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By DARKEN EPPS
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Cctrga 113, Granting State 74
Following two losses In as
many days at the Great Alaska
Shootout, the men’s basketball
team took out its frustrations
against an overmatched
Grambling State 113-74 Saturday
In Anchorage.
Georgia (1-3) exploded for 58
first-half points to cruise to a sev
enth-place finish In the tourna
ment.
Junior college transfers Shon
Coleman and Anthony Evans
combined for 45 points and 21
rebounds to give the Bulldogs
their first win of the season.
Sophomore D.A. Layne hit 5 of 8
3-polnters and finished with 19
points.
Grambling State (0-5) looked
helpless against the hot-shooting
Bulldogs, who made 62 percent
of their shots In the first half.
LoutavM* 85, Georgia 62
The Bulldogs buckled against
Louisville's pressure defense,
turning the ball over 26 times In
the blowout loss Friday after
noon.
“I’ve always known pressure
bothered us,” head coach Jim
Harrlck said. “It demoralized us,
and they feasted on it. Their
defense kept us out of our
offense."
Evans connected on 5 of 6
shots and finished with a team-
high 16 points. Cardinal forward
Tony Williams sank all six of his
3-polnt attempts, leading
Louisville with 28 points.
No. 11 Kansas 88, Georgia 78
A pesky Georgia squad over
came an 11-point deficit in the
RAKHI DALAL I T» In a Bun
▲ Junior Shon Coleman, shown here against Marathon Oil,
win over Grambling State.
scored 24 points in Saturday's
first half and a 12-point deficit in
the second half before falling to
the hot-shooting Jayhawks in the
first-round game Thursday.
The Bulldogs actually grabbed
a 56-55 lead midway through the
second half despite trailing most
of the game. But Kansas Anally
put away Georgia with the help
of Kenny Gregory, who nailed 10
of 11 shots and Anished with 20
points.
“We gave Kansas all they could
handle,” Harrick said.
Layne came out shooting at a
torrid pace, scoring 17 points just
nine minutes into the game.
But the Jayhawk defense kept
the Marietta native in check in
the second half, holding the
sophomore to just 3 points as
Georgia faltered down the
stretch.
The Bulldogs return home
Wednesday night when they host
Tennessee State at 7:30.
Admission is $1 for students with
a valid UGACard.
Saying goodbye
University mourns the death of retired mascot Uga V
By AMBER SHAW
The Red a Black
Bulldog fans everywhere
mourned the death of the
endearing mascot Uga V follow
ing his death from congestive
heart failure last Monday.
Serving as the University’s
mascot for nine years, Uga V
graced the sidelines of Sanford
Stadium.
According to head coach Jim
Donnan, Uga V’s death was “a
loss for our football program
and the University.”
“He served my teams well for
three years and represented all
things we want In a mascot, and
a team — strength, courage, dig
nity and pride,” Donnan said.
The famous shot of Uga V
lunging at an Auburn receiver
UGA V'S RECORDS
1990: 4-7
1991: 9-3
1992: 10-2
1993: 5-6
1994: 6-4-1
1995: 6-6
1996: 5-6
1997: 10-2
1998: 9-3
1999: 1-0
Overall: 65-39-1
on the sidelines in 1996
endeared Uga V to the hearts of
many fans.
In 1997, Uga V made the
cover of Sports Illustrated as
the No. 1 mascot in the country.
Uga V’s repertoire also
included a cameo appearance In
Clint Eastwood’s “Midnight in
the Garden of Evil."
With a record of 69-41-1 In
nine years as mascot, Uga V
retired on Sept. 11 during half
time of the Georgia-South
Carolina game and was succeed
ed by his son, Uga VI.
Buried along the faithful Uga
line at Sanford Stadium on
Tuesday, Uga V’s death will not
be soon forgotten.
“It Is a very slgnlAcant loss,"
said Frank “Sonny" Seller of
Savannah, owner of the Uga line
of bulldogs. “He was probably
the most active of all the dogs
and was a great mascot for the
University and its athletic
teams; but he was always a fam
ily pet and It’s always very trau
matic to lose one.”
Volleyball team shut out by Tech
The Georgia women’s volley
ball team completed its season
Friday night with a 3-0 loss to
rival Georgia Tech in Atlanta
(14-16,14-16,12-15).
The Y@Uow Jackets’ win was
their Arst in the 22-match histo
ry with the Lady Bulldogs.
Senior outtide hitter
Rebecca Dady, playing in the
Anal match of her collegiate
career, led Georgia statistically
with 18 kills and 14 digs.
Sophomore Stacy Buerger also
earned 18 kills and contributed
another 25 digs in the losing
effort.
The opening game started
slow for both teams and eventu
ally opened up after a 7-7 tie.
Tech fought to a 10-8 lead
before the Lady Bulldogs went
on a 6-1 run and the Arst match-
point opportunity of the
evening. But the Yellow Jackets
patiently battled back to take
the Arst game 16-14.
Game two began just like the
VOLLEYBALL
Georgia Tech 3,
Georgia 0
Arst, with
both teams
unable to
establish any
sort of
rhythm. A 6-2
Georgia lead
quickly dwin
dled into a 6-
6 tie after
Tech man
aged a quick
4-0 run. A
number of DADY
side outs
Anally gave
way to a 13-9 Lady Bulldog
advantage. But Georgia again
squandered its second chance
of the match to put Tech away.
The Yellow Jackets Anished the
game with a 7-1 run and a 2-
game lead in the match.
Down but not out, Georgia
fought off a convincing 13-7
Tech lead to close the gap at 14-
12. But the Yellow Jackets used
a Georgia hitting error to take
the game and the match
The Lady Bulldogs finished
the season with a 10-16 record.
For head coach Jim lams, who
officially retired Friday night
after leading Georgia for 11 sea
sons, the 1999 campaign was
just his second year with a
record below .500 In Athens.
—- Kevin Clark
Baseball team signs
two new players
The baseball team Anally
completed its fall signing period
with two late pickups last week.
Head coach Ron Polk
announced the signing of pitch-
er/outAelder Parks Robinson of
Bradenton, Fla., to a national
letter-of-intent.
Robinson earned All-State
honors his junior year, batting
.462 with seven home runs to go
along with a 7-2 record with a
2.40 ERA on the mound.
Polk also inked-Savannah
pitcher/Arst baseman Brandon
Woods.
Over the last two seasons.
Woods has compiled a 12-6
record pitching while batting
.359 for Calvary Baptist High
School.
— Darren Epps
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