AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference has named University of North Georgia women's basketbal players
Caroline Martin and
Josie Earnhardt to its All-Conference teams as announced this afternoon by the league office. In a season that featured many new faces, Martin and Earnhardt anchored the Nighthawks lineup all season, culminating in Martin's second consecutive first-team All-Conference selection and Earnhardt's first career selection, earning third-team honors.
Caroline Martin: First Team All-Conference
Martin stepped into a leadership role this season and helped push the Nighthawks across the finish line in multiple games this season, averaging 16.7 points per game to finish second in the conference in scoring.
Martin ranks fifth in field goal percentage (39.3), seventh in rebounds per game (6.7) and seventh in assists (3.1). The two-time first-team All-Conference selection has the second most minutes played in the PBC and ranks in a tie for first in minutes per game (35.3).
Martin's regular season is highlighted by her scoring her 1,000th career point on January 18th against Flagler.
Josie Earnhardt: Third Team All-Conference
Earnhardt was the main threat from beyond the arc all season long, breaking the school record for most made threes in a single game on her way to her first career All-Conference selection. Earnhardt returned some vital experience to the Nighthawks lineup and gave opposing defenses problems all year with her shooting ability.
Earnhardt ranks first in the PBC in made three-point field goals per game (2.7) and second in three-point field goal percentage (40.9). Earnhardt is ranked 28th in NCAA DII in both categories.
Head Coach Buffie Burson
"We are all very happy for Caroline & Josie for being selected All-Conference by the PBC coaches. They are both veteran guards and have been fierce competitors for our team all season. These are well-deserved honors in an extremely tough league."