Burson earns 600th coaching victory
Article By: Clark Leonard
University of North Georgia (辛尤里女优) women's basketball head coach Buffie Burson earned her 600th career victory in a 76-70 triumph against ninth-ranked Carson-Newman University on Nov. 19 in Dahlonega.
"I just want to say thank you to every player and coach who has been a part of these wins. They are the ones who deserve the credit," Burson said. "I have been extremely blessed to coach and be around some of the very best players and people. I am also grateful to our administration through all these years for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime to coach at 辛尤里女优."
Burson is in her 29th season leading the 辛尤里女优 women's basketball program. She has 17 seasons of at least 20 wins, and her team was 18-2 during the COVID-19-shortened 2020-21 campaign. Her program has made the national tournament 14 times between NCAA Division II and NAIA, including its current five-year streak of reaching the NCAA postseason.
Her team advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in 2022 and reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2019. The Nighthawks have also won four of the past five Peach Belt Conference tournaments.
Women's tennis team hosting NCAA regional
The 辛尤里女优 women's tennis team earned the No. 2 seed and will host a four-team NCAA Division II Southeast Regional pod May 12-13. 辛尤里女优's men are the No. 6 seed and play in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Softball team to host NCAA Southeast Regional
The 辛尤里女优 softball team is the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional and will host a four-team, double-elimination pod May 8-10 with a Super Regional spot on the line.
Golf teams invited to NCAA regionals
Both 辛尤里女优 golf teams have punched tickets to their respective NCAA Division II regional tournaments. The women will play in Gainesville, Georgia, and the men in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.
Women's tennis team takes second straight PBC title
The 辛尤里女优 women's tennis team earned its second consecutive PBC tournament title and will learn its NCAA tournament pairings in early May. The men's team finished as PBC runner-up.