AMERICUS, Ga. — The 20th-ranked University of North Georgia women's basketball team overcame a slow start and went on to defeat Georgia Southwestern, 78-65, Saturday afternoon at the Storm Dome. With the win, the Nighthawks improve to 14-4 on the season with a 6-3 mark in Peach Belt Conference play, snapping a two-game skid.
 
The Hurricanes got off to a fast start and built a 14-5 lead in the first quarter but the Nighthawks would go on a 10-0 run to end the first period of play with a one-point lead. UNG never looked back leading by as many as 20 points midway through the fourth quarter but Southwestern would finish on a high note to close the lead to just 13 by the final buzzer.
 
NOTES
- Senior Kelsey Hutchins posted an impressive 26 points in just 23 minutes of play, doubling up the next highest scorer in the game. Jordan Livesay, Amber Skidgel, and Julie McKie each reached double figure scoring on the day as well.
 
- Deana Blankinship led the team in rebounds on the day collecting nine off the glass in the contest.
 
- Hutchins extends her streak of consecutive games in double figure scoring to 44.
 
- The UNG victory snaps a three-game losing streak to Georgia Southwestern. The last time the Nighthawks downed GSW was Feb. 11, 2015. North Georgia now leads the all-time series, 19-9.
 
STAT OF THE DAY
40 – North Georgia outscored GSW 40-16 in the paint on Saturday.
 
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will travel to Montevallo next Saturday, Jan. 28. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m., EST.