Box Score
DAHLONEGA, Ga.- Despite a 36-point effort from senior Hollie German the Lee women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2013-14 season falling to North Georgia, 81-75 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hall.
The Lady Flames (3-1) jumped out to a 39-32 advantage at the intermission but the second 20 minutes belonged to the home team as the Nighthawks (6-1) outscored Lee 49-36 to secure the six-point victory.
"We had some chances to beat a good basketball team," said coach Marty Rowe. "We made a strong defensive stand late in the game and with the clock ticking down, they had a player make a desperation 3-point shot. We also missed a couple of key free throws in the late going."
German led all-scoreres with her 36-point output and played the full 40 minutes for Head Coach Marty Rowe. The Old Fort native went 10-of-21 from the field and was on fire from long distance nailing 8-of-15 shots from behind the arc. Madison Lee added 10 points and grabbed six rebounds while Karley Miller made it three players in double-figures for Lee with 10 markers.
Both teams grabbed 37 rebounds and had 18 points in the paint. The difference was the hot shooting of North Georgia, particularly in the second half. The Nighthawks hit 16-of-28 (57.1 percent) from the field in the second half and finished at 52.7 percent the game. The Lady Flames shot 37.5 percent (24-of-64) in the contest.
The Nighthawks were led by the dynamic duo of Jaymee Carnes (28 points) and Mimi Hill (27 points). Hill made the most of five 3-point attempts connecting on four. Carnes dominated inside grabbing 17 rebounds to complete her double-double performance.
"Jenna (Adams) got in early foul trouble and that seemed to take her out of her game," added Rowe. "She has to be a key part of our offense for us to beat good basketball team." Adams played only 14 minutes and did not score.
"Overall we have to get better post play," Rowe noted. "That includes both offense and defense.We'll go back to work and get ready for two more tough road games."
Lee held a slight advantage in the turnover department. The Lady Flames were guilty of just 14 floor mistakes while dishing out 16 assists. UNG turned the ball over 16 times and had 15 assists.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Lady Flames. From here they will head to Louisville, Ky. to take on Bellarmine on Thursday at 7 p.m. Then it's on to Mackenzie, Tenn. for a showdown with NAIA-power Bethel (Tenn.) on Saturday.
