Georgia Travels to Florida To Face The Gators

Sunday, February 9

Gainesville, FL

1:00 PM

University of Georgia

Florida

February 08, 2020 | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

Georgia Lady Bulldogs (12-11, 3-7 SEC) vs. Florida Gators (12-10, 3-6 SEC)
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 |1 p.m. ET
Exactech Arena (10,133) | Gainesville, Fla
Radio: Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler) WXKT 103.7FM and 960 AM The REF
TV: SEC Network: SEC Network (Eric Frede and Christy Thomaskutty)
Stream: SEC Network +

No.	Name	PPG	RPG
Georgia Lady Bulldogs Possible Starters
Coach: Joni Taylor
93-55 in 5th season at UGA
93-55 in 5th season overall
2	Gabby Connally	12.4	3.3
G; 5-6; Jr.; San Antonio, Texas
23	Que Morrison	7.4	4.5
G; 5-7; Jr.; Riverdale, Ga.
11	Maya Caldwell	10.3	3.5
G; 5-10; Jr.; Charlotte, N.C.
3	Stephanie Paul	6.7	4.4
F; 5-10; Sr.; Naples, Fla.
14	Jenna Staiti	9.3	5.6
C; 6-4; R-Jr.; Cumming, Ga.

TEAM COMPARISON

GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS		FLORIDA GATORS
63.0	Scoring	62.9
40.7%	FG%	40.5%
28.2%	3FG%	29.3%
38.1	Rebounds	40.2
13.5	Assists	11.0
4.0	Blocks	1.8
7.5	Steals	6.3
61.7	Scoring Def.	63.4
38.9%	FG% Def.	40.5%
34.4%	3FG% Def.	30.4%
+2.6	Reb. Margin	+4.2
-1.1	T/O Margin	-2.6
0.8	Ast-T/O Ratio	0.7

Game Promotions

First 300 Georgia students receive a free t-shirt and pizza.

Opening Tip

Georgia hits the road for the fourth time in the last six games to take on the Florida Gators this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Eric Frede and Christy Thomaskutty will call the action on the SEC Network.
The Lady Bulldogs have won four-straight meetings between these two programs and own a 57-17 lead in the all-time series. Georgia owns a 25-11 series advantage in Gainesville.
Georgia is looking to snap a four-game losing skid this season. The Lady Bulldogs' last win came against then-No. 20 Arkansas on Jan. 23.
Seven of Georgia's 11 losses have come against teams ranked in the top-25 of both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls.
Georgia enters Sunday's contest after falling to Missouri, 73-65, this past Thursday. Preseason All-SEC guard and leading scorer Gabby Connally missed that game due to an injury sustained against Mississippi State.
Against Missouri, the Lady Bulldogs outrebounded their opponent for the third-straight time this season. Georgia held a 34-31 advantage on the boards and also committed just 11 turnovers -- their lowest total in SEC play this year.
Redshirt-junior center Jenna Staiti had the best game of her career Thursday night. She scored a career-high 24 points against Missouri and has hit 60 percent (18-of-30) from the field in her last three games.
Florida head coach Cam Newbauer was an assistant coach on the Lady Bulldogs' staff from 2007-12 after serving as director of operations for the Georgia men's team from 2005-07. Newbauer and his wife Sarah were married at UGA's Herty Field in 2011.

Series History

Overall: Georgia leads, 57-17
In Athens: Georgia leads, 30-5
In Gainesville: Georgia leads, 25-11
Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 2-1
Current Streak: Georgia has won four-straight meetings
Last Meeting: Georgia W, 69-57 (2/28/19)
Largest Margin of Victory: Georgia W, 105-62 (1/12/03)
Largest Defeat: Florida W, 94- 61 (1/7/98)
Full Series History

UP NEXT FOR GEORGIA

Georgia has a week off before hosting Alabama on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m.

TAYLOR APPROACHING 100 WINS

Georgia head coach Joni Taylor is just seven wins away from reaching 100 career victories. Taylor is in her fifth season with the Lady Bulldogs after taking over the helm of the program in 2015.

THREE-STRAIGHT FOR CALDWELL

Junior guard Maya Caldwell has scored in double figures in each of the last three games. Caldwell's 17-point effort against Missouri this past Thursday marked a career high against an SEC opponent. This came a week after she totaled 15 points at Texas A&M, where she hit 7-of-13 from the field in 33 minutes of action.

STAITI'S CAREER-BEST OUTING

Redshirt-junior center Jenna Staiti is in the midst of one of the best stretches of her career. In addition to scoring a career-high 24 points against Missouri, Staiti also played a career-best 37 minutes. Staiti has also hauled in nine boards in each of the last two games.

MORRISON CAN DO IT ALL

In the absence of starting point guard Gabby Connally, junior guard Que Morrison has played some at the point in the last two games. Morrison has played over 39 minutes in each of the last two contests and has back-to-back double-figure scoring efforts.

DEFENSE TRAVELED TO FAYETTEVILLE

The Lady Bulldogs put together a remarkable performance against one of the nation's top offensive teams on Jan. 23 at Arkansas. Not only was it a season low in points and 31 below the team's average, but the Razorbacks also committed a season-high 20 turnovers. After being down 43-36 in the third quarter, Georgia went on a 19-2 run and outscored Arkansas 28-12 the rest of the way for the win.

SHANIYA PROVIDES SPARK

Georgia guard Shaniya Jones provided a much-needed offensive spark for the Lady Bulldogs, tallying back-to-back double-figure scoring games in wins against Auburn and Arkansas. Jones has seen a considerable uptick in playing time, seeing the floor for a career-high 21 minutes against Auburn and then 20 minutes at Arkansas.

OVERCOMING BAD QUARTERS

Georgia has scored in single digits in at least one quarter during nine games this season. The Lady Bulldogs are 1-8 when having at least one 'bad' quarter in a game, with the lone win coming on Jan. 19 against Auburn.

NICHOLSON'S FEAT LEADS TO SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR

Javyn Nicholson had a strong finish to 2019 and an impressive start to her collegiate career.

The Lawrenceville native became the first Lady Bulldog rookie since Tasha Humphrey in 2004 to record back-to-back double-doubles when she totaled 22 points and 10 boards against Gardner-Webb and 10 points, 10 rebounds versus East Carolina.

FRESHMEN POSTS PLAY WELL IN OPENER

Freshmen forwards Javyn Nicholson and Jordan Isaacs played valuable minutes in the first SEC game of their careers against Ole Miss on Jan. 2. Isaacs knocked in two shots in the second half, each giving Georgia the lead in a tie game. Nicholson played 25 minutes, including all 10 in the fourth quarter, and finished with nine boards.

FREE-THROW NUMBERS IMPROVE FOR LADY BULLDOGS

As a team, Georgia has hit 80 percent or better from the free-throw line eight times this season. The Lady Bulldogs only hit that 80 percent mark six times all of last season (30 games) . After finishing the 2018-19 campaign ranked 12th in the SEC in free-throw percentage, Georgia is currently ranked third with a 73.2 percent clip.

TOP-25 SUCCESS UNDER TAYLOR

Georgia has won 10 games against top-25 opponents during head coach Joni Taylor's tenure. Georgia's last win against a top-10 team in Athens came in Coach Taylor's first season, when the Lady Bulldogs knocked off No. 10 Mississippi State, 47-43.

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