Thursday, January 11

Athens, Ga.

7:00 PM

University of Georgia

Arkansas

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Georgia Back At Stegeman Coliseum To Host Arkansas

January 10, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Georgia Lady Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-6, 1-2 SEC)
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 // 7 p.m. ET
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Network by IMG // Jeff Dantzler (play-by-play) In Athens: 960 AM and 103.7 FM
Video: SEC Network + (Matt Stewart - play-by-play, Angel Gray - analyst)

Complete Game Notes (PDF)

Probable Starters

Pos	No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Joni Taylor
51-27 (3rd year) at UGA
51-27 (3rd year) overall
G	0	Taja Cole	7.8	2.6
5-7; RS-So.; TR; Richmond, Va./Louisville
G	12	Haley Clark	4.3	2.4
5-9; Sr.; 3L; Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS
G	23	Que Morrison	8.9	4.8
5-7; Fr.; HS; Riverdale, Ga./McEachern HS
F	33	Mackenzie Engram	11.9	6.3
6-2; Sr.; 3L; Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove HS
F	4	Caliya Robinson	12.3	6.9
6-3; Jr.; 2L; Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS

Pos	No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Arkansas Razorbacks
Coach: Mike Neighbors
10-6 (1st year at Arkansas)
10-6 (1st year overall
G	03	Malica Monk	16.6	3.6
5-5; Jr.; North Little Rock, Ark.
G	14	Jailyn Mason	10.0	4.2
5-9; So.; Mason, Ohio
G	21	Devin Cosper	16.7	7.2
5-10; Gr.; Coffeyville, Kan.
F	10	Kiara Williams	7.8	7.8
6-1; So.; Little Rock, Ark.
F	22	Bailey Zimmerman	2.4	2.8
6-0; Jr.; St. Vincent, Ark.

TEAM COMPARISON

GEORGIA		ARKANSAS
72.2	Scoring	70.9
44.7%	FG%	37.8%
35.4%	3FG%	30.0%
41.4	Rebounds	41.6
17.3	Assists	12.1
6.4	Blocks	4.5
8.9	Steals	7.6
56.8	Scoring Def.	69.4
34.8%	FG% Def.	39.8%
33.5%	3FG% Def.	32.0%
+6.3	Reb. Margin	-1.2
+2.9	T/O Margin	+2.4
1.1	Ast-T/O Ratio	1.0

Game Promotions

Halftime Entertainment - Classic City Majorettes

Opening Tip - Notes To Know Heading Into The Game

Georgia is back at home for the first time since New Year's Eve as the Lady Bulldogs host the Arkansas Razorbacks at 7 p.m. ET Thursday on SEC Network +.
The Lady Bulldogs come home to Athens after winning back-to-back games on the road last week. Georgia held both Vanderbilt (52 points) and Kentucky (42 points) to season-low point totals to improve to 6-0 on the road for the first time since 1999.
Georgia has won nine of the last 10 meetings against Arkansas and has only lost to the Razorbacks twice -- in 1990 and 2009 -- at home in school history. The Lady Bulldogs own a 31-5 lead in the all-time series.
Que Morrison was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday after sealing Georgia's win at Kentucky. The Lady Bulldog rookie from Riverdale, Ga., led all scorers with 14 points for the game, including seven made free-throws in the fourth quarter. The win was Georgia's first at Kentucky since 2013.
Caliya Robinson is Georgia's leading scorer (12.3 ppg) and rebounder (6.9 rpg) this season. Robinson has scored in double figures in five-straight games and currently leads the SEC in blocked shots with 51 total (3.2 per game) this season.
Head coach Joni Taylor picked up the 50th win of her career last Thursday against Vanderbilt. Taylor owns a 51-27 record (.654) since being named head coach in 2015.
Georgia is one of the most unselfish teams in the SEC. The Lady Bulldogs ranks fourth in both assists per game (17.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1). Taja Cole is fourth in the league with 76 dimes and has recorded three or more assists in 14 of 16 contests this season.

Series Information

Overall: Georgia leads, 31-5
In Athens: Georgia leads, 15-2
In Fayetteville: Georgia leads, 13-3
Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 3-0
Current Streak: Georgia has won nine of last 10
Last Meeting: Georgia 69, Arkansas 66 (2/2/17)
Largest Margin of Victory: Georgia 87, Arkansas 54 (2/24/96)
Largest Defeat: Arkansas 66, Georgia 45 (2/24/02)

Last Time Out

The Lady Bulldogs used a strong defensive effort to take down Kentucky, 56-42, Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.

The veteran frontcourt duo of Mackenzie Engram and Caliya Robinson each recorded double-doubles and both scored 12 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Robinson blocked six shots and Engram blocked five as Georgia finished with a season-high 13 blocks as a team.

Georgia held Kentucky to a season-low 42 points, including just a 20-percent clip from the field in the final 20 minutes.

"This is a good win for our team today," head coach Joni Taylor said. "We felt like the non-conference schedule really prepared us well to go on the road in league play, and it is no easy task to win back-to-back conference games on the road. Give Kentucky credit - they were really prepared, they got after us and I am pleased to get out of here with a win."

Newcomers Making A Difference

Three of Georgia's top six scorers this season are in their first years in Athens. Que Morrison (8.9), Taja Cole (7.8) and Gabby Connally (6.8) rank third, fourth and sixth, respectively, among the Lady Bulldogs' scoring leaders. The ninth-ranked recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN.com, has been a welcome addition to this year's roster after Georgia played with just eight scholarship players a season ago.

Quality Wins for Lady Bulldogs

Georgia has six wins against teams that won 20 or more games and made postseason play a year ago, with the Lady Bulldogs' only two losses coming to top-10 squads Texas and Mississippi State. Georgia, which is ranked 34th in the RPI, has quality wins against Virginia, Mercer, BYU, Georgia Tech, Wright State and Kentucky -- all teams that won 20 or more games in 2016-17. During Joni Taylor's tenure, the Lady Bulldogs have recorded six wins against top-25 teams in three seasons.

Strong Non-Conference Performance

Georgia finished with a 12-1 non-conference record for the second time in three years. In all, the Lady Bulldogs own a 33-8 non-conference record under Coach Taylor, a near 80-percent win percentage. This season, Georgia won its non-conference contests by an average margin of 17 points per contest.

Georgia's Offensive Outburst

The Lady Bulldogs pride themselves on defense, but Georgia has also been able to put up alot of points this season. In fact, this year's team has scored 1,155 points through 16 games, an average of 72.2 points per game, which is the most scored by a Georgia squad since 2007-08, when the team scored 1,201 points through the first 16 contests.

Caldwell Joins Connally and Morrison As Freshman Stars

Freshman guards Gabby Connally and Que Morrison got off to strong starts this season, but they are not the only Lady Bulldog rookies who have been impressive. As of late, it has been the play of guard Maya Caldwell, who has scored in double figures in two of the last six games with 20 against Howard (most for a Georgia freshman since 2014) and 15 against North Florida. Caldwell, who scored all 15 of her points in the second half against UNF, is the team's most efficient 3-point shooter, hitting 15-of-28 (53.6 percent) from behind the arc for the year.

Balanced Bulldogs

Georgia's balanced scoring has helped the team to a fast start this season. Through 16 games, eight or more players have scored in 14 contests. The Lady Bulldogs, which played with just eight scholarship players last season, have been aided by newcomers who make up three of Georgia's top six scorers. Que Morrison leads the 2017 freshman class with 8.9 ppg.

Lady Bulldogs' Bench Shines

Georgia's bench play has been impressive this season. The Lady Bulldogs' bench players have outscored their opponents, 436-239, in the first 16 games, an average of 12.3 points per contest. During Georgia's outing against Howard on Dec. 19, the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Bison 54-14 and outmatched North Florida's bench 40-5 on Dec. 28. In the game against Vanderbilt on Jan. 4, Georgia's bench held a 41-15 edge.

Freshmen Combine For Points Barrage

During Georgia's outing against Howard on Dec. 19, Lady Bulldog freshmen combined for 47 total points, led by a new career-high of 20 points from Maya Caldwell and 11 from Malury Bates. You have to go back to 2009 to find the last time a Georgia freshman class combined for that many points in a single game. That year it was Jasmine James (24), Anne-Marie Armstrong (14), Ebony Jones (6) and Jasmine Hassell (5) who combined to score 49 points in a December matchup against Southern Miss.

Robinson Named to Naismith, Katrina McClain Award Watch Lists

Lady Bulldog junior forward Caliya Robinson has received national attention for her efforts on the court. Among the SEC's returning leaders in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, Robinson was named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Watch List, joining 50 of the top players from around the country. Before the season started, she was tabbed a Katrina McClain Award Watch List candidate, placing Robinson's name among the top 20 power forwards from across the country.

A Top-10 Shot Blocker

Robinson has moved into the top-10 of the Lady Bulldogs' career blocked shots leaders. In just 73 games, Robinson has 168 blocks (2.3 per game), which ranks seventh-best in Lady Bulldog history. Perhaps even more impressive is that Robinson has done this in just 73 career games. It took Tasha Humphrey (who is currently in10th place with 119) 126 games, while Anne-Marie Armstrong (in ninth place) recorded 122 blocks in 133 contests.

Freshmen Step Up At Crucial Time

In the final 10 seconds of the game at Virginia it was two freshmen guards that stepped to the line and sealed the game for the Lady Bulldogs. Gabby Connally was fouled with just nine seconds remaining and sunk two-straight to put her team up 62-58. After the Cavaliers hit a long 3-pointer on the next possession, Que Morrison knocked in two-straight free-throws to give her team a 64-61 lead with five seconds remaining.

Georgia boasts Top Women's Hoops Program

The Lady Bulldogs have boasted one of the top women's basketball programs in the nation over the last three decades. During head coach Andy Landers' 36-year tenure, Georgia ranked No. 2 nationally in both NCAA Tournament appearances (31) and weeks ranked by the Associated Press (522). Georgia is also one of three DI basketball programs to post a winning record every season since women's athletics became under the auspices of the NCAA with the 1981-82 season. The Lady Bulldogs' 32 NCAA Tournament appearances rank second only behind Tennessee for most in the nation.

Georgia's Clark Already A College Graduate

A three-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Haley Clark graduated in just three years and received her diploma from UGA during graduation ceremonies this past May. Clark received her bachelor's degree in business and finance and is pursuing a master's in financial planning. One of her career goals is to work in corporate finance and help other athletes with financial planning.

Clark, Engram Earn Leadership Awards

Haley Clark and Mackenzie Engram enter their senior seasons as the leaders for the Lady Bulldogs. That leadership ability did not go unnoticed by the UGA Athletic Association this past spring, as both Clark and Engram received awards recognizing their efforts in leadership and sportsmanship. The announcement was made at the annual student-athlete awards banquet in April.

Clark received the UGA Athletics Sportsmanship-Ethics Award, which is given annually to one female and male student-athlete who are selected based upon their displays of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, friendship, caring and citizenship. Engram was chosen for the Clifford Lewis Leadership Award - an honor presented to one female student-athlete who demonstrates a commitment to a group of individuals above personal gain.

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