PEMBROKE, N.C. | UNC Pembroke's Jasmine Huntley scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Braves to their third straight victory with a 77-56 Peach Belt Conference win over the University of North Georgia women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon in UNCP's English E. Jones Center.

Behind a pair of 3-point baskets from Molly Rainwater, North Georgia opened the game with a quick 10-0 spurt over the first 2:38, but UNCP responded to outscore the Nighthawks 23-6 for the remainder of the quarter.

Cierra Jackson and Kelsey Hutchins scored 14 and 10 points respectively to lead the Nighthawks.  Rainwater added another 3-point basket in the fourth quarter to finish with nine points, all from long distance.  

Jackson added a team-high seven rebounds marking the 15^th time the senior guard has led the team in rebounding.

NOTES
- Freshman Ashley Parker finished with a career-high seven points in 23 minutes of action off the bench for North Georgia.

- The win extends the Braves' winning streak to a season-best three games and ups their record to 8-7 overall and 3-5 in PBC play.  North Georgia falls to 12-5, 4-4 PBC.

- North Georgia was outrebounded by 17, 53-36, marking the largest rebounding deficit of the season.  The Nighthawks gave up 21 offensive rebounds, which resulted in 24 second chance points for the Braves.
 
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The Nighthawks complete the road swing with a 1:30 tipoff at Francis Marion on Monday (Jan. 18).