UNG completes sweep of Young Harris

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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The University of North Georgia baseball team saw their offense explode for nine runs in the first inning before having to hold off a late rally by Young Harris to finish off a league sweep with a 10-8 win Sunday.

North Georgia sent 14 batters to the plate in the top half of the first inning, plating nine runs highlighted by two RBI doubles from Jake Arnold in the inning to take the early lead. Young Harris answered back by scoring a run in the first, two runs in the fourth and three runs in the sixth to cut the lead down to 9-6.

Jorge Arispuro hit his third homer of the week in the sixth to get North Georgia back on the board, but the Mountain Lions answered in the seventh with two runs off a RBI single. YHC had the bases loaded in the eighth down 10-8, but couldn’t get a runner home as UNG went on to win.

NOTES
– Josh Sosa (1-0) was credited with the win, throwing 1.2 innings of relief. Zach Green completed the three inning save, fanning three while allowing just one hit and a walk.

– Arispuro and Arnold each finished the day 2-for-5 with three RBI.

– The sweep is the second straight over Young Harris in the regular season.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will be in action at home on Tuesday against West Florida at 5 p.m.

UNG women’s basketball advances to PBC semifinals with win over Young Harris

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DAHLONEGA – The No. 9 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team used a strong first half to propel them to a 73-63 win over Young Harris in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals Wednesday.

After Young Harris jumped out tp a 15-9 lead midway through the first quarter, North Georgia answered with a 16-4 run to take a six point lead. The Nighthawks would stretch the lead out to 45-30 by halftime and 56-34 midway through the third quarter.

Young Harris fought back, cutting the 22 point lead all the way down to as few as nine with 3:30 to play, but North Georgia buckled down and kept the Mountain Lions at bay to secure the win.

NOTES
– North Georgia hit 8-of-15 three pointers in the first half.
– Caroline Martin led all scorers with 21 points, while Josie Earnhardt added 12. Julianne Sutton put up 11, and Chloe Savage had 10 points off the bench.
– The Nighthawks had 22 assists on 26 made baskets.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will host the semifinals and championship rounds of the tournament this weekend and will play Columbus State Saturday afternoon in the semifinals.

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 defeats Young Harris, 1-0 in Women’s Soccer

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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The University of North Georgia women’s soccer team took down Young Harris Saturday night, 1-0, earning the upper hand toward a Battle of Blood Mountain point for the Nighthawks.

It took just 81 seconds for North Georgia to find the only goal of the night as Taylor Malasek had her shot saved, but the rebound came back to Abbie Crane who put the ball in the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.

From there, both defenses prevailed, allowing just four shots each on goal throughout the 90 minutes.

NOTES
– Morgan Ramby earned her second straight clean sheet, making four saves on the night.

– Dating back to last season, Crane has scored in four of her last six matches.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will return home for a non-conference tilt against Lenoir-Rhyne. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

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