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BSB: Florida evens series, regular season finale today

 The eighth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs saw their nine-game winning streak end Friday, falling to Florida 7-4 in 10 innings at Foley Field.

Key Quotes

Corey Collins, DH

On his comfortability at the plate…

“It is something that has stayed the same the whole time, just trying to get the ball and find something I can do damage with.  Today, I got two (home runs). I put some good swings on them. If you’re not going to give it to me, then I will take it. We will go from there for the guy behind me.”

Ike Cousins Head Coach Wes Johnson

On bouncing back after a tough extra-innings loss…

“It’s like I tell our guys. Tomorrow’s just another game. I haven’t determined a starter yet, but whoever that is needs to come out at 2 o’clock and attack the strike zone. We need to get in the box tomorrow against Jac Caglianone, not chase, stay within ourselves and our approach against him, and get off good swings. If we do, the scoreboard and everything else will start to take care of itself.”

Up Next

Georgia (39-13, 17-12 SEC) will wrap up the regular season and series against Florida on Saturday, with first pitch set for 2:02 p.m. ET. The game will be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.

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SB: Georgia run rules UNCW, 8-0

Season Record: 40-16

The No. 11 national seed Georgia softball team run-ruled UNCW in five innings 8-0 on Friday at Jack Turner Stadium. Senior Madison Kerpics one-hit the Seahawks to highlight the game for the Bulldogs. 

Fast Facts

• Madison Kerpics last held an opponent to one or less hit on March 9 when she no-hit Jacksonville State. It was her third shutout of the season. 

• Sara Mosley’s first inning grand slam was her second grand slam of the season and of her career. It was home run number 63 of her career. Moving her closer to the record of 68 held by Alyssa DiCarlo. 

• Jayda Kearney, Jaydyn Goodwin, and Mosley all scattered two hits in the game. Mosley led the offense with five RBI. 

• The win secured Tony Baldwin’s third 40-win season as head coach of the Bulldogs. 

• Lyndi Rae Davis’ RBI single in the bottom of the fifth plated Georgia’s eighth run to walk off the Seahawks. 

Key Quotes

Head Coach Tony Baldwin

On the team’s performance…

“Really pleased with the mindset that we had. I thought the defense was really sharp. Madison [Kerpics] controlled things in the circle, and, you know, turning the double plays, and getting a couple lead runners, things that we’ve been working on. It was really great to see our team put that into play. I thought our hitters did a good job of controlling the strike zone and then Sara [Mosley] certainly got the big hit too, you know, kind of take some of the pressure off and just let us play softball the rest of the game. So, really pleased with that performance. UNCW has a good team. They’re well coached. The pitchers do a good job, and thankful to be moving on.”

On how the team’s offensive mindset showed up today…

“We’ve had a really good week of practice, from when we got back from the SEC tournament. We practiced well leading up to the SEC Tournament even though that was during finals — kind of odd — but when we came back, the practices had really been intentional. The players have done a really good job investing in what we’re trying to get accomplished. And then, just to see them carry that kind of freedom and discipline into the box was big today and certainly it’s going to be important again tomorrow.”

Sara Mosley | 5^th Year

On how her grand slam in the first set the tone for the rest of the game… 

“It’s awesome. Just having fun with each other and really just competing together. Just having fun and investing in each other. The outcomes are going to take care of themselves when you’re doing those things.”

Madison Kerpics | Senior

On having the four runs after the first inning… 

“It’s so nice. Just having all the pressure off of me and then being able to pitch free out there. I love our offense, and they’re so good. I just love this team and when they can do that for me, it just makes you want to go out there do better.”

Up Next

Georgia advances to play Liberty on Saturday. The Bulldogs and Flames will face off Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

WTEN: Dawgs upset No. 2 Stanford, advance to NCAA Tournament semifinal

The No. 7 Georgia women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinal after completing a 4-1 upset victory over No. 2 Stanford at the Greenwood Tennis Center on Friday. 

Fast Facts

• Georgia has now advanced to the NCAA Tournament Semifinal for a second-consecutive season, doing so this season with first-year head coach Drake Bernstein leading the Bulldogs back to the final four.

• The Bulldogs now improve to 4-2 against top-25 ranked opponents this season, extending their winning streak against ranked opponents to four matches.

• The tandem of Mell Reasco and Anastasiia Lopata clinched the doubles point for Georgia, improving to 12-1 on the season since pairing up on court three doubles.

• Despite falling 3-6 in the first set, No. 70 Anastasiia Lopata won 12 of the following 14 games to comeback and clinch her singles match 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

• The Bulldogs now extend their winning streak to 11 matches, outscoring their opponents 47-5 with seven wins coming via sweep.

Our story continues in Stillwater!#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/YGPZfGZCzW

— Georgia Women's Tennis (@UGAWomensTennis) May 17, 2024

Singles Results

#16 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #25 Angelica Blake (STAN), 6-2 7-5

#7 Connie Ma (STAN) def. #41 Alexandra Vecic (UGA), 6-4 6-1

#29 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) vs. #65 Mell Reasco (UGA), 7-5 6-6 (3-5), unfinished

#70 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Alexis Blokhina (STAN), 3-6 6-1 6-1

Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Katherine Hui (STAN), 6-1 6-4

Valencia Xu (STAN) vs. #87 Mai Nirundorn (UGA), 6-0 6-7 (4-7), unfinished

Doubles Results

No. 14 Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #10 Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN), 6-1

Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina (STAN) vs. #55 Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn (UGA), 5-3, unfinished

Anastasiia Lopata and Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Katherine Hui and Valencia Xu (STAN), 6-2

Match Notes

Order of finish:

Singles — (5,2,1,4) ; Doubles — (1,3)

Key Quote

Head Coach Drake Bernstein: “Just really proud of this team. They’ve come so far from August, January, February to now. It’s a team that has continued to lean on each other, continued to buy in and continued to grow. We talk a lot about playing your best tennis in May late in the season, and that’s definitely where we are at. Excited for this team to get to see another day.”

Up NextGeorgia will now prepare to face off against No. 6 Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament semifinal on Saturday, May 18 at 4 p.m. CT at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

T/F: Sixteen women and 13 men will make the trip to Lexington, Ky., next week for the NCAA East Prelims

The NCAA East Prelims begin on Wednesday and run through Saturday.  The top 12 finishers from each individual event and relay will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 5-8.

The top 48 individuals in track events and field events were selected for the East Prelims and also for the West Prelims, which will run simultaneously in Fayetteville, Ark.  The top 24 relay teams from each region will be competing at the two spots as well.  The top 24 decathletes and heptathletes nationwide have already qualified for the NCAA Championships, including Georgia’s Ella Rush in the heptathlon.

Kaila Jackson (100-meter dash, 200m), Aaliyah Butler (400m), Haley Tate (400m), Sydney Harris (400m), Kimberly Harris (400m), Charlotte Augenstein (1500m), Zoe Pollock (400m hurdles), Dominique Mustin (400m hurdles), Elena Kulichenko (high jump), Rush (long jump), Mikeisha Welcome (triple jump), Leah Anderson (triple jump), Kelsie Murrell-Ross (shot put), Stephanie Ratcliffe (hammer throw) and Erin McMeniman (javelin) ranked in the top 48 women individually in the East Region and were declared and accepted for the meet.

In addition, Jackson, Kimberly Harris, Karsen Phillips and Butler are expected to compete in the 4x100m relay while a combination of Butler, Sydney Harris, Kimberly Harris, Mustin, Tate and Pollock will run in the 4x400m relay.

On the men’s side, Jehlani Gordon (100m), Micah Larry (long jump, 100m), Christopher Morales Williams (400m), Hossam Hatib (400m), Wesley John (3000m steeplechase), Riyon Rankin (high jump), Nikolai van Huyssteen (pole vault), Zavien Wolfe (triple jump), Alex Kolesnikoff (shot put), Gavin Beverage (shot put) and Marc Minichello (javelin) are slated to compete at the University of Kentucky.

Larry, Gordon, Jordan McKenzie and Morales Williams are qualified in the 4x100m relay and a combination of Morales Williams, Hatib, Gordon, McKenzie and Mekhi Gammons will take the track in the 4x400m relay.

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