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8 Monday, Makch 5. 2007 | Thk Red & Buck Lady Dogs fall in semifinal game By TYLER ESTEP testep@randb.com DULUTH What a difference a day can make at the SEC Tournament. Twenty-four hours after holding Ken; ky to 12 field goals In a dominat ing quarterfinal win, the second-seeded Lady Dogs were dominated themselves, trailing by as much as 31 en route to a disappointing 81-56 semifinal loss to tliird-seed Vanderbilt (26-5) on Saturday night. The Commodores, one of the best perimeter shooting teams in the country, came out shooting 54 percent including 6-of-9 from three in the first half. “They came out and had something that they wanted to do, and we didn’t affect it very much,” Georgia head coach Andy Landers said after the game. "I'll take the responsibility for the way we started the game offensively. I’ll take all the responsibility for it. But I’m not going to take any of the responsibility for what we did on the defensive end. None of it.” After pounding the ball inside against Tennis defeats LSU and Arkansas After shutting out Arkansas (6-9, 0-2 SEC) on Friday, the No. 1 Georgia mens tennis team (12-0, 2-0 SEC) routed No. 20 LSU (7-2, 1-1 SEC) on Sunday by a 6-1 margin. Georgia had won its first 11 doubles points of the sea son and the pair of Jamie Hunt and Nate Schnugg ensured the extension of that streak to 12. The Tigers seemed poised to clinch the doubles point. S TODAY!":: Georgia Center for Continuing Education comer of Lumpkin & Carlton Streets COMPANIES REPRESENTED! INITIES FOR AIL MAJORS! .career.uga.edu I V I Prclcasins*' for the fall - Rates as low as $4lO o Amenities that Enhance Your Lifestyle When you choose University Apartments on Riverbend as your new address, you’ll receive complimentary access to impressive amenities. 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Landers was irate about what he called his team’s lack of intensity. “When you’re in a tournament and you just don’t bring the intensity and the toughness that you have to have to com pete, it isn't just a surprise it’s shock ing," Landers said. The players could not figure out why the intensity was not there. “I really can’t say (why the intensity was lacking),” said junior Tasha Humphrey. “We had a defensive game plan coming into the game. We just didn’t execute." The weekend leaves the Lady Dogs (25-6) in a strange place as they look toward the NCAA Tournament and Selection Monday on March 12. “Tournament teams have to bring a fight to the tournament," Landers said. “You have to realize that you’re one and done. There’s a lack of heart. We didn't come out of the locker room ready.” SPORTS NOTEBOOK as the first two matches were split, and the 42nd ranked duo of Hunt and Schnugg trailed LSU 7-2. Hunt and Schnugg battled back to win seven straight games to clinch the point and set the tone for the rest of the match. In women’s tennis. No. 12 Georgia <9-0, 2-) also beat LSU (5-3, 1-1) 5-2 in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. Freshman Naoko Ueshima clinched the match with a 6- 3, 6-1 win. Parker Morgan Swimmer qualifies for championship Senior Genya Gouzeev fin ished in third place in the three-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships to advance to the NCAA Championships. Gouzeev made an 8 0 on his final dive Saturday to fin ish with a score of 722.40 to secure a trip to Minneapolis On Sunday, Emily Hunter, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, missed qualifying for the NCAAs but broke the school record for plat Free utility, amenity, and furniture package (Briqcuut) • Furniture • Washer/Dryer • Internet • Ice Maker • Cable • Garbage Disposal • Water • Dishwasher • Electric * Microwave • Pest Control siwrs -V, Si/ , ■BBRBu-ii— riiMM—a, —|—| fljjj — tI LiNDY DUGGER Thi Km. But k ▲ Freshman Ashley Houts scram bles for the ball during Saturday's loss to Vanderbilt. form diving. “It would have been nice to qualify, but it helps a lot to break the school record and it is a good way to end my career,” Hunter said. —Jordan Silver Softball runner-up in Honolulu The No. 21-ranked Georgia softball team (15-8) fell to No. 22 Oregon 6-0 in the championship game at the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lawrence Conneff Bulldogs hopeful in SEC first round By PHILLIP KISUBIKA pkisubika@randb.coni It was a bittersweet send-off for Levi Stukes and Steve Newman. On a day when the two seniors played their last scheduled game at Stegeman Coliseum, the Georgia men's basketball team saw its hopes of an NCAA tournament berth all but fade away. Tennessee’s Chris Lofton scored 12 of his 14 points in the final five and a half min utes to push the Vols past Georgia 71-65 Saturday. With the loss, the Bulldogs (17-12, 8-8 SEC) clinched the No. 5 SEC seed in the Eastern division for next week’s SEC Tournament in Atlanta. In all likelihood, the Bulldogs will have to win the tournament to get into the NCAA Tournament. Stukes who returned from a one-game suspen sion got a good reception from the crowd in the pregame ceremony. But he could not get it going on the offensive end, scoring only eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. He hinted that the events of the past week affected his shot. “I think the extra day off and all the things that hap pened previously put a M • f • I • Airlines are From our cockpit to ASA's in 6 months! An exciting career Dept, of Labor says 60,000 NEW airline pilots needed over the next 10 years. Learn about opportunities. r———————————— • It's Your Career! J Take the first step and take f I control of an introductory ( I flight for $59, offered daily I I at Falcon Aviation, Athens 4m I I Ben Epps Airport / A then’. 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The Bulldogs would take the lead early in the second half and hold it until the Vols’ go-to guy got hot. Lofton, the SEC’s leading scorer with 20.8 points per game heading into Saturday, was held score less in the first half. When his shots fell late in the game, however, it spelled the end for Georgia. “He’s won so many games single-handedly for them,” Georgia coach Dennis Felton said. “Every shot he hit was a dagger.” The Bulldogs will play in the first round of the SEC Tournament Thursday night against Auburn (17- 14, 7-9). “Hopefully we can make some noise in the the SEC tournament and see what comes from it,” Newman said.
