DAHLONEGA, Ga. – No. 19 University of North Georgia scored three times in the opening 21 minutes Wednesday afternoon and added a late goal to hand Georgia Southwestern State University a 4-0 Peach Belt Conference loss at the UNG Soccer Complex.
The Nighthawks (9-3, 4-2 PBC) received two goals from Nina Lopez and one apiece from Grace McGill and Angelina Noorbehesht to secure the victory over the Lady Hurricanes (1-4-5, 0-2-3 PBC).
North Georgia struck first at 5:31 when Lopez found the net to give the Nighthawks an early advantage. McGill doubled the lead just over four minutes later, converting a feed from Madelyn Neff at 9:37.
GSW responded with a pair of opportunities over the next seven minutes.
Taelyn Townsend put an attempt toward the bottom-right corner in the 15th minute, forcing a save from North Georgia goalkeeper Kayleigh Marreel.
Zoie St. John followed with another shot on frame less than two minutes later, but Marreel made the stop.
The Nighthawks extended their lead to 3-0 at 20:28 when Noorbehesht scored off an assist from McGill.
The Lady Hurricanes continued to push forward and generated consecutive corner kicks in the 27th minute, but were unable to capitalize.
River Riley added an attempt in the 34th minute that sailed wide.
GSW goalkeeper
Alana Beddow helped keep the deficit at three heading into halftime, making saves on attempts from Noorbehesht and Alli Treadwell.
North Georgia maintained its offensive pressure after the break, generating several opportunities during the opening 20 minutes of the second half. Beddow turned away another shot from Noorbehesht in the 61st minute before
Hannah Garrett entered in goal at 62:59.
Garrett made a save on Blanca Cruz in the 80th minute, but Lopez added her second goal of the match at 82:15 to account for the final margin.
GSW continued to compete in the closing minutes. St. John forced Marreel into her third save of the afternoon in the 85th minute, and
Maci Dunlap sent an attempt wide in the 88th.
North Georgia finished with an 18-6 advantage in shots and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal. The Nighthawks held a narrow 6-5 advantage in corner kicks.
St. John led GSW with two shots, both on goal, while Townsend recorded the Lady Hurricanes' other shot on frame. Beddow finished with three saves in 63 minutes of action, and Garrett made one save over the final 27 minutes.
Wednesday marked the third consecutive meeting in which North Georgia has held GSW scoreless since the Lady Hurricanes earned their first victory in program history over the Nighthawks in 2024.
Next Up
GSW has the weekend off before hosting Lander University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
