YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Sarah Woghiren and Carly Winters each scored 17 points as the Young Harris College women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in their 71-59 Peach Belt Conference victory over Augusta University Saturday (Jan. 11) afternoon at the YHC Basketball Arena.

The Mountain Lions improved to 8-5 overall and to 2-3 in the Peach Belt, while the Jaguars fell to 6-7 and 3-2. Young Harris returns to action Wednesday (Jan. 15) with an 9:30 a.m. Education Day league game against Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Young Harris opened the game by scoring the first 13 points as the Mountain Lions nailed three three-pointers, including back-to-back shots from Winters and Woghiren that gave YHC a 13-0 lead with 5:45 left in the first quarter. The Mountain Lions, who limited the Jaguars to just five baskets in the opening half, extended their lead to 18 points (33-15) at the half.

Young Harris put together a 9-0 run in the opening minutes of the third quarter that saw the Mountain Lions open up a 41-19 advantage on a Winters' three-pointer with 7:39 left. YHC led 58-39 at the end of the third quarter, but Augusta used a 20-4 run to pull within three points (62-59) after Kennedi Manning hit a short jumper with 3:22 left in the game. Young Harris, which only made two field goals in the fourth quarter, quelled the Augusta threat from the free throw line, hitting 9-of-12 attempts over the final three minutes.

Young Harris enjoyed a 43-34 edge in rebounds, including a 23-15 margin on the offensive glass.

Woghiren and Winters each added seven rebounds apiece, while Niaya White contributed 15 points. Haylie Shope added seven points and seven rebounds.

Crystal Corley led Augusta with 19 points, while Manning (11) and Moneisha Goldsborough (10) finished in double figures.