COLUMBUS, Ga. – The No. 15 University of North Georgia women's basketball team struggled in the second half of its 64-52 Peach Belt Conference loss at Columbus State. The North Georgia defense allowed the Nighthawks to hold a seven-point lead at halftime, but a lack of offensive output doomed UNG late.
Caroline Martin led the offense, scoring 12 points with 10 rebounds, while
Kaylee Sticker added a double-double of her own, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Niyah Lutz and Carley Fahey rounded out the double-digit scoring with 11 and 10, respectively.
The loss drops UNG to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in league play.
Key Moments
- UNG took a one-point lead at the end of the first on a Lutz made basket with eight seconds left in the opening quarter.
- North Georgia scored the first five points of the second quarter holding Columbus State to one made basket in the quarter.
- CSU (10-6, 4-4 PBC) cut the seven-point halftime lead to just six with a 6-0 run ending at the 7:03 mark of the third quarter.
- UNG led 50-47 with 5:41 remaining in the game, but a 17-2 run at the end doomed the Nighthawks' chances.
Next Up
North Georgia will look to regroup with a matchup versus Young Harris at Lynn Cottrell Arena at the UNG Convocation Center on Wednesday (Jan. 25) in a 5:30 p.m. tip-off versus the Mountain Lions.
