Friday, May 25, 2012

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Georgia to announce hiring of Cal’s Danna Durante as new Gym Dogs coach

By on May 20, 2012

Danna Durante will be named the new head coach of the Georgia gymnastics team sometime this next week, as reported in the Athens Banner-Herald Saturday. Durant is the former assistant coach at the University of Washington, associate women’s head coach at University of Nebraska, and most recently, head coach of the University of California- Berkeley [...]

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Georgia’s Morgann Leleux Named SEC Freshman Of The Year

By on May 20, 2012

Georgia true freshman pole vaulter Morgann Leleux was named the Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year, according to a league announcement on Friday. A New Iberia, La., native, Leleux upset Arkansas senior Tina Sutej, who is the collegiate record holder and two-time NCAA champion, after topping her own school record with a [...]

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Men’s golf team grabs berth in NCAA Championships

By on May 20, 2012

Needing a top-5 finish, the 24th-ranked Georgia men’s golf team secured a berth in the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place effort on Saturday in the Athens Regional at the UGA Golf Course. The Bulldogs finished at 12-over 864 with a 12-over 296 in the final round and next will play in the NCAAs May 30-June [...]

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Georgia women’s tennis loses to Duke 4-2 in quarterfinals of NCAA Championships

By on May 19, 2012

The Georgia women’s dreams of winning the national championship in Athens ended during the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships with a 4-2 loss against No. 3 Duke. The last time these two teams met in the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils defeated the Bulldogs 4-2 on their way to the 2009 National Championship, but that [...]

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Georgia baseball team loses 6-4 to Alabama with tournament hopes fading fast

By on May 19, 2012

The Georgia baseball team came into this weekend’s series believing they simply had to take care of business to secure a winning conference record, while playing against a team in the basement of the SEC. But that team came upstairs, won two games, and dashed their hopes. Georgia (31-23, 14-15 SEC) lost 6-4 to Alabama [...]

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Georgia softball beats North Carolina 3-2 in Athens Regional

By on May 19, 2012

The season’s not dead yet. The No. 10 Georgia softball team has a greater chance to be named Regional Champions after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels 3-2 Saturday afternoon. Following the win over North Carolina, the Bulldogs’ overall season record improved to 43-15. Georgia grabbed the lead early in the game with eventual game-winning [...]

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Georgia track and field teams prepare for NCAA East Regionals

By on May 19, 2012

There will be 12 Lady Bulldogs and 19 Bulldog men representing Georgia’s track squad next weekend in Jacksonville, Fl. at the NCAA East Regional, from May 24-26. Action begins Thursday at 11 a.m. with the men’s javelin throw, and concludes Saturday evening with the 4×400 women’s relay at 9:45 p.m. Bulldogs To Watch at East [...]

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PHOTO GALLERY: Men’s Tennis vs. UNC, NCAAs Round of 16

By on May 19, 2012

The University of Georgia Men’s Tennis Team defeated the University of North Carolina 4-0 during the round of sixteen of the NCAA 2012 Tennis Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., on Friday, May 18, 2012.

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Georgia baseball team falls to Alabama 4-0 in second game of weekend series

By on May 19, 2012

The goal of finishing above .500 in the SEC still remains elusive for the Georgia baseball team. Alabama (20-34, 8-21 SEC) shut out Georgia (31-23, 14-14 SEC) 4-0 on Friday’s senior night in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama starter Jon Keller gave the Crimson Tide a strong start, allowing no runs, no walks, and five hits in [...]

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Georgia men’s tennis team defeats North Carolina 4-0 in NCAA Championships

By on May 18, 2012

The Georgia men’s tennis team didn’t shy away from the bright lights Friday. Instead, they embraced the added attention. Playing their 7 p.m. match against the No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels (15-8), the No. 2 Bulldogs came out with full intensity, cruising to a 4-0 win in the round-of-16 of the NCAA Championships at [...]