University of Georgia
7-3
Cincinnati
6-4
Georgia Tops Cincy, Improves to 7-3
December 15, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Hunkerdown Productions brings you the following highlights of the win over Cincy.
Final Stats
| Cincy | TEAM | Georgia |
| 48 | SCORE | 51 |
| 31.3% | FG% | 35.1% |
| 33.3% | 3FG% | 25.0% |
| 61.9% | FT% | 72.7% |
| 38 | REB | 35 |
| 8 | ASST | 14 |
| 22 | TO | 18 |
| 1 | BLK | 5 |
| 18 | FLS | 20 |
CINCINNATI -- Three players scored in double figures, including a career-high 11 from Simone Costa and a team-best 14 from Pachis Roberts, to lead the Georgia Lady Bulldogs to a 51-48 road win at Cincinnati Thursday afternoon.
Thursday's victory at Fifth Third Arena marks Georgia's first road triumph of the season and improves the Lady Bulldogs' record to 7-3 this season. The Bearcats fall to 6-4 overall.
In addition to strong showings from Costa and Roberts, sophomore forward Caliya Robinson recorded her 13th-straight double-figure scoring game with her 10 points and six rebounds.
"I give all the credit to Cincinnati," head coach Joni Taylor said. "In the first half we were reaching, not boxing out and were not aggressive. We were, in some ways, a soft team in the first 20 minutes, but I credit our team for coming back in the second half and picking up a really good win on the road."
The Bearcats came out cold from the floor and did not hit a field goal until the 4:44 mark of the first quarter, as Georgia built a 7-1 advantage. Cincinnati then heated up and claimed its first lead of the game late in the opening period off a pair of free-throws from Shanice Johnson, who gave her team a slim 16-14 lead.
Costa struck first in the second quarter, knocking in a 3-pointer on Georgia's opening possession -- the first of her eight points in the frame. Costa's eight made up only 12 second-quarter points scored by the Lady Bulldogs as the two teams went to the locker room tied at 26-26.
The first half featured four ties and five lead changes, with Georgia holding the lead for a little over 10 minutes.
Robinson and Mackenzie Engram hit back-to-back baskets to put a little space between the two teams, jumpstarting an 8-0 run by the Lady Bulldogs to begin the second half. Robinson picked up her third foul with 5:50 on the clock, but Georgia stayed ahead of the Bearcats thanks to a balanced effort.
Costa continued her torrid pace from the opening half on her way to a career-high point total, while Roberts finished with a career-best six steals and her eighth double figure scoring game of the season. Still, the Bearcats hung tough with a 4-0 run to stay close early in the final period.
Cincinnati clawed to as close as one -- 49-48 -- late in the game with the Lady Bulldogs in foul trouble. Junior guard Haley Clark knocked in two free-throws with just under a minute remaining to seal the game.
Georgia now returns to Stegeman Coliseum on Monday to face Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia at 7 p.m. ET. That contest will air nationally on the SEC Network.
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