Earlier in the day, the 24th-ranked Rainbow Wahine defeated Saint Mary's, 2-1, in eight innings.

The Rainbows finished 2-2 in the round robin, earning the No. 3 seed in Saturday's bracket round.

They face Kent State at noon.

Against No. 21 Georgia, the Rainbows took a 4-2 lead on Brandi Peiler's towering two-run homer to center in the fifth inning.

But in the seventh, Kate Robinson relinquished consecutive singles to Sojourner Moody and Kellie Middleton. Coolen then summoned reliever Jessica Morton, who was the winning pitcher against Saint Mary's.

Morton's best pitch is a dropball, which is difficult for a hitter to drive. Morton used the pitch to induce Megan McAllister to pop up.

Because of the Bulldogs' quickness, rightfielder Tanisha Milca was asked to play shallow against the next batter, right-handed-hitting Melissa Wood. After pulling two pitches foul, Wood hit a double over Milca, scoring Moody and Middleton to tie it at 4.

Christie Hamilton, the relief pitcher who moved from third base in the fifth, followed with a run-scoring double to deep center.

Then Alison Horne slammed a two-run homer over the "200" sign in left-center field.

In the first game, the Rainbows, who were designated as the visitors, tied the score at 1 in the seventh. Kaulana Gould singled, went to second on Tausaga's single and advanced to third on a deep flyout to right.

Gould scored on Peiler's sacrifice fly.

To start the eighth, Valana Manuma was placed on second base as part of the international rules on extra-inning games. Manuma went to third on a sacrifice by Morton, who had replaced starting pitcher Justine Smethurst.

The next batter, Alana Power, swung and missed a 1-2 pitch. But catcher Sadie Dolcini dropped the ball. Power then sprinted to first. Dolcini's throw ricocheted off Power's left elbow, allowing Power to reach first safely and Manuma to race home with the tie-breaking run.