STATESBORO – A program-record Kids Day crowd of 2,912 watched the University of North Dakota clip Georgia Southern women's basketball, 69-56, on Wednesday at Hanner Fieldhouse.

In the first meeting between the two schools, the Fighting Hawks (4-1) picked up their third straight win, while the Eagles (0-3) remain winless on the young season. 

North Dakota opened the contest on a 11-1 run and never trailed. Jaclyn Jarnot led a trio of Fighting Hawks in scoring with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-6 three-pointers. Georgia Southern hit just one of its first 12 shots from the floor opening up the contest.

Eagle of the Game
Senior Alexis Brown reached double digit scoring for the first time this season with 11 points, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line while adding six rebounds.

Key moment
North Dakota opened up the 14-point lead, 43-29, at the media time out of the third quarter but Georgia Southern embarked on 11-0 run to cut the gap to three, 43-40, with 40 seconds left in the period. The Fighting Hawks' Kacie Borowicz canned a three-point with four seconds left in the quarter to push the lead back to six, 46-40, and Georgia Southern never got within a possession throughout the fourth quarter.

Stat of the Game
The 2,912 Kids Day crowd was the largest single-game crowd to see a Georgia Southern women's basketball contest in Hanner Fieldhouse, eclipsing the previous single-game record of 2,356, set vs. Georgia State on Dec. 31, 2016.

Quotables
Head coach Anita Howard on the contest against the Fighting Hawks
"I said North Dakota was going to show us effort from jump ball to the end of the buzzer, and I said we had to combat their effort with our effort. We didn't come out with the effort we wanted in the first. We talked about their third quarter as one of their strongest quarters, but they played hard 40 minutes. Once again, our inconsistencies played a role in this loss. But ee showed some moments where we fought, and that's a good sign.

On going 22-for-32 at the free throw line against UND
"I didn't think they could combat our athleticism, and I don't think we exposed it enough. When we put the ball on the floor and attacked, we got there 32 times, and we've got to finish those free throws."

Next up
The Eagles begin a eight-game road swing covering the next 37 days on Saturday, visiting Bethune-Cookman for a 3 p.m. contest against the Wildcats in Daytona Beach, Fla.