SAVANNAH — Senior Jacy Ramey headed in the game-winning goal off a corner kick from fellow senior Molly Arrendale in the 57th minute to give the University of North Georgia women's soccer team its biggest win of the season, 1-0, at Armstrong State Sunday afternoon in Savannah. With the victory the Nighthawks claim their third consecutive second place finish in the Peach Belt Conference at 9-1-2 in the league.
In a match that was defined by great defense and solid play by each goalkeeper, it was Ramey finding the goal that made the difference in the second half after UNG earned its second corner kick of the match. Arrendale launched the ball long with Ramey's header sneaking inside the far post to give UNG the 1-0 lead the held up.
After the match all eyes turned to Young Harris, as the Mountain Lions and UNC Pembroke, both of whom entered the day with a possibility of finishing in second place, went to overtime scoreless. Just as it looked like the match would end in a scoreless tie and hand UNG sole possession of second place, the Braves found a breakaway goal in the 110th minute, with just 40 seconds remaining on the clock. The UNCP victory pulled them back into a tie with North Georgia in second place, and by way of the second tiebreaker-record versus highest ranked team in the conference-the Braves snatched the No. 2-seed in the PBC Tournament bumping UNG down to the three-seed.
