YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Senior Jade Pennock knocked home a penalty kick with under 12 minutes left to play to give the fourth-ranked University of North Georgia women's soccer team a 1-0 win over Young Harris in the team's Peach Belt Conference opener on Saturday evening at YHC's Soccer and Lacrosse Field.

The win moves the Nighthawks to 5-0-0 on the year and 1-0-0 in league play. Young Harris falls to 1-2-0, 0-1-1 PBC. 
 
NOTES
- North Georgia took all but two of the game's 19 shots, holding a decisive 17-2 edge in shots. 

- The score was Pennock's second of the season.

- Mallory Sayre posted her 21^st career save despite not having to save any shots. 

- The shutout is the fourth of the season for the Nighthawk defense.

- The PBC regular season-opening victory marked the seventh straight time UNG has kicked off league play with a victory.  The last time the Nighthawks lost a conference opener was in 2008 when North Georgia fell 3-0 to Columbus State. 

- The one-goal win marked the second consecutive time the Nighthawks have escaped the Enchanted Valley with a single-tally victory after winning 3-2 in overtime in 2013. 

- North Georgia has now won all five contests in the series with YHC. 
 
NEXT UP
North Georgia will have the full week off before traveling to Georgia College in PBC action on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:00 p.m. in Milledgeville.