Sunday, February 25

Athens, Ga.

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No. 19 Georgia Welcomes Florida on Senior Day

February 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

Georgia Lady Bulldog Basketball Game Notes
#19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (23-5, 11-4 SEC) vs. Florida (11-17, 3-12 SEC)
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 // Noon 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
TV: SEC Network (Courtney Lyle - play-by-play; Tamika Catchings - analyst)
Video: SECN+

Complete Game Notes (PDF)

Probable Starters

Pos	No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Joni Taylor
60-30 (3rd year) at UGA
60-30 (3rd year) overall
G	0	Taja Cole	7.8	2.9
5-7; RS-So.; TR; Richmond, Va./Louisville
G	12	Haley Clark	4.1	2.9
5-9; Sr.; 3L; Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS
G	23	Que Morrison	8.6	5.0
5-7; Fr.; HS; Riverdale, Ga./McEachern HS
F	33	Mackenzie Engram	13.0	6.8
6-2; Sr.; 3L; Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove HS
F	4	Caliya Robinson	13.1	7.8
6-3; Jr.; 2L; Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS

Pos	No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Florida Gators
Coach: Cameron Newbauer
11-17 (1st year at UM)
90-67 (5th year overall)
G	3	Funda Nakkasoglu	15.2	2.5
5-8; R-Jr.; Hampton, Australia
G	00	Delicia Washington	10.6	8.7
5-10; So.; Macclenny, Fla.
G	11	Dyandria Anderson	10.0	4.4
5-10; Sr.; Viera, Fla.
F	12	Paulina Hersler	12.0	6.7
6-3; Sr.; Malmo, Sweden
F/C	44	Haley Lorenzen	12.5	9.0
6-3; Sr.; Iowa City, Iowa

TEAM COMPARISON

GEORGIA		FLORIDA
69.1	Scoring	67.2
42.7%	FG%	41.3%
31.2%	3FG%	31.7%
40.2	Rebounds	41.7
16.2	Assists	14.5
6.0	Blocks	1.4
8.7	Steals	4.1
57.8	Scoring Def.	69.7
34.7%	FG% Def.	40.9%
28.7%	3FG% Def.	30.3%
+2.1	Reb. Margin	+5.3
+3.4	T/O Margin	-6.1
1.1	Ast-T/O Ratio:	0.9

Game Promotions

Senior Day — There will be a ceremony before the game to honor Haley Clark, Simone Costa and Mackenzie Engram
The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Saudia Roundtree bobblehead
Girl Power Day — Students from Clarke and Barrow counties meet with Georgia student-athletes before the game
Halftime performance by Russian Bar trio

Opening Tip - Notes To Know Heading Into The Game

The No. 19-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs return home to host Florida in the team's regular season finale. Tipoff is scheduled for Noon ET inside Stegeman Coliseum.
Sunday is Senior Day for three Lady Bulldog seniors -- Haley Clark, Simone Costa and Mackenzie Engram. The trio will be honored during a pregame ceremony.
With a win on Sunday, Georgia can clinch the No. 3 seed and a double-bye in this week's Southeastern Conference Tournament. It would be an impressive accomplishment for a team that was picked eighth in the SEC's preseason poll after a 16-15 finish a year ago.
This year's turnaround to a 23-5 overall record is the program's biggest since Hall of Fame Coach Andy Landers led the team to a 16-12 mark in his first year after the team went just 6-19 the season before he took over.
Georgia is currently ranked No. 19 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls and 25th in the latest NCAA RPI. The Lady Bulldogs, who were chosen as the No. 15 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament committee's latest reveal, have five losses -- all to teams that are ranked in this week's AP top-25.
Winning with defense has been the mantra for the Lady Bulldogs this season. Georgia leads the SEC in field-goal percentage defense and has held its last five league opponents below 40-percent from the field. The Lady Bulldogs have held 22 of 28 teams at or below 40-percent this year and are 23-0 under head coach Joni Taylor when an opponent scores 50 points or less.
Junior forward Caliya Robinson is a leading SEC Defensive Player of the Year candidate. She is currently second in the SEC in blocks with 85 total and 11th in steals with 1.8 per game. Robinson is also Georgia's leading scorer and rebounder and needs just 15 points to reach 1,000 career points in her career.

Series Information

Overall: Georgia leads, 54-17
In Athens: Georgia leads, 28-5
In Gainesville: Georgia leads, 24-11
Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 2-1
Current Streak: Georgia has won 4 of last 6
Last Meeting: Georgia won, 66-57 (1/28/18)
Largest Margin of Victory: Georgia won, 105-62 (1/12/03)
Largest Defeat: Florida won, 94- 61 (1/7/98)

Last Time Out

A putback by junior forward Caliya Robinson with three seconds remaining in the game sent the contest into overtime, where the Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team took control in a 49-43 victory against Alabama Thursday evening at Coleman Coliseum.

Senior forward Mackenzie Engram led all scorers with 16 points, while Robinson added a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.

"I thought we were relentless defensively when things did not go our way on the offensive end," head coach Joni Taylor said. "Give Alabama credit. I think that is an NCAA Tournament team and Kristy has them playing really well right now. For us, we finally stopped turning it over in the overtime period and that was the difference in the game."

Joni Taylor A Semifinalist For National Coach Of The Year

Georgia's Joni Taylor is one of 10 semifinalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach of the Year award. Taylor is one of three SEC coaches, joining Robin Pingeton (Missouri) and Vic Schaeffer (Mississippi State), on the prestigious list.

Exceeding Expectations ... A Three-Year Trend

There is still a lot of basketball to be played, but this year's performance marks a trend for the Lady Bulldogs under head coach Joni Taylor. Georgia was picked eighth in the SEC's preseason poll, and so far it looks like the Lady Bulldogs will once again exceed expectations. In Coach Taylor's first year, Georgia was picked ninth and finished sixth (one game out of fourth). In her second season, the Lady Bulldogs were picked 12th and finished eighth.

Clark Leading In Senior Season

While veterans Mackenzie Engram and Caliya Robinson lead the team in most statistical categories, senior Haley Clark has also been a consistent leader for the Lady Bulldogs. Clark has started every game the last two seasons -- a string of 59-straight contests. Clark, who already has a bachelor's degree in finance and is working on a master's in financial planning, is a nominee for the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and also the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

Another 20-win Season For the Lady Bulldogs

Georgia is currently 23-5, marking the second 20 win campaign in three years under Coach Taylor. A 20-win season is nothing new for the Lady Bulldogs basketball program. In the last 38 years (since 1980-81), Georgia has recorded 20 or more wins 31 times.

It Starts With Defense Under Taylor

Georgia prides itself on defense, and that has paid off this season. The Lady Bulldogs lead the conference in field-goal percentage defense (34.7 percent) -- a mark that ranks ninth nationally. In all, the Lady Bulldogs are 23-0 in three seasons under Coach Taylor when holding an opponent to 50 points or less and are 20-2 when an opponent shoots less than 40 percent this season.

Undefeated January For Only Fifth Time

Georgia finished the month of January with a perfect 7-0 record. It marked only the fifth time in program history that the Lady Bulldogs have gone undefeated in January. Three of those previous four teams (1985-86, 1990-91 and 1995-96) won the SEC title that same season.

Georgia's Road Streak The Best In Over 20 Years

The Lady Bulldogs began the year with a perfect 8-0 mark away from home -- their best start on the road since the 1994-95 NCAA Final Four team began the year 11-0 away from Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia's current streak came to an end on Feb. 1, when LSU defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 71-60.

Robinson A Top-10 Finalist For Katrina McClain Award

Georgia junior forward Caliya Robinson has been named a finalist for the 2018 Katrina McClain Award, which goes to the nation's top power forward. The honor is named for the former Lady Bulldog, who as a two-time All-American and the 1987 National Player of the Year. Robinson is currently 15 points from 1,000 in her career.

What A Turnaround

It took just 18 games into the season for the Lady Bulldogs to reach last year's win total of 16 games. It took 30 games for Georgia to reach the 16-win total a season ago, with that victory coming at the SEC Tournament against Auburn.

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.

Balanced Bulldogs

Through 28 games, eight or more players have scored in 21 contests. In all, every available player on the Lady Bulldogs' roster has scored a point, while nine players average 15 or more minutes per game.

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.

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