Category: UGA Women’s Basketball

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Ends the Regular Season on a High Note With a Huge Upset Win at #11 Tennessee

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Defeats NC Central, 96-52, In Dominant Season Opener

The Georgia Lady Bulldogs opened the 2024-25 women’s basketball season with a win over the North Carolina Central Eagles, 96-52, on Monday afternoon. A dominant debut by Georgia’s freshmen contributed significantly to the victory.

Fast Facts

  • Georgia started freshmen Trinity Turner and Mia Woolfolk in their win. The last time the Lady Dogs started two freshmen in a season opener was in the 1997-98 season. (Kelly Miller, Coco Miller, and Elena Vishniakova).
  • Indya and Summer Davis are the first sisters to take the court together for Georgia since Kara and Kim Braxton in 2004. The Davis sisters are also the fourth set of twins to play for the Lady Dogs.
  • With the Lady Dogs’ victory, they extended their season opener win streak to 19, with the last opening loss coming in the 2005-06 season against No. 6 Baylor.
  • Georgia went on a 9-0 run in the first quarter, extending their lead to 28-10 at the end of the quarter.
  • Freshman Mia Woolfolk recorded a double-double in her debut for the Lady Dogs, leading the team in points and rebounds, with 18 and 13.
  • Georgia out-rebounded North Carolina Central 34-14 in the first half and 59-27 overall.
  • Freshmen combined for 60 of Georgia’s 96 points.

What’s Next

  • The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action against Houston on Friday, Nov. 8, with tipoff set for 6 p.m. The game will be available to stream on SECN+.

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Beats NC A&T, 71-59, in Opener

Final Buzzer – Storylines from Today’s Game

  • Coach ABE’s career win total moved to 395, just five short of 400. She is looking to become the fourth active coach in the SEC to reach that milestone.
  • This win marks the 18th-straight season opening win for the Lady Bulldogs
  • Asia Avinger tallied 15 points to mark the 37th double figure scoring game of her career with 11 coming in the first half
  • The Lady Bulldogs’ defense held NC A&T to 0-of-12 from 3-point range to open the game. The Aggies shot just 18.8% from 3 in the first half
  • Four Lady Bulldogs scored in double figure, the third-straight game with three or more players scoring in double figures
  • NC A&T had 15 turnovers, marking the 35th straight game Georgia has forced double figure turnovers under Coach ABE
  • Avinger and De’Mauri Flournoy notched 15 points apiece to lead the Georgia scoring effort
  • The Lady Bulldogs outscored NC A&T 23-6 in the third quarter, holding the Aggies to 1-of-10 from the field

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Game Notes – Georgia Faces No. 2 Seed Iowa in NCAA Second Round

Georgia Lady Bulldogs Game Notes
  • No. 10 Seed Georgia (22-11, 9-7 SEC) vs. No. 2 seed Iowa (27-6, 15-3 Big Ten)
  • Sunday, March 19 | 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
  • Carver-Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City, Iowa
  • Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler) 960 AM The Ref, WXKT 103.7 FM and the Georgia Bulldog App | Affiliates
  • TV: ABC (Dave O’Brien and Christy Winters-Scott)
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Social: @UGA_WBB
  • History: UGA leads, 3-2 (Full History)
  • Last Meeting: – UGA 67-61 (3/23/08) NCAA
TEAM COMPARISON
Georgia Logo

GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS
Seed: #10
Head Coach: Coach ABE
Career Record: 394-168 (18th year)
Record at Georgia: 22-11 (1st year)

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IOWA HAWKEYES
Seed: #2
Head Coach: Lisa Bluder
Career Record: 819-384 (39th year)
Record at Iowa: 463-242 (23rd year)
RECENT STARTERS
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG
1 Chloe Chapman G 5-7 Sr. 3.0 1.8
3 Diamond Battles G 5-8 5th 14.5 3.3
20 Jordan Isaacs F 6-0 Sr. 2.2 3.3
24 Brittney Smith F 6-3 5th 11.5 5.2
31 Audrey Warren G/F 5-9 5th 8.1 3.1
Storylines

» No. 10 seed Georgia plays No. 2 seed Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16. Tip time for Sunday’s game is set for 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET on ABC.

» Georgia defeated No. 7 seed Florida State in the first round on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs held FSU to just a 26.9 percent shooting effort — the lowest field-goal percentage by a Georgia opponent in the NCAA tournament since 2007 and the third-lowest in Georgia’s tournament history.

» The Lady Bulldogs, who advanced to 20 Sweet 16s under Hall of Fame Coach Andy Landers, are looking for their first Sweet 16 appearance in 10 years (2013).

» With the win against Florida State, it marked Georgia’s first victory against a Power 5 opponent in the NCAA tournament since 2013 (vs. Stanford).

» Georgia has won nine of its last 12 games this season, with the lone losses coming to top-5 teams South Carolina and LSU (all three of those away from home).

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Advances to NCAA Second Round

IOWA CITY, Ia. – The No. 10 seeded University of Georgia women’s basketball team defeated the No. 7 seeded Florida State Seminoles, 66-54, in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday afternoon.

Friday’s win marks Georgia’s first victory against a Power Five opponent since 2013, when Andy Landers led the Lady Bulldogs to a win against Stanford. That was also the team’s last Sweet 16 appearance.

The Lady Bulldogs will face the winner of No. 2 seeded Iowa and No. 15 seeded Southeastern Louisiana on March 19 in the second round with the time to be announced.

Fifth-year Diamond Battles led Georgia (22-11) in scoring with 21 points. Senior Javyn Nicholson worked in the paint, grabbing 13 rebounds. Senior Alisha Lewis had a team-leading five steals while fifth-year Audrey Warren contributed five assists.

Georgia and Florida State (23-10) traded baskets to open the first frame. The Seminoles used an 8-2 run to build a 18-11 lead. A triple from Battles cut Florida State’s lead to four heading into the second quarter.

Eight points from the Lady Bulldogs gave Georgia a one-point lead, 21-20, midway through the second quarter. Using an 8-2 run of their own, the Lady Bulldogs built a 31-26 lead. A jumper from Zoesha Smith closed the first half as Georgia carried a five-point lead, 35-30, into the locker room.

Six points from the Seminoles cut Georgia’s lead to one with less than five minutes remaining in the third frame, 39-38. Four points from Smith boosted the Lady Bulldogs back to a five-point lead as Georgia held a 45-40 lead going into the final quarter.

The Lady Bulldogs ripped 12 straight points to open the fourth quarter and built a 17-point lead. Three Battles free throws and a layup from Nicholson gave Georgia its final 66-54 advantage.

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia women’s basketball team earned the No. 10 seed in the Seattle Region and will play No. 7 seed Florida State Friday in Iowa City, Ia.
Joining Georgia in the Seattle Region will be No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 15 seed Southeastern Louisiana. The winner of the two games will meet on Sunday. Game times for first round games will be released later Sunday.
Georgia owns an 8-0 series lead against Florida State. The two teams last met in the NCAA tournament in 2011.
This marks Georgia’s 36th trip to the NCAA tournament in 41 years, tying Stanford for the second most NCAA bids among all Division I programs. The Lady Bulldogs ranks fifth in NCAA tournament games played (92) and seventh in tournament wins (58).
Georgia has been to 20 Sweet 16s, 11 Elite Eights and five Final Fours. The Lady Bulldogs are looking for their first Sweet 16 since 2013.
This year’s Georgia squad has won eight of its final 11 games entering the NCAA tournament, with the lone losses coming to No. 1 South Carolina and No. 3 LSU. Led by All-SEC and All-Defensive Team member Diamond Battles, Georgia finished tied for fifth in the final SEC standings after being ninth in the preseason poll.
Head coach Katie Abrahmson-Henderson’s teams have now made 12 NCAA tournaments in her 18 seasons as head coach. Her squads have now made 10-straight postseason appearances.

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Defeats Jacksonville State 52-44

ATHENS – A 17-point third quarter to clinch the lead powered a 52-44 win for the University of Georgia women’s basketball team over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks Sunday afternoon in front of 2,179 spectators at Stegeman Coliseum.

This is the third win for first year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, making her 3-0 record the best start in Georgia Head Coach history.

Fifth-year guard Diamond Battles paced the offense, tallying her third double-digit performance with 19 points, shooting 5-for-8 from the field and sinking eight free throws. Junior forward Zoesha Smith joined Battles in double-digit points, breaking her career record, with 12.
Fifth-year forward Brittney Smith led in rebounds with 12 boards, just shy of her career record of 14.

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