DAHLONEGA - An upset-minded Clayton State team took advantage of a cold shooting night as they took down the No. 11 University of North Georgia women's basketball team, 68-56, Wednesday night.
Julianne Sutton became the first player in the NCAA era to surpass 2,000 career points, hitting the milestone with the first point of the game. The Lakers led a majority of the first half after that, but it was North Georgia who led 28-27 at the break.
Clayton State stormed away in the third quarter, outscoring the Nighthawks 19-7 in the period. Early in the third quarter,
Abbie Franklin recorded her third assist of the day to break the all-time assist record at UNG, marking another notch in her outstanding career.
NOTES
- Franklin surpassed the mark set by Kim Felton back in the NAIA era from 1995-99.
- Sutton led all scorers, recording a double-double of 25 points and 11 boards.
Caroline Martin added 15.
- North Georgia had no points outside of their starting lineup.
- The back-to-back losses are the first for the women's basketball program since falling on January 16 and 18, 2017.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will look to bounce back quickly as they head to Lander Saturday for a top-15 matchup. Tip off is set for 1:30 p.m.
