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MBB: Dawgs Fall to OU

NORMAN, Okla. – The Georgia Bulldogs (17-8, 5-7) fell to the Oklahoma Sooners (13-12, 3-9), 78-94, Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Fast Facts:

• Oklahoma now owns a 2-1 advantage in the series. This was Georgia’s first time visiting Oklahoma in program history. 
• Blue Cain led the Bulldogs with 20 points, just two points shy of his career high. Smurf Millender followed him with 16 points. 
• Freshman Kareem Stagg scored a career-best 10 points and played for 27 minutes – a new SEC-best. 
• The game had 15 lead changes. Additionally, Georgia outscored 40 points in the paint compared to Oklahoma’s 28.

Key Quote:

Georgia Head Coach Mike White

On the game…

“A step late to a couple of those threes. Early second half, they got it going. Their crowd got involved. All of a sudden, they picked it up a little bit defensively. We made a couple of substitutions. We had a couple of really poor offensive possessions that led to some open threes for them in transition, and that was it. That was it. Never got into a rhythm defensively. The entire game did a very poor job defending the three. In our guy’s defense and in Oklahoma’s credit, they’re incredibly difficult to defend with sometimes four elite shooters on the court with a rim roller and sometimes five high-level shooters when they play a certain lineup. Then you’ve got Tae Davis, who can make shots, of course, but he’s as good of an isolation player as there is probably in our league. They had it going. Number 22 off the bench. I don’t remember a performance like that in a long time, and I can’t even think of when that would have been. Where a guy made that big of an impact in less than 17 minutes on the game. He makes six threes. He shoots seven, and all seven, if I remember correctly, were heavily contested. He made some big shots, and they they’re good offensively. They really space you. Obviously, Nigel Pack, he scored a lot of points throughout his career. We’re not that bad defensively. We all know that they had it really going offensively today.”

Up Next:

Georgia will continue its road tilt with a trip to Lexington, Kentucky, to face the Wildcats on Tuesday, February 17, at 9:00 p.m. on ESPN. The Bulldogs’ next home contest is Saturday, February 21, against Texas. The first 750 UGA Students will receive a free ‘Spike hat.’ For more information on tickets, visit https://gado.gs/dvq

SB: Dawgs Close The Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational With Two Wins

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The No. 17 Georgia Bulldogs closed out the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational, defeating Northwestern, 8-3, and No. 19 Duke, 9-1 (5 inn.), on Saturday afternoon at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. Georgia ends the invite going 5-1 and now sits at 9-2 overall.

SOFTBALL | vs. Northwestern | W, 8-3
Winning Pitcher: Randi Roelling (3-1)
Losing Pitcher: Riley Grudzielanek (1-2)

SOFTBALL | vs. No. 19 Duke | W, 9-1 (5 inn.)
Winning Pitcher: Addisen Fisher (5-0)
Losing Pitcher: Mallory Wheeler (2-1)

Fast Facts (Northwestern):

• In her fourth start of the season, LHP Randi Roelling pitched a complete game with three strikeouts while giving up six hits, no earned runs and two walks.
• Sarah Gordon and Kierstin Roose each went deep in the fourth inning. Gordon launched a 3-run blast to right center before Roose launched Georgia’s second grand slam of the season to center field. Emily Digby joined Gordon as one of the two multi-hit Bulldogs of the game.
• The fourth inning struck again. In the last three games, the Bulldogs have scored a combined 26 runs in the fourth inning, plating 11 against NC State, 8 against UCF, and 7 today against Northwestern.
• The Wolfpack scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to extend the game to the seventh inning and avoid the run-rule off a sac-fly to left and a two-RBI single up the middle.
• The Bulldogs now hold a 9-1 all-time series advantage against the Wildcats.

Fast Facts (No. 19 Duke):

• RHP Addisen Fisher made her fifth start of the season, going the distance in five innings with four hits to four strikeouts while also moving to 5-0 on the season.
• The Georgia bats started early with three straight home runs by Delani Sullivan (2-run), Jaydyn Goodwin and Sarah Gordon in the top of the first inning. This is the first time since February 9, 2024 (Murray State) that Georgia has hit three-straight home runs in a game. Sullivan had a single, a double and a home run in the game. 
• Kiersten Roose joined Sullivan and Goodwin with 2 or more hits in the win.
• Duke scored its lone run in the game off an RBI-single to right field.
• Georgia moves 6-2 in the series history against the Blue Devils.

Up Next:
No. 17 Georgia returns to Athens to take on Samford at The Jack on Wednesday, February 18 with first pitch set for 4:00 p.m. on SEC Network+. The first 500 fans will receive a free Cowgirl Hat. Tickets to all Bulldog home games can be found on GeorgiaDogs.com.

BSB: Dawgs Split Doubleheader

The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (2-1) split a doubleheader, winning 9-0 and then falling 6-3, winning the three-game series against Wright State Saturday at Foley Field. 

Fast Facts – Game One 

• After his Bulldog debut in centerfield on Friday, sophomore Kenny Ishikawa (1-0) made his first start on the mound and provided 4.1 scoreless innings with two walks and eight strikeouts for the win.  
• In the bottom of the second, junior Daniel Jackson (2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI) hit the first home run of the game while sophomore Rylan Lujo (1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI) became the first Bulldog since 2002 to hit a home run in his first at bat for Georgia. 
• Junior Justin Byrd, senior Matt Scott and graduate Mason Kosowick combined for 4.2 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts from the Bulldog bullpen. 
• Junior Tre Phelps (2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI) hit his second home run of the series and extended his hitting streak to 16 games, expanding the Bulldogs’ lead 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth. 
• Senior Brennan Hudson (2-for-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI) hit his first home run of the season and Georgia’s fourth of the game in the sixth inning. Later in the frame, senior Jordy Oriach (1-for-3, 3 RBI) provided a three-run double. Jackson and freshman Ty Peeples (0-for-2, BB) broadened Georgia’s lead to 9-0 on a walk and a wild pitch, respectively. 

Fast Facts – Game Two 

• Junior Dylan Vigue (0-1) started on the mound and had five strikeouts over 3.1 frames but allowed two runs on two hits for the loss. Georgia employed six relievers with graduate Thomas Ellisen providing 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings with three strikeouts. 
• Junior Tre Phelps (1-for-5) stretched his hitting streak to 17 games with a double. In the top of the fourth, Phelps executed an amazing diving defensive play, tagging out Hunter Warren at third base on a steal attempt. 
• Graduate Bryce Calloway (1-for-3, 2 RBI) delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth. 
• Sophomore Henry Allen (1-for-3, 1 RBI) smashed the first home of his Bulldog career in the bottom of the seventh inning to close the gap to 6-3. 

Key Quotes 
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson 
On pitching and the amount of fastballs… 
“We had quite a few balls over 100. We didn’t get anything to show for it. That’s our game, right? The game of baseball is sometimes you don’t hit balls hard, and you score runs. Then sometimes you hit balls really hard, and you don’t score runs. It’s kind of what happened. You look right there, we learned a lot right there in that fourth, fifth inning. 
With some guys, you got to put them in there. You have to put them in the fire, and you got to see where they’re at. You see how they respond and go from there.” 

#14 Kenny Ishikawa | LHP/OF | So. 
On his day-to-day and how he has been successful… 
“There’s definitely a lot of adjustments with Coach Johnson. My pitching has changed a lot since I got here. That’s showing up ,and I’m really grateful for that. I’m throwing more change-ups. I think my hitters are getting more swing and misses, so definitely those parts are changing a lot.” 

Up Next 
Georgia will return to Foley Field on Wednesday against USC Upstate. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. and will be aired on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network. 

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