MONTEVALLO, Ala. | Cierra Jackson led three Nighthawks in double figures as the University of North Georgia women's basketball team ran away from Montevallo, 77-51, in Peach Belt Conference action on Wednesday evening at UM's Trustmark Arena. 

The Nighthawks put the game out of reach with a decisive 24-0 run late in the second half, improving to 16-4 overall and 8-3 in league play with their fourth consecutive win.

Trailing 26-20 with just over five minutes left in the first half, North Georgia used a 13-0 run to take a seven-point lead, 33-26, lead into intermission.

Leading by just nine, 51-42, with 9:50 left in the game, North Georgia iced the game scoring 24 unanswered points as the lead ballooned up to a game-high 33 points (75-42).

Jackson connected on six-of-nine three-point attempts and added six rebounds and five assists.  Stephanie Huffman added 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Lauren Pound came off the bench to add 11 points.

The Nighthawks assisted on 21 of their 26 field goals and won the battle of the boards with Falcons, 41-35.

Montevallo (1-17, 0-11 PBC) was led by Carrington Caise's 15 points.

North Georgia returns to Memorial Hall to take on Lander, ranked No. 20 in the latest D2SIDA NCAA Division II poll, on Saturday (Jan. 31) at 1:30 p.m. as part of UNG Homecoming festivities.  The game the first of a three-game home set for the Nighthawks.