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… Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll members Honor Roll Presidential Belt Conference … Peach … Conference Players of the Week honors Week of the Players … Conference selections … All-Region … Conference All-Academic selections All-Academic … Conference

… All-Conference selections … All-Conference … Academic All-Americans … Academic

… Individual Conference Champions … Individual Conference … National Player of the Year honor Year of the Player … National … Consecutive PBC LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award Noble Make-A-Wish PBC LeeAnn … Consecutive … NCAA postseason appearances (team and individual) (team appearances postseason … NCAA … Teams ranked in top-25 national rankings national in top-25 ranked … Teams … Conference Player of the Year honors of the Year Player … Conference … NCAA Degree Completion Award winners Award Completion Degree … NCAA … Conference Coach of the Year honors Year of the Coach … Conference … Team Conference Championships Conference … Team 128 51 57 17 26 29 7 8 9 5 6 2 3 4 2017-18 INSIDE THE NUMBERS INSIDE THE 2017-18 1

its second Leadership Academy class for life after athletics . athletics after life for class Academy Leadership its second UNG Athletics Hall of Fame, expanding its Operation Nighthawks Nighthawks its Operation expanding Hall of Fame, UNG Athletics season and preparing consecutive third the for of Honor initiative PBC women’s basketball tournament. basketball PBC women’s the members into new highlights include adding five Additional opened the $37-million Convocation Center by hosting a confer hosting by Center Convocation opened the $37-million as the as well game in February doubleheader basketball ence changing outcomes. facilities, UNG also first-class to commitment In a continued Boston that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses illnesses chronic serious or facing children connects that Boston bonds and life- life-long forming teams, athletic with college of all member institutions to the NCAA Division II Make-A-Wish II Make-A-Wish Division the NCAA to of all member institutions also part and baseball teams basketball men’s campaign. The in headquartered nonprofit a national with TEAM IMPACT, nered year with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. GPA with a cumulative year funds ($31,875) the most UNG donated the community, Within student population’s mark of a 2.90 over the 2017-18 academic the 2017-18 mark of a 2.90 over population’s student finish the 66 student-athletes also saw year academic The year. The department’s 3.19 grade point average is the highest in the is the highest point average grade 3.19 department’s The higher than the general three-tenths years and is nearly five past the past four years and claimed the local Battle of Blood Moun and claimed the local Battle years four the past time. straight the fifth for tain trophy Commissioner’s Cup, finishing second to Columbus State by less by less State Columbus to finishing second Cup, Commissioner’s finished inside the athletics of a point. Nighthawk than a tenth time in for the third (87th) standings Cup in the Learfield top-100 PBC straight its second earning missed narrowly North Georgia nationally at one point during their season, highlighted by the by one point during their season, highlighted at nationally three for 1 ranking earning a No. softball program Nighthawk weeks. consecutive second consecutive Southern Conference championship in March. Conference Southern consecutive second top-25 among the ranked were teams UNG Eight different basketball (regular season and tournament) and softball (regular (regular and softball season and tournament) (regular basketball also claimed its program UNG rifle The season and tournament). North Georgia teams won Peach Belt Conference champion Belt Conference Peach won teams North Georgia women’s country, season), cross (regular soccer ships in women’s basketball, softball and women’s tennis) each reached the Sweet the Sweet each reached tennis) softball and women’s basketball, play. championship of NCAA 16 round department-best 3.19 grade point average in the classroom and the classroom in average point grade 3.19 department-best Noble Make-A-Wish LeeAnn Conference’s Belt Peach earned the (women’s programs Three year. ninth straight the for award Collectively, North Georgia combined for a 70% winning percent winning a 70% for combined North Georgia Collectively, NCAA and six championships 11 conference claimed age and a posted competition, of in the field appearances postseason 2017-18 YEAR-IN-REVIEW 2017-18 The University of North Georgia is special because of the people that comprise the Nighthawk Nation 2018-19 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION including our student-athletes, coaches, staff and administration. Most importantly, it includes you, our loyal supporters through the Nighthawks Athletic Club. Fans can also register for the No matter if you are a Nighthawks Athletic Club member, alumnus, long-time donor, single game ticket Nighthawks Athletic Club online at buyer or a fan, you have contributed to the UNG athletics movement that continues to generate national UNGAthletics.com/NAC exposure for our incredible university. Your assistance has helped Nighthawk athletics stay on the fast track despite increased costs in tuition and housing, rising costs of scholarships and the rising expense of team travel. North Georgia set the bar high last year and, with your support, 2018-19 will be no different. It is an exciting time at UNG and I can’t thank you enough for your support of Nighthawk athletics. When our NAME student-athletes line up for competition wearing UNG blue and gold, take pride in knowing you made that experience possible. 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