University of Georgia Athletics
University of Georgia
6-0
Marquette
4-2
Georgia Improves to 6-0 With 70-45 Win Against Marquette
November 27, 2021 | Women's Basketball
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The University of Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team swept the Daytona Beach Invitational with a 70-45 win against Marquette on Saturday.
Georgia improves to 6-0 for the second-straight season, while Marquette - a 2021 NCAA Tournament team that went 19-7 overall last year — falls to 4-2.
The Lady Bulldogs held their opponent to a season-low scoring total for the second-straight game. After Notre Dame scored a season-low 67 points on Friday, Georgia held the Golden Eagles to just 45 points on 32-percent shooting.
Senior guard Mikayla Coombs finished one point shy of her career high with 13, while graduate center Jenna Staiti added 13 points. Senior forward Malury Bates scored a season-high 12 points, with eight of those coming in the third quarter.
"Marquette is a really good team," head coach Joni Taylor said. "Megan Duffy has done a fantastic job with that program. It was a team that went to the tournament last year, so very important for us to get off to a good start. We were able to get out in transition and then established a good inside-out game. We wanted to make sure we set the tone early, and we were able to do that. This was a great weekend for our team."
Coombs scored 11 of Georgia's first 15 points as her team led 15-9 after one. The Lady Bulldogs then jumped out on a 6-0 run thanks to baskets from Bates, Que Morrison and Sarah Ashlee Barker to take a 21-11 lead early in the second quarter.
A Jillian Hollingshead basket gave Georgia a 15-point advantage at 29-14 with 3:32 remaining in the second quarter. The Lady Bulldogs held Marquette to just 23 percent shooting from the field and led the Golden Eagles, 31-17, at the break.
Marquette went on a 6-0 run to start the second half until a Jenna Staiti 3-pointer stopped the rally and started a 14-2 Georgia run. Bates scored eight points in the third period, and the Lady Bulldogs took control the rest of the way.
Next up, Georgia travels to Texas Tech next Thursday and then returns home to host Georgia Tech on Sunday, Dec. 5. Both of those contests tip at noon ET.
