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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.  |  Sara Jorgensen scored a career-high 20 points and Ashlyn Ellison scored 15 as Young Harris College used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the University of North Carolina at Pembroke 61-59 in a Peach Belt Conference women's basketball game Saturday (Dec. 2) afternoon at the YHC Basketball Arena.

The Mountain Lions improved to 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the PBC while the Braves fell to 2-2 and 0-1. Young Harris returns to action Thursday (Dec. 14) as they host Lander University in a 1:30 p.m. Peach Belt contest.

The Mountain Lions scored their first 18 points in the contest off three-pointers - four by Jorgensen and a pair by Ellison. Briana Bell nailed three free throws and Ge'Naisha Robinson scored a layup to give Young Harris a 23-19 lead with 4:33 left in the second quarter. UNCP pushed forward, going on a 12-3 to end the first half to take 31-26 at the intermission.

The Mountain Lions went into the fourth quarter behind 45-39 and took the lead with 6:24 left in the game off an old-fashioned three-point play by Ellison. Jorgensen added two more three-pointers in the fourth quarter for Young Harris. The Braves got within one point (60-59) after a pair of free throws by Melanie Home with 10 seconds remaining. Sarah Garner would add an insurance point for Young Harris on a free throw to seal the win. 

"What a game Sara Jorgensen and Ashlyn Ellison had, those two were tremendous," said YHC head coach Matt Stearsman. "I thought our pressure and mixing up our defense in the fourth quarter kept them off balance. UNCP shoots the ball very well, but I felt like our pressure wore them down and they were 1-of-8 from three (-point range) in the fourth quarter, and that one banked in. Without Eryn Cochran today we had the next lady up mentality and collectively we got a win. Very proud of our effort."

Jorgensen, who was 6-of-8 from long distance, led the Mountain Lions, who tied a college record with 10 three-pointers as a team, with 20 points, two rebounds, and four assists. Ellison added 15 points, three rebounds and one steal. Robinson added 13 points, five rebounds, and one steal. Bell also scored seven points and added five assists for Young Harris.Garner pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

Horne scored 16 points for the Braves and grabbed eight rebounds. Aliyah Farmer picked up a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.