Wednesday, March 5
Greenville, S.C.
1:30 p.m.
University of Georgia
vs
Arkansas
Georgia Faces Arkansas in SEC Tournament Opener
March 04, 2025 | Women's Basketball
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2025 SEC Tournament
No. 12 seed Georgia (12-18, 4-12 SEC) vs. No. 13 seed Arkansas (10-21, 3-13 SEC)
Wednesday, March 5 || 1:30 p.m. ET
Bon Secours Wellness Arena || Greenville, S.C.
TV: SEC Network - Sam Gore (play-by-play), Steffi Sorensen (analyst)
Listen to Jeff Dantzler on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sport App. The legendary voice has been calling Georgia games for 31 years.
» Georgia travels to the SEC tournament in Greenville, S.C., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 12-13 matchup. Tipoff is at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesday.
» This marks Georgia's 46th appearance in the SEC tournament and the first as the No. 12 seed. The Lady Bulldogs have won the SEC tournament title four times (1983, 1984, 1986 and 2001).
» Wednesday's matchup features the second meeting against Arkansas this season. Georgia won the first contest in Athens, 62-61, thanks to 28 combined points from freshmen Trinity Turner and Mia Woolfolk. Woolfolk finished with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.
» Speaking of Woolfolk ... the Georgia rookie forward was just named the SEC Freshman of the Week following wins against Auburn and No. 11 Tennessee. Woolfolk led the team in scoring in both games (17 vs. Auburn, 20 vs. Tennessee) and shot 86 percent from the floor.
» With her 12.2 ppg, Trinity Turner is the first Lady Bulldog freshman since National Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey in 2004 to lead the team in scoring entering the SEC tournament.
» The Lady Bulldogs are the only SEC team to have two true freshmen (Turner and Woolfolk) to rank among the team's top three scorers and the only squad to have a pair of rookies on the 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team.
» Georgia's five freshmen make up 47 percent of the team's scoring.
» Another bright spot for the Lady Bulldogs has been senior guard De'Mauri Flournoy. Flournoy has scored in double figures in back-to-back games and hit 4-for-4 from 3-point range against Tennessee. Flournoy ranks third in the SEC in 3-pt. FG percentage (41.4 percent).
Georgia is the only program to land two players on the All-Freshman squad, marking the first time since 2010 the Lady Bulldogs have had a pair of student-athletes in the same season earn All-Freshman honors.
Turner enters the SEC tournament ranked fifth among league freshmen in scoring and has totaled 85 assists and 50 steals in her first season.
Woolfolk made history to begin the year, becoming only the third Georgia rookie to record a double-double in her debut. She then ended the regular season by leading the Lady Bulldogs to an upset win at No. 11 Tennessee. Her 20-point effort in the season finale earned her SEC Freshman of the Week honors. The Midlothian, Virginia, native averaged 11.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during the regular season, scoring in double figures 12 times.
Mia Woolfolk was Georgia's leading scorer in wins against Auburn and Tennessee this past week. She tallied a career and game-high 20 points in Knoxville, giving the Lady Bulldogs their third win at UT since 1996 and the program's first top-25 victory of the season.
The Midlothian, Virginia, native shot a remarkable 85.7 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the free-throw line in two games, knocking in 12 of 14 field goals this week. After leading Georgia with 17 points in the win against Auburn, she hit big shot after big shot against the Lady Vols. Down 62-60 with 2:23 remaining, Woolfolk tied the game with her jump shot, erasing Georgia's final deficit of the game. She then knocked in five of six free throws in the final period, including a pair in the final seconds to seal the 72-69 win.
Georgia held two of the top offenses in college basketball well below their season averages in the last week of the regular season. No. 1 Texas, which averages 81.1 ppg, scored just 57 points against the Lady Bulldogs, while No.11-ranked Tennessee was held to 72 points -- 15 below their 87 ppg average.
Georgia freshman guard Trinity Turner hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Lady Bulldogs to a 74-72 win against Missouri, capping off a 14-point comeback. That shot was the highlight of an impressive week for the Georgia freshman. She led the team in both points and rebounds, averaging 20.5 points and 6.0 boards per contest, while finishing second on the squad with nine total assists. With Georgia down 11 going into the fourth quarter against Missouri, Turner led her team back with eight points in the final period, jumpstarting the Lady Bulldog comeback. Down 72-71, she then nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to give Georgia the win.
Georgia started a pair of freshmen in the season opener, marking the first time since 1997 that the Lady Bulldogs started two frehmen in a season opener (Kelly and Coco Miller). The five freshmen that played against North Carolina Central accounted for 60 of the team's 96 points.
The Lady Bulldogs have signed top-20 classes in each of the last two recruiting cycles, with the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025 and the No. 16-ranked class in 2024. The 2025 group features Aubrey Beckham (Dacula, Georgia) -- a five-star, top-50 prospect and No. 2-ranked player in the state by ESPN. Jocelyn Faison (Atlanta) -- ranked No. 76 nationally No. 4 in Georgia by 247Sports.com. Zhen Craft (Waldorf, Maryland) and Megan Yarnevich (Ellicott City, Maryland) -- two four-star products from Maryland and Harissoum Coulibaly -- a talented guard from Paris, France.
Georgia's current freshman class ranked No. 16 nationally by ESPN.com in the final 2024 recruiting rankings. The Lady Bulldogs signed four ESPN top-100 players in a group that included guards Indya and Summer Davis (ranked No. 67 and 96, respectively), Trinity Turner (No. 74) and forward Mia Woolfolk (No. 71). Georgia's 2024 class ranked fifth best in the Southeastern Conference as the Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC program to ink four players all ranked in the ESPN top-100.
The 2024-25 season marks head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson's third year at Georgia. Coach ABE owns a career 418-205 (.675) record over her 20 seasons overall, during which her teams have won an impressive 16 conference championships. This current Georgia staff has been with her nearly every step of the way. Associate head coach Tahnee Balerio and assistant coaches Isoken Uzamere, Nykesha Sales and Ebone Henry-Harris have combined to work with Coach ABE for a total of 42 seasons.
Indya and Summer Davis, twin sisters from Detroit, Mich., join a long line of twins to play for the Lady Bulldogs. Indya and Summer are the fourth pair to suit up for Georgia women's basketball, joining Camille and Miriam Lowe (1990-93), Kelly and Coco Miller (1998-01) and Kara and Kim Braxton (2002-04). Kelly and Coco were both named All-Americans by the WBB Journal during their careers at Georgia, while Kara Braxton earned All-America status from Full Court Press back in 2002.
Makolo is fluent in three languages, including English, French and Lingala (a regional language of the Congo). Makolo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lived there until she moved to Canada at six years old.
Arizona native Miyah Verse has seen the first action of her collegiate career after earning a redshirt last year. Verse played high school for national powerhouse Arizona Elite Prep and Mountain Ridge High School in Peoria, Ariz. The four-star prospect was ranked in ESPN's Super 60, which ranks the top 60 recruits nationally.
Verse's brother Jared is a rookie linebacker for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. The former Florida State standout was a first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, going to the Rams with the 19th overall selection.
Georgia women's basketball stands among the most elite programs in the SEC and the country. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in SEC history and 19th nationally with 1,084 all-time wins – one of just four league teams to reach the 1,000-victory mark (Tennessee, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina). Georgia also ranks second, only behind Tennessee, in total conference victories (344) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.
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Game Information
2025 SEC Tournament
No. 12 seed Georgia (12-18, 4-12 SEC) vs. No. 13 seed Arkansas (10-21, 3-13 SEC)
Wednesday, March 5 || 1:30 p.m. ET
Bon Secours Wellness Arena || Greenville, S.C.
TV: SEC Network - Sam Gore (play-by-play), Steffi Sorensen (analyst)
Listen to Jeff Dantzler on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sport App. The legendary voice has been calling Georgia games for 31 years.
Opening Tip Storylines
» Georgia travels to the SEC tournament in Greenville, S.C., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 12-13 matchup. Tipoff is at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesday.
» This marks Georgia's 46th appearance in the SEC tournament and the first as the No. 12 seed. The Lady Bulldogs have won the SEC tournament title four times (1983, 1984, 1986 and 2001).
» Wednesday's matchup features the second meeting against Arkansas this season. Georgia won the first contest in Athens, 62-61, thanks to 28 combined points from freshmen Trinity Turner and Mia Woolfolk. Woolfolk finished with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.
» Speaking of Woolfolk ... the Georgia rookie forward was just named the SEC Freshman of the Week following wins against Auburn and No. 11 Tennessee. Woolfolk led the team in scoring in both games (17 vs. Auburn, 20 vs. Tennessee) and shot 86 percent from the floor.
» With her 12.2 ppg, Trinity Turner is the first Lady Bulldog freshman since National Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey in 2004 to lead the team in scoring entering the SEC tournament.
» The Lady Bulldogs are the only SEC team to have two true freshmen (Turner and Woolfolk) to rank among the team's top three scorers and the only squad to have a pair of rookies on the 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team.
» Georgia's five freshmen make up 47 percent of the team's scoring.
» Another bright spot for the Lady Bulldogs has been senior guard De'Mauri Flournoy. Flournoy has scored in double figures in back-to-back games and hit 4-for-4 from 3-point range against Tennessee. Flournoy ranks third in the SEC in 3-pt. FG percentage (41.4 percent).
Turner, Woolfolk Tabbed to SEC All-Freshman Team
Georgia is the only program to land two players on the All-Freshman squad, marking the first time since 2010 the Lady Bulldogs have had a pair of student-athletes in the same season earn All-Freshman honors.
Turner enters the SEC tournament ranked fifth among league freshmen in scoring and has totaled 85 assists and 50 steals in her first season.
Woolfolk made history to begin the year, becoming only the third Georgia rookie to record a double-double in her debut. She then ended the regular season by leading the Lady Bulldogs to an upset win at No. 11 Tennessee. Her 20-point effort in the season finale earned her SEC Freshman of the Week honors. The Midlothian, Virginia, native averaged 11.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during the regular season, scoring in double figures 12 times.
Woolfolk Named SEC Freshman of the Week after Win at Tennessee
Mia Woolfolk was Georgia's leading scorer in wins against Auburn and Tennessee this past week. She tallied a career and game-high 20 points in Knoxville, giving the Lady Bulldogs their third win at UT since 1996 and the program's first top-25 victory of the season.
The Midlothian, Virginia, native shot a remarkable 85.7 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the free-throw line in two games, knocking in 12 of 14 field goals this week. After leading Georgia with 17 points in the win against Auburn, she hit big shot after big shot against the Lady Vols. Down 62-60 with 2:23 remaining, Woolfolk tied the game with her jump shot, erasing Georgia's final deficit of the game. She then knocked in five of six free throws in the final period, including a pair in the final seconds to seal the 72-69 win.
Dawg Defense Heats Up
Georgia held two of the top offenses in college basketball well below their season averages in the last week of the regular season. No. 1 Texas, which averages 81.1 ppg, scored just 57 points against the Lady Bulldogs, while No.11-ranked Tennessee was held to 72 points -- 15 below their 87 ppg average.
Buzzer Beater
Georgia freshman guard Trinity Turner hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Lady Bulldogs to a 74-72 win against Missouri, capping off a 14-point comeback. That shot was the highlight of an impressive week for the Georgia freshman. She led the team in both points and rebounds, averaging 20.5 points and 6.0 boards per contest, while finishing second on the squad with nine total assists. With Georgia down 11 going into the fourth quarter against Missouri, Turner led her team back with eight points in the final period, jumpstarting the Lady Bulldog comeback. Down 72-71, she then nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to give Georgia the win.
Historical Debut
Georgia started a pair of freshmen in the season opener, marking the first time since 1997 that the Lady Bulldogs started two frehmen in a season opener (Kelly and Coco Miller). The five freshmen that played against North Carolina Central accounted for 60 of the team's 96 points.
Georgia Inks Back-to Back Top Classes
The Lady Bulldogs have signed top-20 classes in each of the last two recruiting cycles, with the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025 and the No. 16-ranked class in 2024. The 2025 group features Aubrey Beckham (Dacula, Georgia) -- a five-star, top-50 prospect and No. 2-ranked player in the state by ESPN. Jocelyn Faison (Atlanta) -- ranked No. 76 nationally No. 4 in Georgia by 247Sports.com. Zhen Craft (Waldorf, Maryland) and Megan Yarnevich (Ellicott City, Maryland) -- two four-star products from Maryland and Harissoum Coulibaly -- a talented guard from Paris, France.
Georgia's current freshman class ranked No. 16 nationally by ESPN.com in the final 2024 recruiting rankings. The Lady Bulldogs signed four ESPN top-100 players in a group that included guards Indya and Summer Davis (ranked No. 67 and 96, respectively), Trinity Turner (No. 74) and forward Mia Woolfolk (No. 71). Georgia's 2024 class ranked fifth best in the Southeastern Conference as the Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC program to ink four players all ranked in the ESPN top-100.
Year Three for ABE and Staff
The 2024-25 season marks head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson's third year at Georgia. Coach ABE owns a career 418-205 (.675) record over her 20 seasons overall, during which her teams have won an impressive 16 conference championships. This current Georgia staff has been with her nearly every step of the way. Associate head coach Tahnee Balerio and assistant coaches Isoken Uzamere, Nykesha Sales and Ebone Henry-Harris have combined to work with Coach ABE for a total of 42 seasons.
Double Trouble Dawgs
Indya and Summer Davis, twin sisters from Detroit, Mich., join a long line of twins to play for the Lady Bulldogs. Indya and Summer are the fourth pair to suit up for Georgia women's basketball, joining Camille and Miriam Lowe (1990-93), Kelly and Coco Miller (1998-01) and Kara and Kim Braxton (2002-04). Kelly and Coco were both named All-Americans by the WBB Journal during their careers at Georgia, while Kara Braxton earned All-America status from Full Court Press back in 2002.
Trilingual Makolo
Makolo is fluent in three languages, including English, French and Lingala (a regional language of the Congo). Makolo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lived there until she moved to Canada at six years old.
First Verse for Georgia's Fifth Freshman
Arizona native Miyah Verse has seen the first action of her collegiate career after earning a redshirt last year. Verse played high school for national powerhouse Arizona Elite Prep and Mountain Ridge High School in Peoria, Ariz. The four-star prospect was ranked in ESPN's Super 60, which ranks the top 60 recruits nationally.
Verse's brother Jared is a rookie linebacker for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. The former Florida State standout was a first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, going to the Rams with the 19th overall selection.
A Winning Tradition
Georgia women's basketball stands among the most elite programs in the SEC and the country. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in SEC history and 19th nationally with 1,084 all-time wins – one of just four league teams to reach the 1,000-victory mark (Tennessee, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina). Georgia also ranks second, only behind Tennessee, in total conference victories (344) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.
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