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Caroline Martin
81
Clayton St. CSU 10-5,10-4 Peach Belt
106
Winner North Georgia NG 16-1,12-1 Peach Belt
Clayton St. CSU
10-5,10-4 Peach Belt
81
Final
106
North Georgia NG
16-1,12-1 Peach Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clayton St. CSU 17 23 22 19 81
North Georgia NG 22 20 34 30 106

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Career Highs and Records Set as No. 6 Women's Basketball Downs Lakers, 106-81

DAHLONEGA - After a nip-and-tuck first half, the No. 6 University of North Georgia women's basketball team scored 64 points in the final 20 minutes to earn a 106-81 win over Clayton State in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinal inside the UNG Convocation Center. In the process, Caroline Martin and Lacie McCoy each recorded new career highs.

The Nighthawks jumped out on a 9-0 run, but the Lakers battled back into the game, never letting the lead get too far out of reach throughout the first half. Every run that North Georgia had, Clayton State found an answer to trim the lead down to a possession until the halftime horn saw the Nighthawks lead, 42-40.

The second half was all North Georgia as the Nighthawks shot over 61 percent from the floor, stretching the lead out to as many as the final 25 point margin.

NOTES
- Martin netted 35 points in the game, matching the single game high in the conference this season. Her 14-for-14 performance from the charity stripe is a PBC tournament record while her 14 makes ties a PBC tourney record. The scoring output was just two points away from the league tournament record as well.

- McCoy netted 25 points off the bench in 31 minutes of action, by far surpassing her previous career high of 15 points against Young Harris earlier this season.

- North Georgia's 106 points is the most scored against Clayton State in the all-time series and is the second most points scored in PBC Tournament history in a single game, falling behind Lander's 107-point outburst in the quarterfinals in 2019.

- There were 53 fouls called in the game between both teams, resulting in 65 free throws. UNG was 31-for-33 (93.9%) from the stripe, finishing just 0.5 percent behind the program record for a single game free throw shooting percentage.

- In the other semifinal, No. 2 Lander defeated Georgia Southwestern, 72-52, inside Finis Horne Arena.

NEXT UP
North Georgia and Lander will meet in the Peach Belt Conference championship Saturday for the second consecutive year. Time and ticket information will be released Thursday morning.
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