UGA Baseball: No. 3 Bulldogs Set To Face Eagles Tuesday

ATHENS—– Third-ranked Georgia will face Georgia Southern at Foley Field Tuesday with first pitch slated for 5:02 p.m (SECN+).

At 11-1, the Bulldogs are off to their best start since 2009 when they began the year 14-0. The Bulldogs are coming off their third sweep of No. 17 Ga. Tech in the past four years under Ike Cousins head coach Scott Stricklin. Up next, the Bulldogs face the Eagles (5-5) in a two-game set (Wednesday’s contest will be at SRP Park in N. Augusta, S.C.) and then UMASS (1-5) for a three-game series starting Friday in Athens. After going 4-0 last week, Georgia moved up to No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll and to No. 4 in Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and D1Baseball.com top 25 rankings.

The Bulldogs lead the all-time series against the Eagles 55-38-1 including winning a series 2-1 in Statesboro last year (W 3-1, W 4-2, L-10-7). Georgia is 2-0 in games at SRP Park, posting wins over No. 8 Clemson (6-3 in 2018) and The Citadel (9-0 in 2019). The Bulldogs and Eagles will meet again for a single game in Statesboro on March 11. Georgia has never faced UMASS.

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UGA Men’s Basketball: Edwards Earns Fourth SEC Weekly Honor

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Anthony Edwards was tabbed as the SEC’s Freshman of the Week on Monday, the fourth time the Atlanta native has been honored as such this season.

Last week, Edwards averaged 31.0 points while shooting 52.8 percent from the field and 85.0 percent from the line in outings against South Carolina and Arkansas. He posted his 24th and 25th double-figure scoring tallies in 29 games this season, as well as his 11th and 12th 20-point outputs and his third 30-point effort.

At South Carolina last Wednesday, Edwards scored 36 points and recorded game-high tallies for four assists and four steals in 44 minutes of action.

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UGA Men’s Tennis: Georgia Blanks No. 3 Ohio State 4-0, Diaz Earns SEC-Leading Win

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia men’s tennis team lifted head coach Manuel Diaz to his Southeastern Conference-leading 707th career win, and doused him with a water cooler afterwards.

The Bulldogs took down No. 3 Ohio State 4-0 on Sunday afternoon as Diaz’s all-time win total surpassed that of his mentor, Dan Magill, at the tennis complex which bears his name. After the victory, Diaz was quick to recognize his players and Georgia tennis fans which made the wins possible.

“It was the energy that we needed to come out with, especially in doubles,” Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz said. “We knew it was going to be tough on each and every court. Philip [Henning] was down 5-1 at one point, but I just told him to find his game and rhythm. What an incredible effort by him and all our guys. We knew both matches this weekend would be tough, but we didn’t see ourselves as underdogs in any way. We expected to win. We knew it would be tough, but we were tough enough to make it through both matches. Hats off to our guys for a great team effort. The atmosphere we had out here was unique. This is why kids want to come play at Georgia. Yes, there’s great tradition but, more than anything, [Georgia has] the best fans in the nation.”

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UGA Softball: Bulldogs Toss First No-Hitter of 2020, Run Rule Western Carolina, 8-0

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Western Carolina 2-7
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ATHENS, Ga. – The 14th-ranked Georgia softball team recorded its first no-hitter of the 2020 season in a five-inning, run-rule victory over Western Carolina Sunday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium, 8-0.

Senior Mary Wilson Avant (9-3) started in the circle, making it her fourth start for the Bulldogs in seven games this week. Avant tossed four scoreless innings giving up no hits with seven strikeouts. Fellow senior Amanda Ablan pitched a three-up, three down fifth inning to secure Georgia’s first no-hitter of the season.

At the plate, the Bulldogs scattered nine hits, led by two-hit days from sophomore Lacey Fincher and senior Jordan Dogget. Fincher also contributed a pair of RBI thanks to a two-run home run in the fourth.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Earns No. 9 Seed in SEC Tournament

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ATHENS — The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team has earned the No. 9 seed in the 2020 Southeastern Conference Tournament and will play No. 8 seed Alabama this Thursday at noon ET. The action will take place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

The Lady Bulldogs enter the tournament after winning four of their last six regular season games, including a 76-75 overtime victory against the Crimson Tide on Feb. 16. Georgia defeated Florida on Sunday to earn the No. 9 seed in this year’s tournament.

Thursday’s winner will play No. 1 overall seed and SEC regular season champion South Carolina on Friday at noon ET in the quarterfinals.

Georgia is 48-36 (.589) all-time in the SEC Tournament and has won the title on four occasions (1983, 1984, 1986 and 2001).

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