Athens, Ga. – Nationally-ranked Georgia scored a pair of runs in each of the first two innings and added three unearned runs in the fifth to down Furman, 7-1, in non-conference softball action on Wednesday evening at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Ga.
 
Sara Mosley gave the Bulldogs (21-6) the lead with an RBI double into the gap and scored on Sydney Kuma's sacrifice fly in the first. The following inning, Sydney Chambley lined a two-out single to center field to plate to more runs and up the Georgia advantage to 4-0 and chase Paladin starter Lauralee Scott.
 
Reliever Emme Buzhardt held the Bulldogs until the bottom of the fifth when a single, error and base on balls loaded the bases for No. 17 UGA. A groundout to shortstop by Ellie Armistead drove in one run before Dallis Goodnight laced a triple into the right-center field gap to drive in two and stake Georgia to a 7-0 lead.
 
Furman (7-17) got on the board in the seventh as Sylvia Burroughs reached base on an error and scored on Natalie Poole's triple down the right field line, but Georgia's Destin Howard retired Chloe Fabio to end the Furman rally.
 
Scott (1-6) absorbed the loss for the Paladins after allowing four runs on five hits in 1.2 innings of work. Buzhardt tossed 4.1 innings and surrendered three unearned runs on seven hits.
 
Shelby Walters earned the win to improve to 9-1 in the circle. The Bulldog hurler gave up only one hit while fanning two over four innings. Chambley, Mosley, Kuma each collected two hits for the Bulldogs.
 
Furman is idle until March 22 when it plays a twinbill versus South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.