University of Georgia Athletics
Lady Bulldogs Tabbed Second In SEC By Media
October 25, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 25, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's Lady Bulldogs were predicted to finish second in the Southeastern Conference this season and junior Jasmine James was tabbed first-team preseason All-SEC in balloting of selected national and league media members.
Team predictions were compiled by awarding 12 points for a first-place vote descending to one point for a 12th-place ballot.
Georgia accumulated 228 points and was picked to finish behind Tennessee, which garnered 264 points. Rounding out the league standings were Kentucky (212 points), LSU (189), Vanderbilt (172), Florida (151), Arkansas (142), South Carolina (107), Auburn (94), Alabama (55), Mississippi State (54) and Ole Miss (48).
James, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, assists, assist-to-turnover ratio, steals and minutes played a year ago. She was joined on the first team by A'dia Mathies of Kentucky, LaSondra Barrett of LSU and Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen of Tennessee.
The Lady Bulldogs will unofficially open their 2011-12 season a week from today when they host West Georgia an exhibition game at Stegeman Colisuem on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. No admission will be charged to attend that contest.
Georgia's regular-season opener is slated for Friday, Nov. 11 against TCU. The Lady Bulldogs and Horned Frogs will square off at 6 p.m., with the Georgia men hosting Wofford in the second game of a doubleheader at approximately 8 p.m.
