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Reese rescues No. 3 LSU in 82-77 OT win over Georgia
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese confirmed little curiosity in celebrating after extending her LSU-record double-double streak to assist the third-ranked Tigers keep their unblemished report.
She wasn’t all that happy with how she or her staff performed.
Reese had 23 factors and 14 rebounds to increase her streak of double-doubles to 22 video games, and No. 3 LSU narrowly remained unbeaten with an 82-77 victory over Georgia in extra time Thursday evening.
“Truthfully, it’s a wake-up name,” Reese mentioned. “We beat Tennessee (on Monday) after which we got here into Georgia considering they have been going to put down.
“They didn’t lay down,” Reese continued. “We’re positively the hunted and I believe they did an important job scouting us, they did an important job taking part in towards us.”
Alexis Morris highlighted her 15-point evening with a 3 from the proper nook within the remaining minute of the additional interval to present LSU (22-0, 10-0 SEC) a 77-74 lead, and the Tigers held on from there.
“Lex has hit just a few of these massive pictures this 12 months,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey mentioned. “It was massive.”
Morris was coming off a career-high 31 factors towards Tennessee, however didn’t rating within the first half towards Georgia. She hit one 3 within the third quarter and scored 12 of her factors within the fourth interval and extra time
“I used to be clutch once I wanted to be,” Morris mentioned. “In fact, it’s irritating as a result of everyone’s anticipating me to have one other 30-ball proper? However I confirmed up in a method I wanted to.”
Diamond Battles scored 22 factors for Georgia (15-9, 4-6), which had an opportunity to drag inside a degree when De’Mauri Flournoy was fouled behind the 3-point line with 8 seconds left. However Flournoy made only one free throw.
Morris rebounded Flournoy’s final miss after which hit two free throws for the ultimate margin.
Reese grabbed 11 of her rebounds on the offensive finish, serving to LSU rating 20 very important second-chance factors.
“We didn’t shoot effectively tonight, so I simply tried to get as many rebounds as I may get to get second-chance alternatives,” mentioned Reese, whose level whole may have been greater had she not missed six of her 15 free throws.
Sa’Myah Smith and LaDazhia Williams every scored 10 factors for LSU, which rallied from a nine-point deficit within the fourth quarter.
Brittney Smith scored 13 factors, Javyn Nicholson 12 and Alisha Lewis 11 for Georgia, which held the Tigers to their second-lowest regulation level whole this season.
The Girl Bulldogs “fought, they stayed collectively, they stayed targeted, they caught to the sport plan,” Georgia coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson mentioned. “Perhaps the one factor we didn’t do rather well is field out.”
Georgia led 59-50 after Battles transformed her steal of Flau’Jae Johnson’s move right into a fast-break layup with 7:53 left.
However the Tigers rapidly lower it to 59-55 on Reese’s basket inside and Morris’ 3.
Reese hit 4 straight free throws over a number of possessions to drag LSU again right into a tie at 63. After Battles’ free throws put Georgia again in entrance, Morris once more tied it with a fast-break layup.
Smith and LSU’s Kateri Poole every made one in all two free throws, and regulation ended tied at 66 after each groups failed to attain on their remaining possessions of the interval.
The Girl Bulldogs by no means trailed by greater than 4 factors till the ultimate seconds of extra time. LSU held a 30-29 lead at halftime, however Georgia led for the final 5:07 of the third quarter, going up 55-48 after Battles’ fast-break layup.
“We will’t get lax,” Reese mentioned. “Simply getting again within the fitness center and with the ability to get higher, I believe that’s going to be essential for us.”
BIG PICTURE
Georgia: The Girl Bulldogs appeared formidable defensively in current victories over Missouri (62-51) and Mississippi State (62-34) and maintained that type at LSU, holding the Tigers to 36% capturing (24 of 67). Nicholson scored at the very least 10 factors for the tenth time this season, and for the seventh time in a reserve function.
LSU: This marked simply the fourth time this season the Tigers have been held under 70 factors in regulation and the primary time they have been pushed to extra time. Georgia’s protection had loads to do with that, however LSU missed numerous open pictures. The Tigers’ 18 turnovers have been comparatively few towards a Georgia squad that has pressured 20 or extra opponent turnovers in 15 video games this season, however Georgia was environment friendly in scoring 21 factors off turnovers. LSU outscored Georgia on the foul line 28-15.
UP NEXT
Georgia: Visits Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon.
LSU: Visits Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon.
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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s 21st-ranked golf team makes its third Western trip in four spring events this week, competing for the first time in the Pauma Valley Collegiate Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event begins Monday at Pauma Valley Country Club in Pauma Valley, Calif.
The tournament, being conducted for just the second time, features a 15-team field, including nine teams ranked in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd Top-25 rankings and 13 squads in the top 50. Pauma Valley is just 35 miles East of Carlsbad, where the NCAA Championship is held at the Omni LaCosta Resort and Spa.
Head coach Bruce Heppler’s team, which has one victory (Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational) from the fall on its resume this year, finished 13th out of 15 teams at its most recent event, the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Calif. The Yellow Jackets also tied for fourth place in its last outing at the Watersound Invitational in Panama City Beach, Fla., after opening the spring with a 10th-place finish (out of 20 teams) at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Hawai’i. Redshirt junior Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, The Netherlands) has been the Yellow Jackets top finisher in all three events.
Hiroshi Tai (Singapore), who won the NCAA individual championship last May at LaCosta, and Reuter, who had a pair of top-10 finishes in the fall, are among five players who helped the Yellow Jackets advance to match play at the NCAA Championship each of the past two years. Also back are sophomores Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) and Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and junior Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.).
The tournament will utilize a split-tee start format each day, playing 36 holes Monday and 18 Tuesday, with competition beginning at 10:40 a.m. Eastern time each day.
Benjamin Reuter has been Tech’s top finisher in all three spring events. (photo by Clyde Click)
TECH LINEUP – Reuter and Tai lead the five-man lineup for the Yellow Jackets in Panama City Beach, joined by Fontenot, Kim and freshman Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden). Tran will compete as an individual.
Reuter has been Tech’s top player all year thus far, posting a runner-up finish at Olympia Fields and two other top-10s, including a tie for fourth at the Watersound Invitational this spring. He is ranked No. 28 in the Scoreboard NCAA rankings. Tai, listed on the Fall Watch List for the Fred Haskins Award and as a pre-season All-American by Golfweek magazine and Golf Channel, had three top-20 finishes this fall and is ranked No. 204 in the NCAA Scoreboard rankings. The junior won twice as a freshman prior to his NCAA Championship.
Hanson, ranked No. 174 nationally, finished 22nd at Watersound for his best showing of the spring, while Fontenot (No. 139 in the Scoreboard rankings) has a top finish of 30th place at Watersound. Kim earned the fifth spot in qualifying, also tying for 22nd at Watersound.
Tech has a 56-44-2 head-to-head record through the Southern Highlands Collegiate, needing to be at .500 or better after the ACC Championship in April to qualify for a bid to an NCAA Regional. Following the Pauma Valley Invitational, the Yellow Jackets also have the Ford Intercollegiate April 13-14 in Richmond Hill, Ga.
EVENT DETAILS
Pauma Valley Collegiate Invitational
- Dates: March 17-18 (54 holes of stroke play, low 4 of 5 scores count for team score each round)
- Format: 36 hole Monday and 18 Tuesday, begins 10:40 a.m. EDT each day from No. 1 and No. 10 holes
- Venue: Pauma Valley Country Club (par 72, 7,311 yards)
- Participating teams (15): Loyola Marymount (host), Arizona State (2), Georgia Tech (21), Illinois (13), LSU (7), Oklahoma (6), Oklahoma State (5), Ole Miss (3), San Diego (33), San Diego State (15), San Francisco, SMU (28), Tennessee (30), Texas (4), Texas Tech (26)
- Tech appearances (last appearance): first appearance
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
ABOUT GEORGIA TECH GOLF
Georgia Tech’s golf team is in its 30th year under head coach Bruce Heppler, winning 73 tournaments in his tenure. The Yellow Jackets have won 19 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, made 33 appearances in the NCAA Championship and been the national runner-up five times. Follow Georgia Tech Golf on social media by liking their Facebook page, or following on X (@GTGolf) and Instagram. For more information on Tech golf, visit Ramblinwreck.com.
CONWAY, SC –
Game 1
No. 24 Coastal Carolina used a strong pitching performance and timely hitting to defeat Georgia Southern 7-2 in the front end of a doubleheader Saturday at Springs Brooks Stadium.
The Chanticleers (14-5, 2-0 Sun Belt) struck early with two runs in the first inning, highlighted by Sebastian Alexander’s RBI double and Walker Mitchell’s run-scoring single. After Georgia Southern (10-8, 0-2 Sun Belt) cut the deficit in half with a solo home run from Jonathan Jaime in the second, Coastal Carolina responded with a run in the fourth before breaking the game open with a four-run fifth.
Wells Sykes delivered the big blow in the fifth, launching a three-run home run to left field to cap the rally. Alexander and Mitchell each had multi-hit games, while Kaleb Huffman added an RBI double.
Right-hander Cameron Flukey (2-0) earned the win, striking out nine over six innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits. Luke Jones finished the game with three scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season.
Georgia Southern starter Jax Lewis (2-1) took the loss after giving up six runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings.
Game 2
No. 24 Coastal Carolina erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning and rode another dominant start from Riley Eikhoff to an 11-1, seven-inning victory over Georgia Southern on Sunday at Springs Brooks Stadium.
With the win, the Chanticleers (15-5, 3-0 Sun Belt) completed a sweep of the weekend series and opened conference play with three-straight victories.
Eikhoff (4-0) turned in another stellar outing, striking out eight while allowing one run on six hits over 6.2 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and threw 62 of his 75 pitches for strikes.
He gave way to Matt Joyce who got the final out of the game. For Joyce, it completed a long injury comeback and was his first appearance on the mound since June 6, 2022, a span of 1,013 days.
Dean Mihos sparked Coastal’s offense with a solo home run in the first inning and later added an RBI single in the decisive fourth. The Chanticleers sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning, capitalizing on three hit batters, a walk, and timely hits. Caden Bodine, Sebastian Alexander, and Walker Mitchell each drove in runs, while Wells Sykes added a two-hit performance with an RBI.
Georgia Southern (10-9, 0-3) briefly tied the game at 1-1 in the third on a solo homer from Josh Tate, but the Eagles were unable to generate consistent offense against Eikhoff.
Coastal tacked on two more runs in the sixth, with Freddy Rodriguez coming off the bench to deliver an RBI single and later scoring on a wild pitch.
The loss was charged to Georgia Southern’s Joey White (0-1), who gave up two runs without recording an out in relief.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Chants will play the next eight games away from home, starting with a midweek game at Campbell on Tuesday, March 18 at 6 p.m. ET on FloCollege. From there, CCU heads to No. 21 Troy (March 21-23), No. 4 Clemson (March 25) and Texas State (March 28-30) before finally returning home to play a return game with Campbell on Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. inside Springs Brooks Stadium.
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The Georgia Bulldogs are going for the series win against Kentucky on Saturday.
The University of Georgia Bulldogs made a statement in their series opener against Kentucky, overcoming an early 3-0 deficit to secure a commanding 12-6 victory on Friday night. The Dawgs showed resilience and offensive firepower throughout the game, with key contributions coming from a mix of smart at-bats, patience at the plate, and timely power hitting.
Handling Adversity
Despite falling behind early, Georgia didn’t panic. The team responded with strong plate discipline, drawing several walks and consistently working the count against Kentucky’s pitchers. That patience at the plate paid off in a big way as the Dawgs’ lineup came to life, putting up a significant run total to seize control of the game.
Players stepping up
Georgia’s power hitters also stepped up in a big way. Ryland Zaborowski, Robbie Burnett, and Henry Hunter all launched home runs to add extra cushion to Georgia’s lead. Their timely blasts helped the Bulldogs build a commanding advantage as the game progressed. With the offense clicking on all cylinders, Georgia never looked back, cruising to a 12-6 win.
Going for the series win and how to watch Game 2
With the victory, Georgia is now in position to go for the series win against Kentucky in game two on Saturday, March 15th, 2025. Fans can catch all the action from Foley Field, as the Bulldogs look to build on their strong performance and secure the series win. The game will be available to watch live on SECNetwork+ starting at 2:00 PM.
Summary
Georgia’s dominant offensive showing in game one sets the stage for an exciting weekend of baseball. Will the Dawgs keep their momentum going? Tune in Saturday to find out!
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