University of Georgia Athletics
Thursday, February 3
Athens, Ga.
7:00 p.m.
University of Georgia
17-4,6-3SEC
71
vs
56
Vanderbilt
12-11,3-6SEC
1
2
3
4
F
Vanderbilt
16
7
18
15
56
Georgia
13
13
21
24
71
Team Stats
Vandy
UGa
FG%
.386
.500
3FG%
.273
.125
FT%
.692
.700
RB
30
39
TO
20
21
STL
12
11
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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/ Women's BasketballStaiti Shines As Georgia Tops Vanderbilt, 71-56
February 03, 2022 | Women's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — A dominant second half performance at home saw the No. 14-ranked Lady Bulldogs top the Vanderbilt Commodores Thursday night at Stegeman Coliseum, 71-56.
Jenna Staiti led all scorers tonight with 16 while Javyn Nicholson notched her season high in rebounds with nine. With the win, Georgia improves to 17-4 overall and 6-3 in the SEC. Vanderbilt falls to 12-11, 3-6.
"Vanderbilt is a good team that is getting better every time they play," shared head coach Joni Taylor. "We knew it was going to be tough tonight. We prepared for it to be tough, and we knew it was going to be a grind it out game where hopefully we could create separation in the third and fourth quarter – and that's what we did."
The Lady Bulldogs responded to an early Commodore lead as Sarah Ashlee Barker laid in for two. Mikayla Coombs connected with Staiti to give the graduate center her first of six points in the quarter. Georgia trailed 16-13 at the end of the first.
Morrison tied the ball game for the Lady Bulldogs with a three-point jumper to open second quarter scoring. Midway through the second, Malury Bates finished a bucket to give Georgia their first lead of the game. Bates contributed two blocks on the following possessions to help preserve the Georgia lead. The Lady Bulldogs led 26-23 at halftime.
After Morrison knocked down a pair of free throws to open the third quarter, Staiti kept pace adding two more to her tally with a jumper. Nicholson showed her strength late on with a tough lay-up to take a foul. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 47-41 lead going into the fourth.
A 10-0 run during the fourth quarter secured the win for the Georgia along with Nicholson's six points in the final quarter.
Next up, the Lady Bulldogs host SEC rival Florida at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 6th at Stegeman Coliseum. Coverage will be on SEC Network.
Jenna Staiti led all scorers tonight with 16 while Javyn Nicholson notched her season high in rebounds with nine. With the win, Georgia improves to 17-4 overall and 6-3 in the SEC. Vanderbilt falls to 12-11, 3-6.
"Vanderbilt is a good team that is getting better every time they play," shared head coach Joni Taylor. "We knew it was going to be tough tonight. We prepared for it to be tough, and we knew it was going to be a grind it out game where hopefully we could create separation in the third and fourth quarter – and that's what we did."
The Lady Bulldogs responded to an early Commodore lead as Sarah Ashlee Barker laid in for two. Mikayla Coombs connected with Staiti to give the graduate center her first of six points in the quarter. Georgia trailed 16-13 at the end of the first.
Morrison tied the ball game for the Lady Bulldogs with a three-point jumper to open second quarter scoring. Midway through the second, Malury Bates finished a bucket to give Georgia their first lead of the game. Bates contributed two blocks on the following possessions to help preserve the Georgia lead. The Lady Bulldogs led 26-23 at halftime.
After Morrison knocked down a pair of free throws to open the third quarter, Staiti kept pace adding two more to her tally with a jumper. Nicholson showed her strength late on with a tough lay-up to take a foul. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 47-41 lead going into the fourth.
A 10-0 run during the fourth quarter secured the win for the Georgia along with Nicholson's six points in the final quarter.
Next up, the Lady Bulldogs host SEC rival Florida at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 6th at Stegeman Coliseum. Coverage will be on SEC Network.
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