University of Georgia Athletics
University of Georgia
2-0
Winthrop
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTHROP | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| Georgia | 24 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 85 |
Balanced Lady Bulldogs Run Past Winthrop, 85-39
November 11, 2018 | Women's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Lady Bulldogs had six players score in double figures to defeat Winthrop 85-39 on Sunday in Stegeman Coliseum.
Freshman guard Kaila Hubbard led all scorers in the game with 15 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first period with Georgia up 24-6.
"I give 110 percent in practice, and I feel that what you guys see in the game is what I put in at practice," Hubbard said. "The game is supposed to be like practice, so I've got to just replicate."
Taja Cole finished just shy of a triple double with 14 points, a career-high 11 assists and seven rebounds. Cole, a redshirt junior, is the first Lady Bulldog to record 10 or more assists in a game since Shacobia Barbee's 10 dimes in the 2015 opener against Stetson.
Jenna Staiti finished perfect from the field for the second-straight game. After knocking down all four of her field goal attempts against St. Bonaventure on Friday, Staiti went 5-for-5 from the field against Winthrop to boost her perfect record from the field to 9–for-9 on the season.
Georgia's lone senior Caliya Robinson finished the game with 13 points. Guards Gabby Connally, a sophomore, and freshman Caitlin Hose finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Bates put up an impressive first-half showing, tallying four blocks and four rebounds to contribute to her game total of six rebounds and career-high five blocks.
Next up, the Lady Bulldogs head to Los Angeles to take on UCLA on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m.
Georgia Players
#0 Taja Cole | R-Jr. | Guard
On her goals for this season…
"One of my goals is definitely to be nominated for the [Nancy Lieberman] award (for top point guard). I'm on the watch list right now, but I just think that I want to put my teammates in the best position possible for us to be successful. I want to be a huge threat for this team. I just want to dominate every game, and I think if I do that we're going to go very, very far."
On how head coach Joni Taylor has challenged her…
"She just challenges me to push myself even more. We do 11-second sprints and she knows that I can easily be the first one back on the line, but she wants me to make it in 9 seconds because I can. She just tries to push me hard and to get me to be at that level every day."
#12 Kaila Hubbard | Fr. | Guard
On whether she was surprised by her first double-digit scoring performance…
"No, I'm not really surprised. I give 110 percent in practice and I feel that what you guys see out in the guys is what I put in at practice. The game is supposed to be like practice, so got to just replicate."
On confidence going against UCLA and Maryland with the first two wins…
"I think that (our first two wins) gives us a lot of confidence. We want to get to the point where everybody is a well-oiled machine and these first two games, even though we had turnovers and even though some things weren't going our way, we found a way to persevere and still put together a nice game. Basically, what we're going to focus on with the next two days of practice is making sure we execute to the best of our ability, make smart plays, make smart passes and really just make sure we're together."
