Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LAGRANGE, Ga. - The Night Hawks swept their season opener with a pair of wins against Division III opponent Lagrange College and fellow Sun Conference foe Reinhardt in non conference matchup for coach Ni'ja Seals first two career wins at the helm.

Thomas 26, LaGrange 0
The Night Hawks opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown from Arie'Yona Christion in the first quarter for the first touchdown of the season. Then Christion connected with Destiny Lockett on the extra point to bring the score to 7-0.  The freshman hauled in another rushing score in the second quarter to put Thomas up 13-0 at half. In the third Mya Richards scored a touchdown, while Dyva Jones tacked on an extra point to put the Night Hawks up 20-0. In the fourth the Night Hawks capped the scoring from a touchdown run from Lockett to bring the final score to 26-0.

Thomas 15, Reinhardt 14
The No.8 ranked team saw a glimpse of conference foe Reinhardt in a neutral site non-conference setting. Christion scored 7 points to open the game after a touchdown and extra point of her own. The Thomas defense allowed their first score of the season in the second quarter but did not allow the extra point. 

The Night Hawks lost the lead after allowing a safety and fell down 7-8 in the third but Kam King scored her first colliegiate touchdown while Lockett managed the extra point to put the Night Hawks up 14-8 in the third. Reinhardt managed to tie the game up in the 4th bringing the 14-14 game into overtime. 

Thomas prevailed in overtime when Christion converted a score in the extra period for the game winner. 

"Very pleased with the way we performed today, especially considering the adversity we faced. We knew we were light in numbers, but the group still played at 100% in a tough back-to-back situation. We had to make some rotations, and the players who stepped in really rose to the occasion. There's still a lot for us to clean up, but we're very confident heading into next week. The focus now is on stacking good weeks together, continuing to improve week by week." said Ni'Ja Seals. 

The Night Hawks (2-0) pick back up on Thursday February 19th at 5:30 PM EST in Franklin Springs, Ga. where they face Division II opponent Emmanuel College.