University of Georgia Athletics
Lady Bulldogs Drop 77-64 Decision To Arkansas
February 08, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Athens, Ga. --- Arkansas used an 8-2 run midway through the second half to gain a lead it would not relinquish en route to a 77-64 upset over Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
Twice Georgia pulled within three points in the final minutes but failed to record a defensive stop.
"We had no sense of urgency," Andy Landers said. "At some point you have to make plays, and that is what Arkansas did late in the game."
The Razorbacks captured just their second SEC win in nine tries to improve to 13-11 overall and 2-7 in league play, while Georgia fell to 15-9 overall and 5-4 in the SEC.
Ashley Houts scored 18 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs, 16 of those coming in the first half. Porsha Phillips and Angela Puleo added 13 points and Christy Marshall chipped in 12 for Georgia.
Charity Ford notched a game-high 22 points off the bench to lead the Razorbacks, the large portion of the 40-5 margin Arkansas secured in bench points.
Georgia will return to action next Sunday when they face Vanderbilt in Nashville at 1:00 p.m. That contest will be televised on ESPN2 as part of "February Frenzy."
The Lady Bulldogs' next home game will be on Thursday, Feb. 19 against LSU at 7:00 p.m.
Georgia Basketball Post-Game Notes & Quotes
Georgia vs. Arkansas
Sunday, February 8, 2009 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Ga.
Post-Game Notes
Arkansas wins for only the second time ever in Athens. Arkansas’ other win in Athens was an 80-71 victory in the 1990 NCAA Tournament prior to the Razorbacks joining the SEC.
Georgia now leads the series 21-4 overall and 9-2 in Athens.
Ashley Houts recorded six assists to join Georgia’s top-10 career leaders. Houts now has 401 assists in a Georgia uniform. She moved past Coco Miller (396) and Sherill Baker (399). She is 20 assists away from the No. 8 tally of Saudia Roundtree.
Houts now has 999 points at Georgia, one shy of becoming the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Lady Bulldog annals.
Georgia loses at home when leading at the half for the first time this season. Previously, the Lady Bulldogs were 8-0 when leading at intermission at Stegeman Coliseum.
Overall, Georgia is now 13-2 this season when leading at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs also lost to Virginia after leading 28-26 at halftime.
Georgia is now 1-6 this season when being outrebounded and 14-3 in games when it wins the battle of the boards.
Double Digits
Ashley Houts (18 points), Porsha Phillips (13), Angela Puleo (13) and Christy Marshall (12) all scored in double figures.
For Phillips, it was her team-high 16th double-digit outing this season and 21st of her career.
For Houts. it was her 15th double-digit outing this season and 49th of her career.
For Marshall, it was her 10th double-digit outing this season and 31st of her career.
For Puleo, it was her eighth double-digit outing this season and the 16th of her career.
Keeping an eye on...
Ashley Houts is 20 assists shy of No. 8 Saudia Roundtree among UGA’s career leaders.
Ahsley Houts is three steals shy of No. 7 Carla Green among UGA’s career leaders.
Angel Robinson is 29 blocks from No. 7 Tammye Jenkins among UGA’s career leaders.
Georgia Head Coach Andy Landers
“We guarded people the last 10 minutes the way we guarded them the first 30. We had no sense of urgency. At some point you have to make plays, that is what Arkansas did late in the game. It’s not about X’s and O’s, it is about heart. You’ve got to be excited about being in a situation, what ever that situation may be.”
“We didn’t deflect enough balls on pass receptions. The shot clock never went off. We didn’t make them dribble off their foot or force them to do anything they did not want to do. I constantly reevaluate the things that I can change. We got a lot of good shots tonight. We hit some of them, and we missed some of them. That is not the issue. The issue is that we never stopped them.”
Arkansas Head Coach Tom Collen
“This was a hard-fought win...certainly the hardest fought win we’ve had all year. I’m very proud of our girls. We played hard physically, mentally and in front of a big crowd. It is an unbelievable feeling. I think it shows the girls they can play anybody in the league if they put their mind to it.”
“In the second half we really played hard on Houts. I think we wore her down, and that was big. She had a great first half, but we put so much pressure on her in the second half that it wore her out. Robinson fouling out was big, too. We did a great job on defense, and when Robinson is on the bench it changes the game dramatically.”
“McCray had a great game. She didn’t really do much in the first half and had some unfortunate traveling calls, but in the second they had no answer for her, especially when Robinson fouled out.”
“Normally I wear a sweater vest to games, but I forgot to pack my vest. So I had to borrow this tie from my trainer. I’d say I’m pretty superstitious, so we might be wearing shirts and ties for the rest of the season.”
Twice Georgia pulled within three points in the final minutes but failed to record a defensive stop.
"We had no sense of urgency," Andy Landers said. "At some point you have to make plays, and that is what Arkansas did late in the game."
The Razorbacks captured just their second SEC win in nine tries to improve to 13-11 overall and 2-7 in league play, while Georgia fell to 15-9 overall and 5-4 in the SEC.
Ashley Houts scored 18 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs, 16 of those coming in the first half. Porsha Phillips and Angela Puleo added 13 points and Christy Marshall chipped in 12 for Georgia.
Charity Ford notched a game-high 22 points off the bench to lead the Razorbacks, the large portion of the 40-5 margin Arkansas secured in bench points.
Georgia will return to action next Sunday when they face Vanderbilt in Nashville at 1:00 p.m. That contest will be televised on ESPN2 as part of "February Frenzy."
The Lady Bulldogs' next home game will be on Thursday, Feb. 19 against LSU at 7:00 p.m.
Georgia Basketball Post-Game Notes & Quotes
Georgia vs. Arkansas
Sunday, February 8, 2009 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Ga.
Post-Game Notes
Arkansas wins for only the second time ever in Athens. Arkansas’ other win in Athens was an 80-71 victory in the 1990 NCAA Tournament prior to the Razorbacks joining the SEC.
Georgia now leads the series 21-4 overall and 9-2 in Athens.
Ashley Houts recorded six assists to join Georgia’s top-10 career leaders. Houts now has 401 assists in a Georgia uniform. She moved past Coco Miller (396) and Sherill Baker (399). She is 20 assists away from the No. 8 tally of Saudia Roundtree.
Houts now has 999 points at Georgia, one shy of becoming the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Lady Bulldog annals.
Georgia loses at home when leading at the half for the first time this season. Previously, the Lady Bulldogs were 8-0 when leading at intermission at Stegeman Coliseum.
Overall, Georgia is now 13-2 this season when leading at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs also lost to Virginia after leading 28-26 at halftime.
Georgia is now 1-6 this season when being outrebounded and 14-3 in games when it wins the battle of the boards.
Double Digits
Ashley Houts (18 points), Porsha Phillips (13), Angela Puleo (13) and Christy Marshall (12) all scored in double figures.
For Phillips, it was her team-high 16th double-digit outing this season and 21st of her career.
For Houts. it was her 15th double-digit outing this season and 49th of her career.
For Marshall, it was her 10th double-digit outing this season and 31st of her career.
For Puleo, it was her eighth double-digit outing this season and the 16th of her career.
Keeping an eye on...
Ashley Houts is 20 assists shy of No. 8 Saudia Roundtree among UGA’s career leaders.
Ahsley Houts is three steals shy of No. 7 Carla Green among UGA’s career leaders.
Angel Robinson is 29 blocks from No. 7 Tammye Jenkins among UGA’s career leaders.
Georgia Head Coach Andy Landers
“We guarded people the last 10 minutes the way we guarded them the first 30. We had no sense of urgency. At some point you have to make plays, that is what Arkansas did late in the game. It’s not about X’s and O’s, it is about heart. You’ve got to be excited about being in a situation, what ever that situation may be.”
“We didn’t deflect enough balls on pass receptions. The shot clock never went off. We didn’t make them dribble off their foot or force them to do anything they did not want to do. I constantly reevaluate the things that I can change. We got a lot of good shots tonight. We hit some of them, and we missed some of them. That is not the issue. The issue is that we never stopped them.”
Arkansas Head Coach Tom Collen
“This was a hard-fought win...certainly the hardest fought win we’ve had all year. I’m very proud of our girls. We played hard physically, mentally and in front of a big crowd. It is an unbelievable feeling. I think it shows the girls they can play anybody in the league if they put their mind to it.”
“In the second half we really played hard on Houts. I think we wore her down, and that was big. She had a great first half, but we put so much pressure on her in the second half that it wore her out. Robinson fouling out was big, too. We did a great job on defense, and when Robinson is on the bench it changes the game dramatically.”
“McCray had a great game. She didn’t really do much in the first half and had some unfortunate traveling calls, but in the second they had no answer for her, especially when Robinson fouled out.”
“Normally I wear a sweater vest to games, but I forgot to pack my vest. So I had to borrow this tie from my trainer. I’d say I’m pretty superstitious, so we might be wearing shirts and ties for the rest of the season.”
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