DAHLONEGA — Julianne Sutton scored 30 points as the No. 3 University of North Georgia women's basketball team took down No. 15 Union in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Regional Saturday evening, 66-58.
Union jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage and led 10-7 before the Nighthawks went on an 11-0 run in the first quarter. Both teams traded buckets throughout the second period as UNG led 32-30 at the half.
North Georgia started the second half on a 10-4 run, but the Lady Bulldogs answered at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run to tie the game at 54-54. With the game at 58-56 in favor of North Georgia, Sutton, Flowery Branch grad, dished out to Abbie Franklin for a 3-pointer from the left corner that pushed the lead back out to two possessions.