7pm SECN. UGa 17-4 (5-4) is undefeated at home this season and 2-3 vs Top 25 team.
#16 Michigan State W 69-60
at #17 Mississippi State L 56-64
#10 Texas A&M W 54-51*
at #5 Tennessee L 51-54*
at #10 Kentucky 72-80*
*last three games played. they also lost at unranked Ole Miss 52-55 on Jan 16.
Feb 1, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Career-high scoring outputs by Marjorie Butler were not enough to lead No. 21 Georgia past No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday. The Wildcats secured an 80-72 victory at Memorial Coliseum.
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a 13-point, first-half deficit to lead by four with 5:42 left but were outscored 10-0 in the final 1:37.
Georgia last led 72-70 following a Butler jumper with 2:50 left. The score remained the same until a Jennifer O'Neill 3-pointer put the Wildcats up for good, 73-72, at the 1:37 mark.
The Lady Bulldogs will return to Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday to host top-ranked South Carolina at 7 p.m.
The first 250 UGA students in attendance at the game will receive Georgia "beanie" hats, the first 100 students will receive free pizza and 50 random students will receive gift cards to Chipotle. The game also will air on the SEC Network and first
Single-game reserved seat tickets for Lady Bulldog games are $5 for adults and $3 for children. UGA students, faculty and staff are admitted to all Lady Bulldog games free of charge with a valid UGA Card. Faculty and staff should pick up tickets at the Coliseum box office. Students are admitted to the arena via the entrance to the left of the box office by showing their UGA Card.
Single-game tickets are on sale via georgiadogs.com, by calling 877-542-1231 or in person at the UGA Ticket Office in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall from 8:30-4:30 on weekdays. In addition, single-game tickets go on sale at the Stegeman Coliseum box office (closest to Sanford Drive) beginning 60 minutes before tip-off of every home game.
Feb 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's A'ja Wilson was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league office announced today. Her team-best 15.3 points per game helped the Gamecocks to three wins last week, including an 18-point decision over then-No. 12/10 Texas A&M at Colonial Life Arena.
Wilson's week included 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game to go with averages of 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks. She led the team in scoring in both home games. In the win over No. 12/10 Texas A&M, Wilson grabbed six of her nine rebounds in the second half after helping the Gamecocks build their first-half lead with 11 of her team-high 18 points in the opening 20 minutes. Against Alabama, Wilson posted her second-best field goal percentage of the season, hitting 7-of-9 from the field en route to 17 a team-high 17 points. She tied her career high with three assists as well. In the final game of the week, she netted eight of her 11 points in the second half and played a key role in an 8-0 second-half run that put the game out of reach, adding two points, two rebounds and a steal to the effort.
For the season, Wilson is the lone freshman to rank among the SEC's top 20 in both scoring and rebounding. Her 13.7 points per game is ninth-best in the SEC, as is her 7.0 rebounding average. Among the nation's most efficient freshmen, Wilson is third in the SEC in field goal percentage, hitting 51.4 percent of her shots.
No. 1/1 South Carolina continues a three-game road swing at No. 21/20 Georgia on Thu., Feb. 5, in a 7 p.m. tipoff on the SEC Network. The Gamecocks are back at Colonial Life Arena the following week, hosting LSU on Thu., Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.
#16 Michigan State W 69-60
at #17 Mississippi State L 56-64
#10 Texas A&M W 54-51*
at #5 Tennessee L 51-54*
at #10 Kentucky 72-80*
*last three games played. they also lost at unranked Ole Miss 52-55 on Jan 16.
Feb 1, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Career-high scoring outputs by Marjorie Butler were not enough to lead No. 21 Georgia past No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday. The Wildcats secured an 80-72 victory at Memorial Coliseum.
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a 13-point, first-half deficit to lead by four with 5:42 left but were outscored 10-0 in the final 1:37.
Georgia last led 72-70 following a Butler jumper with 2:50 left. The score remained the same until a Jennifer O'Neill 3-pointer put the Wildcats up for good, 73-72, at the 1:37 mark.
The Lady Bulldogs will return to Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday to host top-ranked South Carolina at 7 p.m.
The first 250 UGA students in attendance at the game will receive Georgia "beanie" hats, the first 100 students will receive free pizza and 50 random students will receive gift cards to Chipotle. The game also will air on the SEC Network and first
Single-game reserved seat tickets for Lady Bulldog games are $5 for adults and $3 for children. UGA students, faculty and staff are admitted to all Lady Bulldog games free of charge with a valid UGA Card. Faculty and staff should pick up tickets at the Coliseum box office. Students are admitted to the arena via the entrance to the left of the box office by showing their UGA Card.
Single-game tickets are on sale via georgiadogs.com, by calling 877-542-1231 or in person at the UGA Ticket Office in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall from 8:30-4:30 on weekdays. In addition, single-game tickets go on sale at the Stegeman Coliseum box office (closest to Sanford Drive) beginning 60 minutes before tip-off of every home game.
Feb 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's A'ja Wilson was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league office announced today. Her team-best 15.3 points per game helped the Gamecocks to three wins last week, including an 18-point decision over then-No. 12/10 Texas A&M at Colonial Life Arena.
Wilson's week included 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game to go with averages of 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks. She led the team in scoring in both home games. In the win over No. 12/10 Texas A&M, Wilson grabbed six of her nine rebounds in the second half after helping the Gamecocks build their first-half lead with 11 of her team-high 18 points in the opening 20 minutes. Against Alabama, Wilson posted her second-best field goal percentage of the season, hitting 7-of-9 from the field en route to 17 a team-high 17 points. She tied her career high with three assists as well. In the final game of the week, she netted eight of her 11 points in the second half and played a key role in an 8-0 second-half run that put the game out of reach, adding two points, two rebounds and a steal to the effort.
For the season, Wilson is the lone freshman to rank among the SEC's top 20 in both scoring and rebounding. Her 13.7 points per game is ninth-best in the SEC, as is her 7.0 rebounding average. Among the nation's most efficient freshmen, Wilson is third in the SEC in field goal percentage, hitting 51.4 percent of her shots.
No. 1/1 South Carolina continues a three-game road swing at No. 21/20 Georgia on Thu., Feb. 5, in a 7 p.m. tipoff on the SEC Network. The Gamecocks are back at Colonial Life Arena the following week, hosting LSU on Thu., Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.
