PEMBROKE, N.C. — The 12th-ranked University of North Georgia women's soccer team pulled out a hard fought tie at UNC Pembroke, 3-3, Saturday afternoon. The Nighthawks move to 10-1-3 on the year with a 7-1-2 record in the Peach Belt Conference.
 
Mackenzie Wright got the Braves on the board first in the 34th minute off the rebound of a UNCP penalty kick, but the lead was short-lived for Pembroke as Rachel VanHorn scored just 13 seconds later playing a ball from Renee VanHorn to equal the score at 1-1.
 
The Braves retook the lead early in the second half with a goal from Stacey Scott in the 49th scoring off a set piece from a free kick from Wright.
 
Rosie Embley found the second equalizer for UNG in the 61st with the assist from Olivia Dumphy inside the box. The Nighthawks then took their first and only lead of the day in the 69th minute as Jacy Ramey finished a Rachel VanHorn cross to put UNG up 3-2.
 
UNCP was able to draw the match even in the 82nd though as Courtney Crump found a friendly bounce from the cross bar as her shot barely snuck in goal to tie the match at 3-3, the score that would stand through another 28 minutes of play, eight in regulation and the full 20 of overtime. 
 
NOTES
- Today marks the second straight draw between the two teams at Pembroke, an improvement for UNG in the all-time series as the Nighthawks were previously 0-4 before the last two meetings in the Tar Heel State.
 
- Rachel VanHorn, the two-time defending PBC Player of the Week, extends her streak to six consecutive matches with a goal scored.
 
- The tie was the first for UNC Pembroke this season. The Braves (9-2-1, 7-0-1) were previously perfect in Peach Belt Conference play.
 
STAT OF THE DAY
27-27 – In what was a evenly matched contest up-and-down the box score, both teams posted 27 shots on the day with a combined 26 shots on goal between the two squads.
 
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will return home for their final home match of the regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 26 against Clayton State. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.