DAHLONEGA — With North Georgia starting catcher Hilary Cox missing her college graduation last Saturday morning to play in game three of the NCAA Southeast Softball Regional, the university gave the senior standout her own private graduation at home plate. Just before first pitch, North Georgia president Dr. Bonita Jacobs, Dr. Robert Fuller, Dr. Richard Oates, Dr. Pat Donat, Col. Tom Palmer and Mac McConnell led a processional on the field to perform a formal graduation for the student-athlete. With a near-capacity crowd on hand to watch the 11th-ranked Lady Saints take on Columbus State with a trip to the Super Regional on the line, Cox received her diploma with her teammates looking on, her opponents respectively watching and 500 fans applauding as the Douglasville native moved her tassel from right to left.