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DAHLONEGA | Augusta University’s Breonna O’Conner scored a game-high 27 points to lead the visiting Jaguars to a 76-70 Peach Belt Conference victory over the University of North Georgia women’s basketball team on Thursday evening in UNG’s Memorial Hall.

Kelsey Hutchins scored a team-best 19 points on 8-of-14 from the floor. Cierra Jackson pitched in with her seventh double-double with 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Molly Rainwater added 10 points.

The loss snapped a season-opening 10-game home winning streak for the Nighthawks as they fall to 11-3 overall and 3-2 in league play. Augusta improves to 11-3 as the Jaguars move into a tie for the PBC East Division lead with a 4-1 conference mark.

NOTES
– Augusta’s Kayla Lovett and Kariel Hutt helped the Jaguars’ cause with 15 and 12 points respectively.

– The Nighthawks assisted on 17 of their 25 field goals, but were plagued by 21 turnovers of which Augusta converted into 33 points on the other end.

– Augusta led by 12 (46-34) just 1:39 into the third quarter, but the Nighthawks used a 15-0 run to take a 49-46 lead four minutes later. The Jaguars responded with an 8-0 run of their own to jump back ahead 54-49 and they would lead for the remainder of the contest.

– After trailing by as many as eight in the final quarter, North Georgia rallied to cut the deficit to one (68-67) with 1:52 left to play, but Connor would score the Jaguars’ final eight points to ice the win.

– The game was the 31st meeting between the two teams with Augusta now grabbing a 16-15 edge in the all-time series.

NEXT
North Georgia hosts Clayton State on Saturday (Jan. 9) at 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
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