PEMBROKE, N.C. - Julianne Sutton finished with a game-high 21 points as the No. 12 University of North Georgia women's basketball team closed out 2019 with a 59-45 win on the road at UNC Pembroke Saturday afternoon.

Abbie Franklin got things started with an opening possession three pointer, but the Braves would score the next five to take their only lead of the contest. From there, North Georgia went on a 13-0 run spanning the majority of the first quarter to put a sizable margin on the scoreboard.

The Nighthawk lead would get up to as many as 16 in the fourth quarter after the Braves cut the lead down to as few as six in the third before UNG pulled away for the win.

NOTES
- Sutton now sits at 995 career points after her 21-point outing. She also has pulled down 486 rebounds over her two-and-a-half year career.

- Franklin finished a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 12 points with nine rebounds.

- All eight Nighthawks that saw action ended with points in the scoring column.

- The 10-1 start to the season is the best since the 2016-17 season when UNG started 12-1.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will take the floor again after the start of 2020 when Flagler comes to Dahlonega on January 4. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. inside the UNG Convocation Center.