Georgia Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament

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ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia women's basketball team earned the No. 10 seed in the Seattle Region and will play No. 7 seed Florida State Friday in Iowa City, Ia.

Joining Georgia in the Seattle Region will be No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 15 seed Southeastern Louisiana. The winner of the two games will meet on Sunday. Game times for first round games will be released later Sunday.

Georgia owns an 8-0 series lead against Florida State. The two teams last met in the NCAA tournament in 2011.

This marks Georgia's 36th trip to the NCAA tournament in 41 years, tying Stanford for the second most NCAA bids among all Division I programs. The Lady Bulldogs ranks fifth in NCAA tournament games played (92) and seventh in tournament wins (58).

Georgia has been to 20 Sweet 16s, 11 Elite Eights and five Final Fours. The Lady Bulldogs are looking for their first Sweet 16 since 2013.

This year's Georgia squad has won eight of its final 11 games entering the NCAA tournament, with the lone losses coming to No. 1 South Carolina and No. 3 LSU. Led by All-SEC and All-Defensive Team member Diamond Battles, Georgia finished tied for fifth in the final SEC standings after being ninth in the preseason poll.

Head coach Katie Abrahmson-Henderson's teams have now made 12 NCAA tournaments in her 18 seasons as head coach. Her squads have now made 10-straight postseason appearances.

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