Dahlonega, Ga- The Augusta University women's basketball team fell to the No. 3 ranked North Georgia Nighthawks 69-51 on Wednesday night. Augusta is now 11-8, 4-6 in conference play while North Georgia improves to 17-1, 11-0 in Peach Belt play.

Augusta (11-8, 4-6 PBC)
FG% 28.8
3PT% 25
FT% 59.1
 
North Georgia  (17-1, 11-0 PBC)
FG% 39.3
3PT% 23.8
FT% 61.5
 
The Jaguars took an early lead thanks to a trio of three point shots by Zairya West. . Augusta got up 13-6 before the Nighthawks went on a 10-0 run to take the lead. Au went to the locker room down by four points. North Georgia pulled away in the third and went on to win 69-51.
 
Zairya Wet led scoring with 13 points, hitting 3-of-11 from beyond the arc. Kennedi Manning had 10 points and led the rebounding effort with 9. Augusta scored 15 points off 23 North Georgia turnover.

 
The Jaguars travel to Georgia College on Saturday for a 2pm game. Live video and stats can be found at www.augustajags.com
 
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