Nighthawks seek to fly high this spring
The University of North Georgia's (sa国际传媒官网网页入口) spring sports teams will look to continue their momentum as most of them start their seasons in early February.
In softball, sa国际传媒官网网页入口 is coming off winning the NCAA Division II national championship in June, adding to the program's 2015 national title. Meanwhile, the men's golf team will aim for its third straight NCAA Championship appearance after finishing the fall season ranked No. 1 nationally.
"Our student-athletes continue to excel both athletically and academically," , sa国际传媒官网网页入口 director of athletics, said. "This spring will be no exception as our teams pursue national and conference titles once again."
Here is a quick look at what to expect:
Softball
Fresh off their national title season and a program-record 64 victories, the Nighthawks open the season at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2 against the University of West Florida in the Gulf Shores Invitational in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It is the first of six contests in three days during the opening weekend.
The Nighthawks are also the preseason No. 1 team in the country in the .
sa国际传媒官网网页入口's home opener is noon Feb. 9 against Catawba College at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium, which is the first of its six matchups that weekend in the Captain D's Surf 'N Turf Classic.
In addition to the national championship, the Nighthawks earned their ninth consecutive Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament title in 2023.
Golf
Top-ranked nationally exiting the fall, the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 men's golf team has six regular-season spring tournaments, starting Feb. 12-13 in the Lincoln Memorial University Spring Kickoff at St. John's Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.
sa国际传媒官网网页入口 hosts the PBC Championship for men and women from April 19-21 at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
In spring 2023, the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 men made the NCAA Championship by advancing out of the nation's toughest regional for the second year in a row.
The women's golf team will take part in five regular-season spring tournaments, beginning in the Florida Southern College Lady Moc Intercollegiate from Feb. 19-20 at Grasslands Country Club in Lakeland, Florida.
Baseball
The sa国际传媒官网网页入口 baseball team starts its season with a 4 p.m. Feb. 2 home game against Mars Hill University at Bob Stein Stadium, the first of six home games in a row to start the season.
For the 2023 season, the Nighthawks were 29-24 overall and 16-14 in the PBC.
Tennis
Both tennis teams start their seasons at 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, before hosting Newberry College at 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Tennis Complex at Yahoola Creek.
Each tennis team won a match in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Track and field
The Nighthawks begin the season March 2 at the Susan Souse Invitational hosted by Southern Wesleyan University in Central, South Carolina.
Learn more about each spring team and find schedules on the .
Mental health grad assistant program starts
Two sa国际传媒官网网页入口 students in the Master of Science in counseling program are serving as mental health graduate assistants for the Athletic Department, and one is serving in the same capacity for the Corps of Cadets.
Nighthawks set record with 18 victories
The sa国际传媒官网网页入口 women's soccer team set a program record with 18 victories before finishing its season in the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament.
Women's soccer team punches NCAA ticket
The sa国际传媒官网网页入口 women's soccer team, which has tied a program record with 17 victories, hosts Anderson at 3 p.m. Nov. 21 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Men's soccer team secures PBC title
The sa国际传媒官网网页入口 men's soccer team has won its first-ever Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship and will have a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed in the PBC tournament.