DAHLONEGA - Four Nighthawks finished in double figures as the No. 5 University of North Georgia women's basketball team opened up the Southeast Regional with a 63-42 win over Columbus State Friday evening inside the UNG Convocation Center.
North Georgia led wire-to-wire, but the Cougars hung around, trailing by just six points at the break. The Nighthawks opened the second half on a 12-0 run to pull away for good, continuing the streak of six straight NCAA opening round wins in program history.
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Jamari McDavid led UNG in the scoring column with 18 points, while
Julianne Sutton had a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Josie Earnhardt had 11, and
Kayla Massop finished with 10.
- North Georgia outscored CSU in the paint, 38-16.
- In the other three quarterfinals, third-seeded Georgia Southwestern defeated Barton, second-seeded Lander outscored Catawba and fifth-seeded Carson-Newman upset Wingate.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will take on C-N tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to the regional final.
