University of Georgia Athletics
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Georgia Beats Kentucky for Third-Straight Win
February 16, 2023 | Women's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Georgia women's basketball team won its third straight and fifth game in the last six outings with a 50-40 victory against Kentucky Thursday evening at Memorial Coliseum.
Georgia improves to 18-9 overall and 7-6 in league play. The Lady Bulldogs return home to host Arkansas at noon ET Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.
Georgia forced 22 Kentucky turnovers, marking the 17th time this season the Lady Bulldogs have forced 20-plus opponent miscues in a game. That total leads the Southeastern Conference.
Kentucky was also held to a season low in points (40) and field goal percentage (28 percent), hitting just 14-of-50 for the game.
Alisha Lewis led Georgia with 13 points, including four free-throws that sealed the game in the fourth quarter.
Georgia led 13-11 at the end of one as both teams struggled to shoot.
The Lady Bulldogs went cold to start the second period, going over four minutes without a field goal, before finishing the quarter on a 6-0 spurt to lead 21-16 at the break.
Kentucky was held to just a 2-for-10 shooting effort in the third quarter with no field goals for 6:49. That enabled Georgia to build a 38-23 advantage — its largest of the game — going into the final frame.
The Wildcats clawed back in the game in the fourth, but Georgia held on for the win.
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