DAHLONEGA — Abby Hubert scored a career-high 26 points as the No. 12 University of North Georgia women's basketball team bounced back with a 101-68 win over Young Harris Monday night inside the UNG Convocation Center.
After Young Harris scored the game's first points, North Georgia went on a 17-2 run that spanned 5:28 of the first quarter to take control of the game. The Nighthawks extended their lead to 23 points by halftime and as many as 35 points before the final horn sounded.
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- Hubert's 26 points came on 11-of-14 shooting. It surpasses her previous career-high of 22 points, scored earlier this season at Augusta back in December.
- North Georgia shot 64.4 percent from the floor, just three-tenths of a percentage point off the NCAA-era record in program history for a single game.
- Five other Nighthawks finished in double figures with Caroline Martin scoring 14 and Julianne Sutton putting up 12. Kara Groover, Abbie Franklin and Josie Earnhardt each added 10.
- Prior to the game, the women's basketball program honored Groover and Franklin for their milestones surpassed last week.
