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COLUMBUS – The Columbus State University women's basketball team hits the road on Wednesday to take on North Georgia. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Dahlonega.
 
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Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (10-7, 8-5 PBC) used a strong fourth quarter to pick up a 70-59 victory at Clayton State on Saturday. Machala Raymonville scored 26 points and crossed the 1,000-point plateau in the win.
 
Howard on the Matchup
 
"North Georgia is rolling right now. We didn't finish strongly against them in the first matchup and let one get away. They have great size across the board and we did not shoot the ball well against them last game."  
 
Series History
 
Wednesday will be the second meeting between the two programs this season and the 26^th overall in the series. Columbus State is 15-10 all-time against the Nighthawks with a 6-6 record in Dahlonega.
 
Last Meeting
 
Columbus State led by five entering the fourth quarter, but was outscored 26-12 over the final 10 minutes in a 78-69 loss earlier this month. Tatiana Wayne led all scorers with 31 points in the loss.
 
About North Georgia
 
North Georgia (17-2, 12-1) enters Wednesday night on an 11-game winning streak, having not lost since Dec. 16.
 
The Nighthawks are currently two games clear of the field in the Peach Belt Conference standings.
 
UNG currently leads the PBC in both scoring offense (76.8 points per game) and scoring defense (61.4 points per game).
 
Junior Amber Skidgel leads four Nighthawks in double figures at 13.8 points per night.
 
CSU Notes
 
Columbus State currently sits in sixth place in the PBC standings, but is just one game back of a three-way tie for third.
 
Counting Wednesday, the Lady Cougars still have road contests against four of the five teams ahead of them in the standings.
 
CSU had 14 steals in Saturday's win at Clayton State, its eighth game this season with at least 10.
 
Machala Raymonville has led the Lady Cougars in scoring twice in the last four games and is averaging nearly 22 points per game over that stretch.