Fifth-seeded Biola and sixth-seeded West Texas A&M will face off for the 2021 NCAA DII title. The Eagles (25-14) and Lady Buffs (41-11) each went 3-0 to earn their first berths into the Championship Series held at the Assembly Athletic Complex on the campus of Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Softball team advances to NCAA championship
The UNG softball team clinched the NCAA Southeast Regional title with 4-0 and 3-1 victories against Lincoln Memorial University on May 22 at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park.
For the first time since 2018, the University of North Georgia (UNG) softball team is headed to the NCAA Division II championship.
As the No. 4 seed in the Elite Eight, UNG will begin the double-elimination event at 3:30 p.m. May 27 against fifth-seeded Biola University in Denver, Colorado. Live coverage links and ticket information will be available on the UNG Athletics website in the coming days.
North Georgia pitcher Kylee Smith, a first-team at-large selection, became the 19
th four-time NFCA All-American in Division II. Additionally, she is now in elite company with CSUN pitcher Debbie Dickman (1987-90), Ashland outfielder Sunny Litteral (1996-99) and Lock Haven pitcher Kristin Erb (2006-09) as the fourth Division II student-athlete to earn four first-team honors.
Smith captured Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year accolades for the fourth straight season. She played an instrumental role in the NightHawks’ seventh straight PBC title and sixth berth into the national championship tournament.
Missouri Western second baseman Sydni Hawkins was the lone unanimous first-team selection. The MIAA Player of the Year led the league in hitting (.483) and on-base percentage (.522), setting new program marks by 53 and 56 points, respectively.
Softball team s NCAA No. 1 seed leads strong spring sports season
The UNG softball team won the Peach Belt Conference championship on May 15 and begins NCAA Southeast Regional play on May 20 at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park.
The University of North Georgia (UNG) softball team won its seventh straight Peach Belt Conference (PBC) tournament title and is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional.
Ranked second nationally, UNG secured its latest PBC championship with a 3-1 victory May 15 against eighth-ranked Young Harris College at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park in Dahlonega, Georgia.
For most of the 2021 seniors in the county, their only normal school year was their freshman year.
The subsequent years were met dealing with rebuilding and recovery, followed by the longest spring break ever due to the shut down of schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then an entire school year with new rules and regulations to deal with the virus.
Remembering the hurricane
Rowan hasn t forgotten what it was like preparing for the storm just days leading up to the disaster. Oct. 8, I believe it was, when we got the call to get out of school and we were going to be out for a few days and everybody was thrilled because it was another hurricane day, Rowan said. Usually when we get a hurricane break, nothing ever happens.