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SB: Georgia beats Cal and Boise State on day one of the 2024 DeMarini Invitational
Georgia improves to 15-1 on the season and widens its win streak to six games.
No. 5/3 Georgia 4, No. 20/24 Cal 2
The Bulldogs began the day with a 4-2 win over the Cal Bears (16-2). Lyndi Rae Davis and Sydney Chambley each recorded two hits, combining for half of the Dogs’ hits. Sara Mosley and Chambley each drove in two runs.
Shelby Walters worked two innings in her start, exiting after taking a line drive off the leg. She would return to the circle in the second game of the day. Lilli Backes (5-0) pitched five innings in relief, giving up one run, but striking out five Cal batters.
Georgia didn’t waste time putting runs on the board in the first inning. Chambley used a double to drive in two runs and go up 2-0. Chambley scored on a Mosley base hit to widen the quick lead to 3-0.
Cal used an RBI groundout in the top of the second to get on the board, 3-1.
Mosley used an RBI groundout of her own to widen the lead to 4-1 in the third.
An RBI double from Cal in the fourth cut the lead to 4-2.
The 4-2 score held en route to Georgia’s first victory of the day.
Box Score
No. 5/3 Georgia 4, Boise State 1
Mosley was the lone Dog to pick up two hits in the nightcap, recording one of Georgia’s two RBI.
Madison Kerpics (5-0) pitched five innings in her start, allowing one run on just two hits. She struck out six Boise State hitters in the contest. Walters pitched the final two innings, earning her first save of the season.
An error by the Bronco third baseman allowed Dallis Goodnight to reach and Ellie Armistead to score. A couple of plays later, Goodnight scored on a delayed double steal play to widen the lead to 2-0.
Sydney Kuma led off the fourth with a hit, stole second, advanced on a groundout, then scored on a Moseley single to bring the lead to 3-1.
The Dogs tacked on another in the fifth when pinch hitter Jaiden Fields plated Goodnight, bringing the lead to 4-0.
The Broncos (11-7) broke up the shutout in the bottom of the inning, driving in a run on a double, 4-1.
Walters entered and allowed just one hit in two innings to the Broncos.
Baseball: Dawgs lead Jackets 9-3 when play suspended
Georgia built a 9-3 lead over Georgia Tech on a rainy Friday at Mac Nease Park when play was suspended due to rain in the bottom of the fifth.
The halted contest may be finished in Atlanta later this season if the teams can agree on a date. Game two of the series will be in Athens Saturday with first pitch now scheduled for 3:02 p.m. and be televised on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network. Foley Field gates will be open Saturday at 2 p.m.
The start of Friday’s game was delayed by 46 minutes due to the rainy conditions when Tech opted to start the game. Tech (7-1) went on top 1-0 in the first with a solo home run from Cam Jones.
Then, Georgia (8-1) responded in the second inning as graduate Paul Toetz reached with a one-out double and scored on a single by sophomore Lukas Farris to tie the game. After a walk to Fernando Gonzalez, graduate Dillon Carter blasted his fifth home run, a three-run shot, to make it 4-1.
In the third, Georgia got another three-run home run, this time from Farris, his first as a Bulldog, for a 7-1 advantage. Tech freshman Drew Buress connected for his NCAA-leading 10th home run, a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the third. Tech would add one more in the frame to close the deficit to 7-3. Georgia answered in the fourth with a pair of runs as Slate Alford and Logan Jordan collected RBI to push the Bulldogs lead out to 9-3.
Graduate left-hander Charlie Goldstein provided four innings in his third start of the year. Tech junior left-hander Camron Hill was lifted after three innings, surrendering seven runs on five hits.
WTennis: Dawgs sweep Mizzou
The No. 11 Georgia women’s tennis team opened its Southeastern Conference slate in dominant fashion after sweeping Missouri 4-0 at the Country Club of Columbia on Friday.
The win marks first-year head coach Drake Bernstein’s first career conference match victory, improving the Bulldogs’ (6-3, 1-0 SEC) all-time record against the Tigers (2-9, 0-1 SEC) to 12-0 while tallying a sweep in back-to-back seasons.
For the fifth-consecutive match, Georgia opened the day by earning doubles point.
On court one, the No. 22 duo of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova bounced back into the win column with a dominant 6-2 ranked victory over No. 24 Inah Canete and Mae Canete (Missouri).
With two tightly contested matches on courts two and three, the No. 23 tandem of Mai Nirundorn and Guillermina Grant came back from a 4-1 deficit to earn a 6-4 victory over Roma Cardenas Rifka and Gabriela Martinez (Missouri) to secure the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
Heading into singles play, Georgia sparked full momentum in its favor as it took four first sets across courts 2-5.
On court four, Grant jumped out to an early lead and was a step ahead from the start as she cruised past Emelie Schwarte (Missouri) 6-2, 6-2, extending her winning streak to four matches.
With matches on courts two, three and five sitting one game away from a win, Mert stepped up in a big way as she defeated Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) 6-1, 6-2 to secure a victory in her dual singles debut for the Bulldogs.
Within a minute, No. 63 Mell Reasco capped off her own strong outing with a 6-2, 6-3 win over I. Canete (Missouri) to grab the clincher for Georgia.
The Bulldogs will remain on the road through the weekend as they will face No. 43 Arkansas on Sunday, Mar. 3 at 1 p.m. ET in Fayetteville, Ark. Georgia is 34-3 all-time against the Razorbacks, having taken each of the last 15 meetings with the most recent result seeing a 4-1 Georgia win.
Date: Sunday, Mar. 3
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Venue: Billingsley Tennis Center
Live Scoring: https://gado.gs/bh6
Singles Results
No. 48 Alexandra Vecic (UGA) vs Mae Canete (MIZ), 5-7, 0-1 (unfinished)
No. 63 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Inah Canete (MIZ), 6-2 6-3
No. 95 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) vs Gabriela Martinez (MIZ), 6-1 5-1 (unfinished)
Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ), 6-2 6-2
Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. Andrea Artimedi (MIZ), 6-1 6-2
No. 89 Mai Nirundorn (UGA) vs. Roma Cardenas Rifka (MIZ), (did not start)
Doubles Results
No. 22 Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. No. 24 Inah Canete/Mae Canete (MIZ), 6-2
No. 23 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Roma Cardenas Rifka and Gabriela Martinez (MIZ), 6-4
Mell Reasco and Alexandra Vecic (UGA) vs Andrea Artimedi and Emelie Schwarte (MIZ), 6-5 (unfinished)
Match Notes
No. 11 Georgia (6-3, 1-0 SEC)
Missouri (2-9, 0-1 SEC)
Order of finish: Singles (4,5,2), Doubles (1,2)
MBB: Georgia (15-13, 5-10 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (15-13, 6-9 SEC) tonight at the Stege
Game 29: Georgia (15-13, 5-10 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (15-13, 6-9 SEC)
Date: Saturday, March 2
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Location: Athens, Ga.
Series History: TAMU leads, 8-5
Last Meeting: TAMU, 82-57, on 2/4/23
TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal, play-by-play; Jon Sunvold, color analyst)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Network – SiriusXM 106 or 190 (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, color analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer)
The Starting Five
• Georgia host Texas A&M on Saturday in the Bulldogs’ “Senior Day” contest. Prior to tipoff, Georgia will honor seven players and two undergraduate managers.
• Tuesday’s heart-breaking 67-66 setback at LSU marked just the second time the Bulldogs have lost while holding their opponent under 70 points during Mike White’s two seasons in Athens. Georgia is now 25-2 in those contests.
• Georgia has now used 10 players to comprise nine different starting fives this season. Over the last nine games, the Bulldogs have utilized six different quintets of starters.
• Silas Demary Jr. is the only freshman in the SEC start every game this season. The Raleigh, N.C., native averaged 8.5 ppg in non-conference play but has uppped that to 10.7 ppg in SEC action.
• Georgia entered this weekend No. 22 nationally in bench points, with UGA’s reserves contributing 28.6 ppg. The Bulldogs’ bench has outscored its opponents in 22 of 28 games and supplied a season-long scoring margin of +284, a double-digit advantage of +10.1 ppg.
The Opening Tip
Georgia hosts Texas A&M on Saturday evening in the Bulldogs’ “Senior Day” outing at Stegeman Coliseum. Prior to tipoff, Georgia will honor nine Bulldogs – seven players and two student managers – in ceremonies.
The Bulldogs and Aggies enter the contest with matching 15-13 overall records; however, A&M is a game ahead of Georgia in the SEC standings – UGA at 5-10 and TAMU at 6-9.
The Bulldogs are looking to snap a two-game losing skid. The 2023-24 campaign has been a streaky one for Georgia, which also recorded winning streaks of 10 games overall, 10 contests at Stegeman Coliseum and three road outings earlier this season.
After averaging 19.3 ppg during the Bulldogs’ last four outings, Noah Thomasson has moved atop Georgia’s scoring leaders at 13.0 ppg. Jabri Abdur-Rahim also is scoring at a double-figure pace for the Bulldogs at 12.3. ppg. A trio of Bulldogs are near double-digit averages, with RJ Melendez at 9.9 ppg, Silas Demary Jr. at 9.7 ppg and Justin Hill at 9.0 ppg.
Georgia has been more productive and balanced offensively in conference action.
The Bulldogs are one of just two teams with a higher scoring offense in SEC play over non-league games. Four Bulldogs are averaging double figures in conference games, with Thomasson sporting a team-leading 13.6 ppg. Five Bulldogs have upped their scoring averages from their non-conference contributions, topped by Russel Tchewa’s jump of 3.1 ppg (from 6.1 to 9.2).
Keeping An Eye On…
Among UGA’s career leaders…
Jabri Abdur-Rahim is
• 6 3FGs from co No. 13s Ty Wilson and Ray Harrison
• 12 3FGs from No. 12 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
• 35 3FGs from No. 11 Jody Patton
• 2 3FGAs from No. 17 Ty Wilson
• 5 3FGAs from No. 16 Terrance Woodbury
• 6 3FGAs from No. 15 Jody Patton
• 12 3FGAs from No. 14 Turtle Jackson
Scouting The Aggies
Texas A&M sports records of 15-13 overall and 6-9 in the SEC entering Saturday’s game. The Aggies have dropped five straight; however, A&M owns wins over four teams ranked in the top 25 this week – No. 4/4 Tennessee, No. 8/6 Iowa State, No. 16/15 Kentucky and No. 24/24 Florida.
Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies offensively at 18.7 ppg and ranks among the league’s top 10 leaders in no less than five stats – No. 4 in scoring, No. 3 in steals, No. 5 in 3-pointers per game, No. 6 in minutes played and No. 9 in assists.
Tyrece Radford is averaging 15.3 ppg, and Anderson Garcia is the SEC’s leading rebounder at 9.5 rpg.
Series History With A&M
By virtue of winning the last four matchups, Texas A&M now owns an 8-5 edge in the series between the Bulldogs and the Aggies.
Last Feb. 4 in College Station, Justin Hill scored a season-high 20 points in his return to his home state; however, Georgia dropped an 82-57 decision to Texas A&M. Hill, who is from Houston, also led the Bulldogs with three assists and three steals against the Aggies.
A&M started quickly, racing to a 15-2 lead and maintaining a significant distance throughout the rest of the evening.
In the Aggies’ most recent trip to Athens on Jan. 4, 2022, Georgia dropped an 81-79 heart-breaker following a valiant comeback in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener.
Kario Oquendo led Georgia with 21 points, Noah Baumann tallied 19 points, and Braelen Bridges pitched in with 12 points and a team-best seven boards.
After A&M opened up a 46-28 lead late in the first half, the Bulldogs closed the period and opened the second stanza with an 8-0 surge. Georgia then used a 13-0 run to pull within 55-51 with 14:42 remaining.
The Bulldogs made it a one-possession game three times before a Baumann 3-pointer tied the game with 36 seconds on the clock. Following a pair of A&M free throws, Oquendo gave Georgia its first lead of the night on a 3-point play with 5.5 seconds left; however, Marcus Williams canned a 3-pointer with 1.2 remaining to secure the victory for the Aggies.
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