DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The University of North Georgia women's basketball team continued its hot start to the 2016-17 season with a 65-45 victory over Emmanuel (Ga.) Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hall. The Nighthawks improve to 4-0 on the year with the win.
The game got off to a sloppy start offensively as the first basket didn't come until the 6:21 mark when EC's Timia Reynolds scored on a jumper to give the Lions a 2-0 lead, back-to-back field goals by
Jordan Livesay in the next minute would give the Nighthawks the lead that they would never relinquish. UNG would carry a 14-point advantage into the half and ultimately win by 20.
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Jordan Livesay led all scorers with 17 points and also collected 11 boards for UNG's first double-double of the season.
Kelsey Hutchins,
Julie McKie, and
Mackenzie Darrah also scored in double figures on the day.
- North Georgia outscored Emmanuel 20-10 in the paint.
- The Nighthawks improve to 10-1 in the all-time series against Emmanuel with the victory.
NEXT UP
UNG will host West Georgia on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m., at Memorial Hall.
