11-21-15
DAHLONEGA | Kelsey Hutchins scored a game-high 25 points as the University of North Georgia women’s basketball team defeated Trevecca Nazarene 71-46 on the first day of the UNG Nighthawk Classic.
The Nighthawks used a 17-0 run in the first quarter to jump out to a 19-4 lead before the Trojans hit their first field goal of the night with 1:19 left in the first quarter.
NOTES
– Hutchins recorded her sixth career double-double and first of the season as she pulled down 10 rebounds to go with her 25 points.
– The Nighthawks stay undefeated and improve to 3-0, while Trevecca Nazarene falls to 1-3.
– Ten different Nighthawks scored in the contest. Julie McKie added 12 points for North Georgia, and Lauren Pounds had nine.
– Paige Baugher led the Trojans with 12 points on 33 percent shooting. Megan Kilburn tallied nine points with seven rebounds.
– Georgia College defeated Catawba in the first game of the day 54-52.
STAT OF THE NIGHT
11-16 – Hutchins shot 68.8% (11-16) from the field on her way to a game-high 25 points.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks finish the UNG Nighthawk Classic with a 4 p.m. tipoff against Catawba in Memorial Hall tomorrowafternoon.
