third-seeded and No. 25 Georgia College in the opening round and the winner will take on the advancing team from the second-seeded Wingate Bulldogs and seventh-seeded Chowan.

On the other side of the Southeast Region, top-seeded Columbus State earned a bye and will take on the winner of No. 4 Queens and No. 5 Tusculum.

The winners of the two sides of the region will advance to the finals, taking place in Surprise, Arizona, May 8-11.

The Nighthawks and Bobcats will battle for a third time this season on Saturday, April 28, at Wingate with the time to be announced later this week.

No. 13 Women’s Soccer Ready to Start 2017 Season

University of North Georgia September 1, 2017 , by

UPDATED: Truitt, Kirkland Claim PBC Championships on Final Day of Conference Meet

University of North Georgia April 25, 2018 , by
4/21/2018 | Women’s Track & Field
PEMBROKE, N.C. – Brittany Truitt and Abigail Kirkland earned Peach Belt Conference Championships Saturday as the University of North Georgia track & field team finished in fourth place at the conference meet.

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).

Women’s Soccer Falls at Young Harris, 2-0

University of North Georgia September 29, 2017 , by
9/27/2017 | Women’s Soccer | Box Score
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The University of North Georgia women’s soccer team fell at the hands of Young Harris, 2-0, Wednesday afternoon at YHC’s Soccer and Lacrosse field. The Nighthawks are now 5-2-2 overall and 3-1-0 in Peach Belt play.

Baylee Roche scored both Mountain Lion goals, the first coming in the fifth minute of play. She scored again in the 56th minute to put Young Harris up, 2-0.

North Georgia had many opportunities to get on the board, taking 13 shots in the match, but YHC’s goalkeeper Nicole Medeiros made save after save to earn the win.

NOTES
– The loss snaps UNG’s seven-game unbeaten streak, dating back to the first match of the season against Lee. Young Harris has gone unbeaten in its last four matches, going 3-0-1 in that stretch.

– North Georgia’s Hannah Goudy made seven saves in the contest.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will look to get back on the winning track as they host No. 12 Flagler on Saturday in Dahlonega at 1 p.m.

SALEM BOUND! No. 1 Nighthawks Come From Behind to Win Super Regional

University of North Georgia May 21, 2018 , by
5/18/2018 | Softball | Box Score
DAHLONEGA – For the first time since 2015, the No. 1 University of North Georgia softball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Softball Championship after coming back to eliminate Young Harris, 2-1, in the Southeast Super Regional Fridayafternoon at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium.

The Mountain Lions struck first in the fourth, using three singles to scratch the game’s first run across the plate. North Georgia got runners in scoring position in three innings without plating a run prior to finally scoring in the sixth.

With a 2-2 count to lead off the sixth, Kaylyn Anthony blasted a solo shot that never got higher than seven feet off the ground, just clearing the fence to tie the game, 1-1. North Georgia took the lead for good as Hobby Gregory came sliding into home on a double steal to give UNG the margin needed to advance in the tournament. Young Harris got a runner to third in the final frame, but a groundout to senior Brittany Gilliam clinched the win, allowing the celebration to begin.

NOTES
– Kylee Smith earned her 35th win of the year, surrendering just one run off five hits and three walks while punching out eight.

– The one-run lead for YHC was the first time that North Georgia had trailed in a game since the regular season finale against Flagler when UNG trailed, 1-0, for a half inning before the Nighthawks scored four in the next half inning.

– Shelby Hammontree led UNG at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a walk.

– With the win, North Georgia officially wins the Battle of Blood Mountain for the fifth straight year, 6.0-4.0.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will head to Salem, Virginia, for the 2018 NCAA Division II Softball Championship and will play on Thursday in the first game. The NCAA Softball Committee will reseed the eight teams prior to releasing the matchups.

Smith, Johns Named Top 10 Finalists For NFCA Player of the Year

University of North Georgia May 16, 2018 , by
5/15/2018 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of North Georgia sophomore pitchers Amber Johns and Kylee Smith were named top 10 finalists for the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award as announced by the NFCA national office Tuesday afternoon.

Johns, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Georgia, is a perfect 18-0 in 29 appearances this season. She has struck out 112 batters in 110 innings with batters hitting just .146 against her this season. She has the third-best ERA in Division II at 0.76.

Smith, a sophomore from Suwanee, Georgia, is 33-1 in 39 games in the circle, compiling three saves as well. She has the second most strikeouts in the nation with 303 punch outs to just 39 walks. With batters hitting just .128 against her this season, her ERA is the second best in the nation at 0.66.

This is the fourth season in a row that UNG has had a student-athlete on the top 10 list and the second consecutive year that two Nighthawks have earned the distinction. The award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievement among softball student-athletes throughout Division II. North Georgia’s Courtney Poole was the inaugural winner of the award.

The award winner will be announced on June 4.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Nighthawks Punch Ticket to Arizona

University of North Georgia April 30, 2018 , by
4/29/2018 | Women’s Tennis | Box Score
WINGATE, N.C. – For the first time in program history, the No. 27 University of North Georgia women’s tennis team will be headed to the NCAA Sweet 16 in Surprise, Arizona, after upsetting No. 15 Wingate, 5-2, Sunday afternoon.

After dropping the first match of the day in doubles, the Nighthawks took the early 2-1 advantage with wins by Vaishali Jorge and Lexa Loden at No. 2 doubles before a 9-8 tiebreak win for Felicia Baratta and Holly Bennett at the top flight.

From there, the Nighthawks dominated the singles scene. Adrienne Bofinger, fresh off of the match-winning point in the first round, cruised past her opponent, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. Bennett captured the fourth point for UNG, winning in straight sets at No. 3, setting the stage for Jorge to win at No. 4 singles to send North Georgia forward in the tournament.

This is the first time a North Georgia tennis team has advanced past the regional round.

From here, the Nighthawks will travel to Surprise, Arizona, for the NCAA Championships. The remaining 16 teams will be put into a new bracket with the top four teams seeded and the remaining 12 put into the bracket via a blind draw.

Johns, Smith Named Finalists For Schutt Sports/NFCA National Player of the Year

University of North Georgia April 27, 2018 , by
4/23/2018 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of North Georgia softball players Amber Johns and Kylee Smith were named finalists for the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award as announced by the association Mondayafternoon.

Smith, a sophomore from Suwanee, Georgia, was a top 25 member last year on her way to becoming a finalist for the NFCA’s Freshman of the Year. She was named to the Watch List prior to the start of the season and was one of just 10 members of the 50-player watch list to be in the running for the award. Smith is 26-1 with two saves on the year. She leads the nation in strikeouts with 245.

Johns, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Georgia, is making her first appearance on the national list in her career. This season, she is 16-0 with 102 punchouts. Johns has given up just 13 runs across 95.2 innings of work inside the circle.

The Top 10 finalists will be announced on May 15 with the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year revealed on June 4.

The award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievement among softball student-athletes throughout Division II. UNG’s Courtney Poole was the inaugural winner of the award.

Darrah, Blankinship Post Career High Numbers in 82-54 Win

University of North Georgia December 5, 2017 , by
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 29-point first quarter was the most points in a single quarter this season, overtaking the three 28-point quarters that UNG has had so far this season.

– 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
The Nighthawks have a short turnaround as they travel to Fort Valley State on Monday night. Tip time is set for 6 p.m.

Women’s Golf Finishes Alone in Second at LeeAnn Noble Memorial

University of North Georgia October 18, 2017 , by
10/17/2017 | Women’s Golf
DAHLONEGA – Megan Sabol finished in a tie for third individually as the University of North Georgia women’s golf team placed second in the Fourth Annual LeeAnn Noble Memorial at Achasta Golf Club. Lee set a new 18- (290) and 36-hole (586) record on the final day to finish as the tournament champion.

“I thought we played quite well,” said head women’s golf coach Leigh Anne Hunter. “I was very happy to get some wins over some regional opponents which are crucial at moving us up in the region rankings as we push toward the postseason.”

The Nighthawks (605) finished one stroke ahead of Young Harris (606) for the tournament runner-up. North Georgia’s two-round score tied the program’s best set earlier this season at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational. Lenoir-Rhyne (617) and Lincoln Memorial (620) rounded out the top-five teams in the tournament.

Sabol shot a three-over-par 147 in the tournament, finishing four strokes back of Lee’s Haverly Harrold for the individual title. Carson Roberts finished in a three-way tie for fifth at 148.

North Georgia will next compete at the Newberry Fall Invitational on October 30-31 in Elgin, S.C. That tournament will serve as the end to the fall season.

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