Category: UGA Women’s Basketball

UGA Women’s Basketball: Bulldogs Top Hornets 77-47

ATHENS, Ga. – Thanks to a terrific defensive performance, the University of Georgia women’s basketball team topped the Alabama State Hornets 77-47 Thursday evening before 1,778 spectators at Stegeman Coliseum.

Senior Javyn Nicholson and Fifth-year Brittney Smith led Georgia (2-0, 0-0 SEC) with a pair of double-doubles. Nicholson posted 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting, with 14 rebounds, while Smith notched 18 points on 9-for-18 shooting and 10 boards. Fifth-year’s Diamond Battles and Malury Bates rounded out Bulldogs scorers in double figures – Battles tallied 15 points and Bates with 13. For the game, the Bulldogs shot 42 percent from the field while holding the Hornets to just 35.2 percent shooting.

“We really challenged our post players in the last two days,” said Georgia head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson following the game. “They should be getting doubles-doubles. They are really good. (Jordan Issacs) wasn’t here, she had the flu, so those three (Malury Bates, Javyn Nicholson and Brittney Smith) had to stay in the game… We knew they(Alabama State) were going to be undersized, so we worked on the high-low game, obviously, it worked. We’ve been talking to them about crashing the boards and getting offensive rebounds.”

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Beats Coastal Carolina in Season Opener, 78-61

ATHENS – Three double-digit scorers fueled the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team (1-0) past Coastal Carolina (0-1), 78-61, in the 2022-23 season opener Monday evening in Stegeman Coliseum. This marks the first win for the Lady Bulldogs with Georgia head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson at the helm.

Georgia has won 17-straight season openers and improves to 1-0 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs improve to 41-9 in season-opening games.

Senior Javyn Nicholson led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 14 points, going 6-for-10 from the field, followed by fifth-years Diamond Battles with 13 and Brittney Smith with 12, respectively. Nicholson led Georgia in the paint with nine rebounds.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Leaves Starkville with 66-63 Win Over Mississippi State

66
 Georgia 15-3,4-2 SEC
63
Mississippi St. 11-6,2-3 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Georgia 23 21 10 12 66
Mississippi St. 7 17 22 17 63

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats UGa MSU
FG% .443 .412
3FG% .500 .300
FT% .833 .667
RB 50 28
TO 16 4
STL 2 8

STARKVILLE, Miss. – After building a 27-point lead in the first half, the No. 13 Georgia Lady Bulldogs defeated Mississippi State 66-63 at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday evening.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Staiti Sweeps SEC and National Honors

ATHENS, Ga. — Jenna Staiti, who has scored in double figures in four-straight games and in 42 of the last 49 contests overall, has been named the ESPN National Player of the Week and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday.

Steady Staiti has been sensational in her final season in Athens. She has led No. 12-ranked Georgia to an 11-1 record, averaging nearly a double-double of 14.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

Last week, the Cumming, Ga., had dominant performance against one of the nation’s best players when she scored 21 points to go with 11 rebounds against No. 2-ranked NC State. Going against 2021 All-American and Preseason ACC Player of the Year Elissa Cunane, Staiti hit close to 60 percent from the field, nailed three 3-pointers and tied a season-high with six blocks. She played almost the entire way and helped Georgia to its first true road win against a top-2 team in program history.

Staiti followed that performance with 16 points against St. Francis and 17 versus South Alabama. She has hit 15-of-17 (88 percent) from the field over the last two games.

This is the latest honor of Staiti’s distinguished career. She was a 2021 All-SEC selection, made the SEC All-Tournament Team and was a 2021 WBCA All-America honorable mention honoree. Entering this year, Staiti landed on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List for the nation’s best center and the Naismith National Player of the Year Watch List.

The Lady Bulldogs are off the rest of this week to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Georgia returns home to host No. 21-ranked LSU on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET.

UGA Women’s Basketball: No. 13 Georgia Closes Non-Conference Slate

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
  • #13 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (10-1) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (6-6)
  • Tuesday, Dec. 21 | noon ET
  • Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
  • Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler) 960 AM The Ref, WXKT 103.7 FM | Affiliates
  • TV: none
  • Video Stream: SEC Network + (Matt Stewart and Christy Thomaskutty)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • History: UGA 4-0 (Full History)
  • Last Meeting: W, 77-61 (11/10/1991)
Opening Tip

 

  • Georgia is back at Stegeman Coliseum for its final non-conference game of the year. The Lady Bulldogs host South Alabama at noon ET on SEC Network +. Jeff Dantzler will call the action on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
  • The Lady Bulldogs defeated St. Francis, 82-45, on Sunday. It marked the sixth time this season Georgia has held an opponent below 50 points.
  • This is the fifth all-time meeting between these programs. Georgia owns a 4-0 lead in the series, with the last contest coming in 1991 — a 77-61 Georgia victory.
  • The Lady Bulldogs moved up four spots to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press top-25. The USAToday/WBCA Coaches Poll will be released on Tuesday.
  • Georgia has two wins against teams ranked in the top-12 of the latest NET rankings (No. 3 NC State and No. 12 Notre Dame).
  • The Lady Bulldogs’ 82-80 overtime victory against NC State last Thursday marked Georgia’s first true road win against a top-2 team in program history.
  • It was, however, Georgia’s second victory against a top-2 team in the last year. The Lady Bulldogs also defeated No. 2 Texas A&M this past March in the SEC tournament semifinals.
  • Steady Staiti has scored in double figures in three-straight games and for the 41st time in 48 games. Staiti proved once again why she is one of the best centers in the country, recording a double-double of 21 points and 11 boards against Preseason ACC Player of the Year and 2021 All-American Elissa Cunane of NC State.
  • Staiti was named the ESPN National Player of the Week for her efforts in the last two games. In addition to her performance against NC State, she went 7-of-8 from the field and scored 16 points against St. Francis.
  • As a team, Georgia leads the SEC in 3-point field-goal percentage defense and is top-5 in scoring defense (51.5 ppg), blocks (7.0 per game), field-goal percentage defense (34 percent) and turnovers forced (19.9 per game).
  • Georgia dished out 28 assists on 34 made field goals against St. Francis. The Lady Bulldogs lead the SEC in total assists (192) and are second in assists per game (17.5).
On A Roll

Georgia has now won 18 of its last 22 games dating back to last season. During the stretch going back to Feb. 4, 2021, Georgia has defeated five ranked teams, including No. 2 ranked Texas A&M and second-ranked NC State.

Barker’s Bomb Shocks NC State

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Richardson Leads No. 14 Georgia Over Saint Francis, 82-45

45
Saint Francis (PA) 0-10,0-0 NEC
82
 Georgia 10-1,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) 16 14 6 9 45
Georgia 22 25 17 18 82

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats SF-PA UGa
FG% .385 .531
3FG% .167 .533
FT% .600 .600
RB 32 33
TO 21 8
STL 3 9

ATHENS, Ga. — Double-digit efforts from Jenna Staiti and Reigan Richardson and a stout defensive effort helped the No. 14-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team to dominant win over Saint Francis this afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum, 82-45.

Staiti and Richardson led all scorers this afternoon with 16 and 13, respectively. Georgia shot 53 percent from the field and totaled 28 assists on 34 made field goals.

The Lady Bulldogs improve to 10-1 this season and are now 2-0 all-time versus Saint Francis.

“We have to continue to move our feet and do things we are supposed to do,” shared head coach Joni Taylor. “It’s an effort thing. Rebounding on both ends of the basketball is an effort thing. If you look at us at NC State, I thought we went and got offensive rebounds and kept them from getting to the board as much as we could. And then you look at today, and it’s not the same. That’s my conversation with them all the time – how consistent can we be?”

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UGA Women’s Basketball: No. 14 Georgia Knocks Off No. 2 NC State in a Thriller

82
 Georgia 9-1,0-0 SEC
80
NC State 10-2,1-0 ACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Georgia 20 20 11 24 7 82
NC State 20 8 24 23 5 80

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats UGa NCSU
FG% .456 .485
3FG% .444 .389
FT% .667 .600
RB 40 38
TO 20 16
STL 7 11

RALEIGH, NC. — Behind a double-double from Jenna Staiti and 20 points from Que Morrison, the Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team upset second-ranked NC State in an 82-80 overtime thriller Thursday night at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.

The 14th-ranked Lady Bulldogs improve to 9-1 with the win, while the Wolfpack fall to 10-2, their 10-game winning streak coming to an end. There were 13 ties and 11 lead changes in this instant classic which had a March Madness feel on Tobacco Road.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Game Notes – Unbeatens Georgia and Notre Dame Duel in Daytona

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
  • #21 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (4-0) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0)
  • Friday, Nov. 26 | 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. | The Ocean Center
  • Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Kaleb Frady) WXKT 103.7 FM and 960 AM The Ref | Affiliates
  • TV: None
  • Video Stream: FloHoops.com (Corey Brooks and Jennifer George)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • History: UGA leads, 2-1 (Full History)
  • Last Meeting: L, 75-73 (11/24/2000)

 

Opening Tip

 

  • Georgia hits the road for the first time this season with a trip to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the 2021 Daytona Beach Invitational. The 4-0 Lady Bulldogs meet Notre Dame and Marquette — two teams with a combined 8-1 record this year.
  • This week’s games will be carried via a subscription-based livestream on FloHoops.com. Kaleb Frady will handle play-by-play duties on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
  • Friday’s contest against Notre Dame is just the fourth all-time matchup and the first in 21 years between the Lady Bulldogs and Fighting Irish. Georgia owns a 2-1 lead in the series, with the only loss coming in a 75-73 defeat at the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge in Madison, Wisc., on Nov. 24, 2000. Georgia legends Kelly and Coco Miller combined for 29 points in the loss.
  • The Lady Bulldogs are 4-0 for the second-straight season and for the third time overall under head coach Joni Taylor. Georgia has won 12 of its last 15 games, with the only losses coming to Kentucky, South Carolina and Oregon.
  • Georgia’s defense has been stifling this season. The Lady Bulldogs lead the SEC in scoring defense at 45.3 ppg and field-goal percentage defense at 26.2 percent.
  • The Lady Bulldogs set a new school record with 18 blocks in the win against Alabama State. That total broke a 34-year old record from 1987, when Georgia had 16 against Mercer. The Lady Bulldogs’ 18 swats are tied for the second-most in a game in SEC history.
  • Freshman guard Reigan Richardson is coming off the best game of her career. She scored 16 points, with 11 of those coming in the second half, against Alabama State.
  • Sophomore forward Javyn Nicholson already has a pair of double-doubles this year after posting two double-doubles in the previous two years combined. Nicholson is averaging 11.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
Series History

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Richardson, Nicholson Shine in Georgia’s 73-43 Win

43
Alabama St. 0-4,0-0 SWAC
73
 Georgia 4-0,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Alabama St. 9 9 15 10 43
Georgia 19 19 23 12 73

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats ALST UGa
FG% .246 .413
3FG% .188 .250
FT% .667 .750
RB 38 50
TO 25 23
STL 8 11

ATHENS, Ga. — Freshman guard Reigan Richardson scored a season high 16 points and Javyn Nicholson posted her second double-double of the year to lead the No. 19-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team past Alabama State, 73-43, Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: WBB Game Notes – Georgia Hosts In-State Bears

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
  • #19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (2-0) vs. Mercer Bears (2-1)
  • Thursday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
  • Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler) WGAU 98.7 FM and AM1340 | Affiliates
  • TV: SEC Network + (Matt Stewart and Christy Thomaskutty)
  • Video Stream: SECN+
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • History: UGA leads, 27-12 (Full History)
  • Last Meeting: W, 83-64 (11/25/2020)

 

Game Promotions

 

  • Recognition of international student-athletes during the game
  • Halftime – Scoot and Shoot promotion and BMW RC Race
Opening Tip

 

  • Georgia welcomes the Mercer Bears to Stegeman Coliseum for a Thursday matchup at 7 p.m. ET. Matt Stewart and Mark Slonaker have the call on SEC Network +, while Jeff Dantzler will voice the action on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
  • The Lady Bulldogs are 2-0 and have won 10 of their last 13 games dating back to last year. It marks the sixth-straight year Georgia has started a season with two consecutive wins.
  • Sophomore guard Sarah Ashlee Barker scored a career-high 19 points to lead Georgia past Furman Monday night. Barker hit 62 percent (8-of-13) from the floor in the win.
  • The Lady Bulldogs committed just nine turnovers on Monday. That is Georgia’s lowest turnover number since committing eight in last year’s SEC tournament win against Kentucky.
  • Freshmen Jillian Hollingshead and Reigan Richardson combined to score 14 points Monday night. Hollingshead has scored 16 points and totaled 10 boards through her first two collegiate games.
  • Graduate center Jenna Staiti blocked five shots during the win against Furman. The SEC’s career active leader in blocks needs just three more swats to move into the top-5 in the Georgia career record book. She currently has 210 blocks over the past five years.
  • Graduate guard Que Morrison has scored in double figures in 14 of her last 15 games.
  • Senior Mikayla Coombs dished out a career-high seven assists on Monday. Coombs is shooting 60 percent from the field through two games this season and is hitting 46 percent of her shots during her time at Georgia. That is a huge improvement from her first two years at UConn, where she hit 27.9 percent of her shots.
  • Mercer head coach Susie Gardner will return to her alma mater on Thursday. Gardner played at Georgia from 1983-86 and was part of the 1983 and 1985 NCAA Final Four teams.
Series History

Georgia has won 25-straight games against Mercer and leads the all-time series, 27-12. The two teams first met in 1974, with the Bears winning the first five matchups in the series. Georgia is 16-5 at home all-time against Mercer and has not lost to the Bears at Stegeman Coliseum since 1979.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Barker’s Career High Leads Georgia Past Furman, 78-41

41
Furman 1-1,0-0 SoCon
78
 Georgia 2-0,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Furman 16 7 11 7 41
Georgia 21 16 24 17 78

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats Furman UGa
FG% .246 .464
3FG% .235 .364
FT% .750 .833
RB 38 46
TO 20 9
STL 5 13

ATHENS, Ga. — Sophomore guard Sarah Ashlee Barker scored a career-high 19 points to lead the No.19-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team past the Furman Paladins 78-41 Monday evening at Stegeman Coliseum.

With the win, Georgia opens the season 2-0 for the sixth consecutive year under head coach Joni Taylor. Following their season-opening victory over Presbyterian, the Paladins fall to 1-1.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Game Notes – #19 Georgia Back Home To Host Furman

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
  • #19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (1-0) vs. Furman Paladins (1-0)
  • Monday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
  • Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler) WXKT103.7 FM or 960 AM The REF | Affiliates
  • TV: SEC Network + (Matt Stewart and Christy Thomaskutty)
  • Video Stream: SECN+
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • History: UGA leads, 17-0 (Full History)
  • Last Meeting: W, 69-43 (12/20/2020)

 

Opening Tip

 

  • Georgia returns home to host Furman this Monday at 7 p.m. ET. The contest will air on SEC Network + with Matt Stewart and Christy Thomaskutty on the call. Jeff Dantzler will handle play-by-play duties on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
  • The Lady Bulldogs downed Gardner-Webb, 97-45, in the season-opener last week. It was the third-largest margin of victory in an opener in program history. The balanced Georgia effort featured 12 players who scored at least a point.
  • Defensively, Georgia held the opponent to 50 or less points for the 40th time during head coach Joni Taylor‘s tenure (almost a fourth of the games played under Taylor). The Lady Bulldogs outscored Gardner-Webb 28-4 in the first quarter of Thursday’s contest.
  • Junior forward Javyn Nicholson posted her third career double-double and first since 2019 with a 13-point, and career-high 12-rebound effort against Gardner-Webb. Senior center Jenna Staiti scored in double figures for the 33rd time in the last 38 games with her 16-point, 11-rebound performance.
  • Staiti is now the career active leader in blocks in the SEC. During her time at Georgia (not including her career at Maryland), she has blocked a league-best 191 shots.
  • Senior guard Que Morrison has continued her offensive streak. She scored 15 points against Gardner-Webb, marking her 13th double-figure scoring game in the last 14 contests.
  • When Georgia meets Furman on Monday, the Lady Bulldogs are looking to go 2-0 to start a season for the sixth-straight year.
  • The Lady Bulldogs have won nine of their last 12 games overall dating back to last season.
  • Each of Georgia’s seniors have already earned their college degrees. Malury Bates (sociology), Mikayla Coombs (sport management), Morrison (communication studies) and Staiti (human development and family science) have all graduated from the University of Georgia.
  • 2021 SEC Coach of the Year Joni Taylor enters her seventh season leading the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball program. Taylor finished as a National Coach of the Year finalist after leading Georgia to the SEC tournament finals for the first time since 2004 and its highest NCAA tournament seeding since 2007 (No. 3 seed).

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Balanced Georgia Beats Gardner-Webb in Opener, 97-45

45
Gardner-Webb 0-2,0-0 Big South
97
 Georgia 1-0,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gardner-Webb 4 12 17 12 45
Georgia 28 18 30 21 97

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats GW UGa
FG% .259 .500
3FG% .000 .250
FT% .714 .696
RB 29 56
TO 26 17
STL 7 14

ATHENS, Ga. — Four double-digit scorers and a stout defensive outing propelled the No. 19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team to a resounding 97-45 season-opening win against Gardner-Webb Thursday evening at Stegeman Coliseum.

The Lady Bulldogs have now won 16-straight season openers and improve to 1-0 on the young season, while Gardner-Webb falls to 0-2.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Beats Georgia Tech in Overtime, 75-69

ATLANTA — Led by 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks from senior center Jenna Staiti, the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team downed the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 75-69, Sunday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.

Staiti’s effort marked the 10th time in 11 games she has scored in double figures. It was also her fourth double-double and her sixth 20-point effort during that span.

Georgia improves to 2-0 this season and 36-7 all time against Georgia Tech. The Lady Bulldogs are now 13-5 in Atlanta against the Yellow Jackets.

The victory also marked Joni Taylor‘s 100th win as head coach at Georgia and the 999th in program history.

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