Jaymee Carnes scored 40 points, leading the North Georgia Lady Saints to a 86-67 victory over Brenau on Friday night in Dahlonega.

Carnes’ 40 points were a school record, and she also grabbed 18 rebounds and had nine blocks. Carnes, a Gainesville High graduate who began her college career at Wake Forest, has a recorded a double-double in all three games this season and has scoring average of 30.1.

Freshman Stephanie Huffman finished with a career-high 19 points and five assists. 

Brenau (4-4) could not find an answer for Carnes as she was double and triple-teamed all night long. Switching from man to zone defenses, the Tigers tried different ways to neutralize the sophomore, none of which prevailed.

The Tigers were led by Brittney Wiley who finished with 16 points. Nikki Reed added 13 points to go along with her six rebounds and Gabby Harvey finished with 10 points.

Carnes’ 40 points in a single game passes the previous record held by Whitney Randolph and is also career-high for her as well.

Carnes transferred to North Georgia to play closer to home and it’s a move that coach Buffie Burson is enjoying more and more each game.

“Jaymee studies her opponents and knows what to expect in the post,” Burson said. “She was absolutely phenomenal and led us on both ends of the floor tonight.”

North Georgia returns to action against Tusculum at 4 p.m. Saturday for its second game of the 2011 X-Trem Thanksgiving Classic.

NORTH GEORGIA MEN 83, ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE 77: The North Georgia men’s basketball team opened up a double-digit first-half lead on Friday evening before holding on down the stretch to knock off second-ranked and previously unbeaten Alabama-Huntsville 83-77 at the UWF Thanksgiving Classic.

The Saints (4-1) win their second straight game, while the Chargers (3-1) suffer their first loss of the year after their “Elite Eight” run a season ago. 

Travis Core led the Saints with 19 points. Clarence Tillman followed with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Scott Windom had 14 points as he battled foul trouble. 

UAH’s Zane Campbell scored a game-high 26 points for the Chargers.

The Saints will play tournament host West Florida to cap the UWF Thanksgiving Classic. The finale of the two-day event will tip-off at 7 p.m. Saturday.