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Lady Bulldogs Look to Tame Rebels Sunday
February 06, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2016
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ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team looks to build on its current three-game win streak as the Ole Miss Rebels come to town on Sunday for a matchup at Stegeman Coliseum. Tip time is slated for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information throughout the week, follow the Lady Bulldogs on Twitter (@UGA_WBB), Instagram (@uga_wbb) and Facebook (Georgia Women's Basketball).
Head Coach: Joni Taylor
Record at Georgia / Years: 17-6 / 1st season
Overall Record/Years: 17-6 / 1st season
Assistant Coaches: Karen Lange, Robert Mosley, Chelsea Newton
In Athens: Georgia leads, 16-1
In Oxford: Georgia leads, 9-8
Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 6-3
Current Streak: Ole Miss, 1-0
Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 55-52 (1/15/15) Oxford
Caliya Robinson registered a double-double in the contest with 12 points and 10 rebounds, scoring timely buckets throughout the contest to lead the Lady Bulldogs to the victory. The visitors also got strong contributions from Griffin, who finished with 15 points, as well as Shacobia Barbee (14 points), and Marjorie Butler (16 points).
After trailing by four in the early running of the fourth quarter, the Lady Dogs held Mizzou without a field goal from the 7:46 mark in the fourth until only 1:01 remained in the game to wrestle the victory from their SEC foe. Georgia outscored Missouri by a 28-13 mark in the game's final frame.
"What a great win for us tonight," said Georgia head coach Joni Taylor. "Four people in double figures, Caliya Robinson with a double-double. I'm so proud of our kids, Marjorie Butler in particular because she's in the gym all the time. Every day when I come in there, she's in the gym. Sometimes she struggles to shoot the basketball but tonight they played off of her and she was smart about taking her shots and she had really big shots for us. That's just what we talked about coming into this game. This is a great chance to win, get another win on the road against a really good Missouri team."
The record-breaking performance for Georgia is nothing new for the Lady Bulldogs this season. Earlier in the year, UGA held Georgia Southern to just 28 points -- the lowest by any opponent in the NCAA era of Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball.
Construction of the new UGA Indoor Athletic Facility immediately adjacent and attached to Butts-Mehre will begin on 12/22/15 and extend continuously until 1/31/2017.
A portion of East Rutherford Street between Pinecrest Drive and Smith Streets will be closed throughout construction extending from the northeast corner of Foley Field Stadium heading east to the access drive to the Carlton Street Parking Deck.
The access drive will remain open throughout construction and the adjacent sidewalk to the south of East Rutherford will remain open for pedestrian traffic.
Post-game traffic patterns will continue from previous games. Law enforcement personnel will be stationed at additional intersections to assist with moving vehicles following men's basketball games.
Lumpkin Street positions will include intersections at Cedar Street, Rutherford Street and Milledge Avenue.
Positions on College Station Road will include intersections at East Campus Road, River Road/Rec Sports Complex and the Inner Loop On Ramp.
The goal is to move traffic away from the Coliseum as quickly as possible while allowing fans to travel toward their desired location. However, there is always the possibility traffic will need to be re-routed from your accustomed direction to account for significant congestion surrounding campus. Your understanding to these occurrences is appreciated.
All parking decks and lots in the surrounding areas of the Coliseum will be available for free parking. The Carlton Street Parking Deck and the South Campus Parking Deck will again be free for all Coliseum athletic events. The following parking lots are reserved and need a gameday parking permit for entry:
S10 - McPhaul Lot (Men's Basketball)
S12 - Hoke Smith Annex Lot (Men's Basketball)
S16 - Coverdell Center Lot (Men's Basketball)
We appreciate your cooperation during this construction period.
Head Coach Joni Taylor, Marjorie Butler, and Merritt Hempe talk about the team's preparations for the Ole Miss Rebels.
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- Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels
- Records: Georgia 17-6 5-5 SEC, Ole Miss 10-12, 2-7 SEC
- Rankings: Georgia RV, Ole Miss NR
- Tipoff: Sunday, Feb. 7 - 2:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, Ga.
- TV: SECN+ (Matt Stewart (pbp) and Kiesha Brown (analyst) )
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ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team looks to build on its current three-game win streak as the Ole Miss Rebels come to town on Sunday for a matchup at Stegeman Coliseum. Tip time is slated for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information throughout the week, follow the Lady Bulldogs on Twitter (@UGA_WBB), Instagram (@uga_wbb) and Facebook (Georgia Women's Basketball).
Opening Tip - Five Things To Know
- The Lady Bulldogs have been red hot as of late with back-to-back road wins against Vanderbilt and No. 21 Missouri, marking the first time since the 2010-11 season Georgia has won back-to-back SEC road contests in consecutive games.
- The Lady Bulldogs currently sit in a three-way tie for fourth place in the SEC standings with Missouri and Auburn. UGA's RPI has climbed to No. 26, with five wins against teams with an RPI of 30 or higher.
- Freshman Caliya Robinson has been impressive over the last three games, averaging 11.3 points to go along with 6.3 rebounds per contest, while shooting a blistering 60 percent (17-of-28) from the field. On Thursday against Missouri, Robinson recorded her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against the Tigers.
- Georgia has defeated four ranked teams this season. It marks the first time since the 2009-10 campaign (six years) the Lady Bulldogs have defeated four ranked opponents during the regular season.
- Senior guard Shacobia Barbee ranks among SEC active career leaders in assists, rebounds and steals. Barbee's 263 steals leads the league for active players, while her 798 rebounds ranks second and her 343 assists ranks third.
Probable Starters
| GEORGIA BULLDOGS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown | PPG | RPG | OTHER | |
| 24 | Marjorie Butler | 5-8 | Sr. | Knoxville, Tenn. | 5.3 | 3.0 | 79 assists | |
| 3 | Tiaria Griffin | 5-7 | Sr. | Monticello, Miss. | 14.1 | 3.5 | 75% FT | |
| 20 | Shacobia Barbee | 5-10 | Sr. | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | 12.7 | 9.0 | 52 steals | |
| 23 | Halle Washington | 6-2 | Jr. | Bossier City, La. | 4.1 | 2.2 | 9 blocks | |
| 13 | Merritt Hempe | 6-3 | Sr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | 9.6 | 6.5 | 18 blocks | |
Head Coach: Joni Taylor
Record at Georgia / Years: 17-6 / 1st season
Overall Record/Years: 17-6 / 1st season
Assistant Coaches: Karen Lange, Robert Mosley, Chelsea Newton
A Georgia Win Would …
- Be Georgia's fourth-straight win this season, which would be its longest SEC win streak since the 2012-13 season when the Lady Bulldogs defeated Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and Auburn from Jan. 27-Feb. 7.
- Give UGA its sixth SEC win of the year, matching last season's SEC win total.
- Give the Lady Bulldogs their sixth win in the last seven meetings with Ole Miss.
- Improve Georgia's record to 6-4 in Sunday games this season, with all four losses coming in SEC play.
Series Information
Overall: Georgia leads, 31-12In Athens: Georgia leads, 16-1
In Oxford: Georgia leads, 9-8
Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 6-3
Current Streak: Ole Miss, 1-0
Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 55-52 (1/15/15) Oxford
Scouting Ole Miss
Ole Miss enters Sunday's game with a 10-12 record and has lost three-straight games this season. The Rebels are led by Shandricka Sessom, who leads the team in scoring and rebounding. With her 15 points against Alabama, Sessom has posted six straight games in double figures and has tallied double digits in 20 of Ole Miss 22 games this season. Sessom is averaging 16.4 points per game, which ranks her as the No. 6 scorer in the SEC.Last Time Out
Behind a 17-2 fourth-quarter run that was sparked by nine points from Tiaria Griffin, the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team pulled the upset over No. 21 Missouri by a 65-50 tally on Thursday night at Mizzou Arena.Caliya Robinson registered a double-double in the contest with 12 points and 10 rebounds, scoring timely buckets throughout the contest to lead the Lady Bulldogs to the victory. The visitors also got strong contributions from Griffin, who finished with 15 points, as well as Shacobia Barbee (14 points), and Marjorie Butler (16 points).
After trailing by four in the early running of the fourth quarter, the Lady Dogs held Mizzou without a field goal from the 7:46 mark in the fourth until only 1:01 remained in the game to wrestle the victory from their SEC foe. Georgia outscored Missouri by a 28-13 mark in the game's final frame.
"What a great win for us tonight," said Georgia head coach Joni Taylor. "Four people in double figures, Caliya Robinson with a double-double. I'm so proud of our kids, Marjorie Butler in particular because she's in the gym all the time. Every day when I come in there, she's in the gym. Sometimes she struggles to shoot the basketball but tonight they played off of her and she was smart about taking her shots and she had really big shots for us. That's just what we talked about coming into this game. This is a great chance to win, get another win on the road against a really good Missouri team."
Georgia Notebook
Fourth Quarter Rally Lifts Georgia To Road Win
The Lady Bulldogs found themselves down by four — 43-39 — with just under eight minutes to go against Missouri on Thursday. before outscoring the No. 21-ranked Tigers 22-4 over the next seven minutes. Tiaria Griffin provided the spark with back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a basket by freshman Caliya Robinson. Griffin went 3-for-4 from 3-point range and finished with 11 fourth quarter points in Thursday's victory.10-year Streak Ends — Lady Bulldogs Get W In Nashville
Georgia used a 16-0 run in the first quarter and 14 points from freshman Caliya Robinson to down Vanderbilt last Sunday in Nashville. The victory against the Commodores represented UGA's first win at Memorial Gymnasium since 2006.UGA Uses Record-Breaking Performance To Down Auburn
Georgia clamped down on the defensive end to hold Auburn to its lowest point output of the season and the lowest point total by any of UGA's SEC opponents in school history. The Lady Bulldogs held the Tigers to just 15 points over the final three quarters and held AU scoreless for just over eight minutes in the third period.The record-breaking performance for Georgia is nothing new for the Lady Bulldogs this season. Earlier in the year, UGA held Georgia Southern to just 28 points -- the lowest by any opponent in the NCAA era of Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball.
Griffin Moving Up Career 3-Point Chart
UGA senior guard Tiaria Griffin has moved up to No. 4 on Georgia's all-time career made 3-point field goals chart with 199 treys in her career at Georgia. In third place is Khaalidah Miller (218 made 3-point baskets), who played for the Lady Bulldogs from 2010-14.Barbee An All-Around Player
Georgia senior guard Shacobia Barbee, who averages nearly a double-double with 12.7 ppg and 9.0 rebounds per contest, ranks in the top-5 of SEC players in several statistical categories this season, including rebounds, steals and assists. She is also the league leader in assist-to-turnover ratio with 100 assists and just 43 turnovers.Butler An Academic All-America Nominee
Georgia senior guard Marjorie Butler has been nominated for the 2015-16 CoSIDA Academic All-America team for her efforts in the classroom. Butler, who has been accepted to medical school at the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Florida and UAB, among other schools, already has a degree in exercise science and will graduate with a second degree in biology this May.Four Ranked Wins For The Lady Bulldogs
Georgia has won four games over ranked opponents during the regular season for the first time since 2009-10. Three of those victories have come against SEC foes -- then-No. 10 Mississippi State, then-No. 20 Florida and No. 21 Missouri. All three contests in SEC play were strong defensive efforts by the Lady Bulldogs, as Georgia held each team to its respective season low in scoring and a sub-40 shooting percentage.UGA One Of Top Defenses Nationally
The Lady Bulldogs have held 21 of 23 opponents at 40 percent or lower shooting this season and have held seven teams to their season lows in scoring. Georgia is holding teams to just 52.0 points per game this season. The school record for lowest points per game average given up by a Georgia team is 53.9 ppg, which was set by the 2012-13 NCAA Elite Eight team.Strong Start One For The Records
The 12-1 start for Georgia head coach Joni Taylor ties for the third-best start by an SEC coach in his or her first season at a school since women's basketball became an NCAA sport. Pokey Chatman (13-0, LSU in 2004-05) and Tom Collen (13-0, Arkansas in 2007-08) are the only two to have better starts through their first 13 games.FOLLOW THE LADY BULLDOGS
For more information on the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, follow the team on Twitter (@UGA_WBB), Instagram (@uga_wbb), Facebook (Facebook.com/UGAWomensBasketball) and Snapchat (@uga_wbb).Indoor Athletic Facility - Construction Activities 12/22/15 - 1/31/17
Due to the IAF construction, the Rutherford Street sidewalk will be closed Feb. 1-8. See map for alternate route.Construction of the new UGA Indoor Athletic Facility immediately adjacent and attached to Butts-Mehre will begin on 12/22/15 and extend continuously until 1/31/2017.
A portion of East Rutherford Street between Pinecrest Drive and Smith Streets will be closed throughout construction extending from the northeast corner of Foley Field Stadium heading east to the access drive to the Carlton Street Parking Deck.
The access drive will remain open throughout construction and the adjacent sidewalk to the south of East Rutherford will remain open for pedestrian traffic.
Post-game traffic patterns will continue from previous games. Law enforcement personnel will be stationed at additional intersections to assist with moving vehicles following men's basketball games.
Lumpkin Street positions will include intersections at Cedar Street, Rutherford Street and Milledge Avenue.
Positions on College Station Road will include intersections at East Campus Road, River Road/Rec Sports Complex and the Inner Loop On Ramp.
The goal is to move traffic away from the Coliseum as quickly as possible while allowing fans to travel toward their desired location. However, there is always the possibility traffic will need to be re-routed from your accustomed direction to account for significant congestion surrounding campus. Your understanding to these occurrences is appreciated.
All parking decks and lots in the surrounding areas of the Coliseum will be available for free parking. The Carlton Street Parking Deck and the South Campus Parking Deck will again be free for all Coliseum athletic events. The following parking lots are reserved and need a gameday parking permit for entry:
S10 - McPhaul Lot (Men's Basketball)
S12 - Hoke Smith Annex Lot (Men's Basketball)
S16 - Coverdell Center Lot (Men's Basketball)
We appreciate your cooperation during this construction period.
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