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BSB: Dawgs Fall to Arkansas in Series Opener

The No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks posted a 6-3 win over fifth-ranked Georgia in an SEC series opener Thursday in front of a crowd of 10,320 at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Fast Facts

• Arkansas grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first on just one hit plus two walks, a wild pitch, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly.
• Bulldog junior Joey Volchko (6-2) started and provided five innings, allowing five runs on five hits with four walks and eight strikeouts in the loss. UA starter Hunter Dietz (4-2) went 5.1 innings and surrendered two runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
• Georgia got on the scoreboard when junior Ryan Wynn led off the third inning with a home run. It was his fourth of the year and gave him a six-game hitting streak.
• Junior Daniel Jackson got the sixth inning started by smashing his team-leading 17^th home run that closed the gap to 5-2.
• Junior Zach Brown tossed the final three innings for the Bulldogs and gave up just one run on two hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
• Georgia now has hit an NCAA-leading 102 home runs on the year.

Key Quote

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On Thursday’s game…

“After the first inning, I thought Joey (Volchko) was really good, but at that point we were down 3-0, but it was still early and he ended up going five innings. I thought Zach came in and threw the ball well, giving us three innings and so we only had to use two guys tonight and that will leave us with a full bullpen Friday. We got some good swings off tonight, Daniel (Jackson) and Ryan (Wynn) hit a couple of home runs. We had some other opportunities for a big inning but we didn’t come up with a key hit. ”

Up Next

Georgia (30-9, 11-5 SEC) continues the SEC series against the Razorbacks (26-13, 9-7 SEC) on Friday with first pitch set for 7 pm ET. The game will be available to stream on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.

WTEN: Georgia Opens Postseason with Texas

The No. 4 seeded Georgia women’s tennis team (17-4, 12-3 SEC) is set to open postseason play at the 2026 Southeastern Conference Tournament with a quarterfinal match against No. 5 Texas (17-6, 11-4 SEC) on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. ET at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

Fast Facts

• Georgia enters the SEC Tournament as the No. 4 seed after finishing second in the regular season. No. 1 seed Oklahoma, No. 2 seed Texas A&M and No. 3 seed Auburn shared the regular-season title in a three-way tie.
• Georgia will begin its quest for a fourth consecutive SEC Tournament title and its fifth in the last six seasons. The Bulldogs won the title in 2023 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as well as in 2024 as hosts, and again in 2025 in Auburn, Alabama.
• Against Texas, Georgia leads the all-time series 14-6 but has lost the last two meetings, including a 4-1 decision in March.
• Georgia features six players in the latest ITA singles rankings: No. 8 Aysegul Mert, No. 20 Anastasiia Lopata, No. 54 Anastasiia Gureva, No. 68 Deniz Dilek, No. 86 Sofia Rojas and No. 96 Emma Dong.
• In addition, Georgia has four ranked doubles teams: No. 3 Dilek and Mert, No. 10 Lopata and Patricija Paukstyte, No. 51 Mert and Gureca, and No. 81 while Dilek and Dong.
• Texas has three players ranked in the latest singles rankings: Carmen Herea at No. 3, Anastasia Abbagnato at No. 6, and Eszter Meri at No. 50.
• The Longhorns also feature three ranked doubles pairs: Salma Drugdova and Abbagnato at No. 28, Abbagnato and Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo at No. 49, and Elizabeth Ionescu and Christasha McNeil at No. 50.

Match 22 – No. 4 Georgia vs No. 5 Texas (SEC Quarterfinal)

Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Norman, Okla.

Site: Headington Family Tennis Center

Live Video: https://gado.gs/cv5

Live Stats: https://gado.gs/elj

MBB: David Ugonna Ike Signs with Dawgs

David Ugonna Ike, a premier post prospect from Nigeria and the NBA Academy Africa, has signed papers to continue his basketball career with the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Thursday. Ike will join the Bulldogs as a freshman for the 2026-27 season.

Ugonna Ike (pronounced ew-go-nuh ee-kay) is a 7-0, 235-pound big from the NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Saly, Senegal for the top male and female prospects from throughout Africa that opened in November 2018. NBA Academy Africa alums have been selected in each of the past two NBA Drafts – Duke’s Khaman Maluach from South Sudan in the first round in 2025 and Ulrich Chomche from Cameroon in the second round in 2024.

A native of Owerri, Nigeria, Ike most recently played for NBA Academy Africa at the Advance Global Cup in Malaga, Spain in January. He led NBAAA to a 3-0 record while averaging a double-double of 24.3 points and 12.3 rebounds and shooting 61.4 percent from the field and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The tournament featured 10 teams from five continents and eight countries, including North American representatives from Veritas Academy in Los Angeles; Bella Vista Prep in Phoenix; IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.; and Orangeville Institute in Ontario.

Ike opened the tourney with 20 points and eight rebounds in an 89-87 win over event host Unicaja de Malaga. He then scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 93-85 victory over Dubai Basketball to wrap up the qualifying stage. NBA Academy Africa defeated Vertias Academy, 83-67, in its final game with Ike scoring 27 points and collecting 14 rebounds in that matchup.

Ike broke onto the international scene in 2024. He was named as the Defensive MVP and an All-Star at the Basketball Without Borders Africa Camp in August and then played for the Nigerian National Team at the FIBA U18 Afrobasket Championship in September. Ika averaged 4.3 points and 6.0 rebounds over six games in the Afrobasket tourney, including highs of 13 points against Rwanda, 11 rebounds versus Egypt and five blocks against Uganda. 

Ike then participated in Basketball Without Borders’ Global Camp in 2025. In addition, Ike played for the Rivers Hoopers in the Basketball Africa League for two seasons, helping the team to a third-place playoff finishes in both 2024 and 2025. 

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