North Georgia Record Books Updated for 2009-10

Record Books: Men's Basketball | Women's Basketball | Men's Soccer | Women's Soccer | Baseball | Softball

DAHLONEGA, GA – With the 2010-2011 seasons just around the corner, the North Georgia College & State University sports information office has released updated record books for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, baseball, and softball.

Many records were shattered in 2009-10 as single season marks and career records have new faces atop a slew of categories.

In men's basketball, the NCAA Division II portion of the record book had a series of changes as Carl Taylor sank 72 three-pointers last season to set a new record, while Andrew Bennett and Keldrick Coleman set new single season marks for blocked shots and steal respectively with 51 and 58. Bernard Rimmer also set the individual career record for rebounding average at 7.2 per contest. Taylor and Rimmer will also find their names in the single game section of the record book, as Taylor knocked down eight three-pointers in a single game against Montevallo, while Rimmer is tied atop the record book for rebounds in a single game with 15 against Clayton State.

Women's basketball had a trio of individuals enter the NCAA Division II record books as Kari McCann finds herself at the top of the individual career records for highest free throw percentage at 95.5 percent, while also setting the single season mark in 2010 at 94.4 percent. Whitney Randolph’s career will not be forgotten as the Gainesville, Ga., native is now the single game record holder for points in the NCAA era, scoring 36 points last season against Florida Southern. Meredith Montgomery made it a five way deadlock for first place for most three-pointers in a single game, notching five buckets from behind the arc in a overtime thriller at UNC Pembroke where the Lawrenceville, Ga., native hit one of her five three-pointers at the buzzer to force the extra period.

The men's soccer record book saw little change, but Juan Hurtado and Justin Gonzalez both tied single game records in goals and assists respectively. Hurtado scored a pair of goals against Brevard, which was the program’s 15th two-goal performance. Gonzalez tallied two assists in the same game, the seventh two-assists performance as the program is still looking for the first hat trick in goals and assists since entering the NCAA. After just two seasons in goal, Rade Tanaskovic has nearly every goalkeeping record in sight and several already in his name, including a tie for the career lead in shutouts with eight, while also holding the career mark with the highest save percentage at .772. He has the lowest goals against average in the programs five-year stint in the NCAA at 1.42, while sitting in second or third in four other single-season categories.

With the emergence of the women's soccer program over the last two years, the record book continues to be rewritten with the passing of each year. Current players sit at the top in eight of the nine individual career records, while seven of the eight individual season records are held by players who take the field this fall in Dahlonega. As Casey Smith prepares for her senior season, the 2009 All-American holds career records for most games started, most assists, and is second in total points and third in goals. She always holds single season marks for assists, a category she holds the top three spots in, while the two-time Peach Belt All-Conference player will look to become the first player in program history to win the award three different times. Lauren Schenk also has a firm grasp on a pair of career records with a season still to play, setting the mark for total points with 60, and most goals with 27. Kirsten Ross’ midseason surge in 2009 put her at the top of the career goals against average mark at 0.95, while she also the single season mark last year with a 0.75 goals against average.

After a year that saw nine players graduate from the baseball program, the record book had a slew of changes as some of the most prestigious categories have new names at the top. Three players from last season sit one, two, and three at the top of the most career home runs as Chad Sage (30), Andre Airich (29), and Brad Hall (25) have the most home runs in program history. Craig Brisson leaves the Saints after collecting the most hits in school history with 328, a mark that also leads the Peach Belt Conference record books. Airich is also the new leader in many offensive categories, including most doubles with 72, and most runs batted in with 210, once again, both records that now top the PBC history books. On the defensive side, Daniel Petitti and Anders Oster hold plenty of records as Petitti has the most chances in school history with 1,474, most putouts with 1,256, and shattered the most caught stealing by with 85. Meanwhile, Oster has the most assists in program history, and leads the category for most doubles plays turned with 125.

Following back-to-back World Series appearances, the softball record book changed drastically as players from one of the most incredible runs in NCAA history fill the pages. Career offensive numbers from three of the most decorated players in North Georgia history stand out as Leslee Smith, Laura Voyles, and Courtney McGuire all played their fourth and final season. Smith holds the all-time mark for home runs in a career with 39, while Voyles and McGuire sit tied for third at 30. Voyles also has the most walks in program history with 90, and is fourth in most triples (12) and most at bats (608). Kasey Knight is the career holder for most sacrifice hits with 32, and Smith now sits second all-time with 191 runs batted in. In the circle, Sarah Phillips continued to cement herself as the best pitcher in school history and now holds records for most wins (103), most complete games (98), innings pitched, strikeouts, strikeouts looking, and batters faced. Kayla Martin continued to hold the highest fielding percentage as the infielder is errorless in 216 attempts, while Voyles holds the defensive marks for most assists (311), and most double plays turned (15). Along with individual records, the 2010 team set school, conference, and national records for most wins, as the club won 51 consecutive games, the second longest winning streak in NCAA softball history. Over the last two years, the softball program is 101-7 to give them the highest winning percentage in the country for consecutive seasons at 93.5 percent. The Saints will look to extend a record for most consecutive wins at home in 2011, a mark that now sits at 48 and spans three seasons.