5 FINAL FOURS » 20 SWEET 16S » 11 ELITE EIGHTS » 7 SEC REGULAR SEASON TITLES » 12 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 25 WNBA PLAYERS 2018-19 GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS GAME NOTES GEORGIA Tray Littlefield Assistant Sports Communications Director 1 Selig Circle, Athens, GA 30602 BASKETBALL Phone: (205) 504-4566 | Email: [email protected] 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TODAY’S GAME: GEORGIA (2-1) AT GEORGIA TECH (2-1) // 2 P.M. ET // MCCAMISH PAVILION (8,600) Record: 2-1 #14 GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0 Head Coach: Joni Taylor Head Coach: Machelle Joseph Career Record: 65-33 (4th year) Career Record :296-192 (16th year) NOVEMBER Record at School: Same 9 ST. BONAVENTURE W, 67-40 Record at School: Same vs. 11 WINTHROP W, 85-39 Leading Scorer: Leading Scorer: 14 at UCLA L, 80-69 Taja Cole (15.3 ppg) Francesca Pan (19.3 ppg) 18 at Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m. Leading Rebounder: Leading Rebounder: 22 Morgan State# Noon Lorela Cubaj (8.0 rpg) 24 Maryland# Noon Taja Cole (7.3 rpg) 28 MERCER 7:00 P.M. OPENING TIP: GEORGIA HEADS TO TECH FOR SUNDAY MATCHUP DECEMBER 2 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 2:00 P.M. LADY BULLDOGS BATTLE GEORGIA TECH IN ATLANTA 4 FURMAN 7:00 P.M. » The Lady Bulldogs return from their 2,300-mile trip to Los Angeles this week and make the short trek over to 14 at Villanova 7:00 p.m. Atlanta to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. The contest will be televised on ACCN+ 19 LIPSCOMB 11:00 A.M. 21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1:00 P.M. with Andy Demetra and Fallon Stokes on the call. 28 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 2:00 P.M. COLE DOING IT ALL FOR GEORGIA JANUARY » Through only three games this season, redshirt junior point guard Taja Cole is Georgia’s leader in points (15.3 3 LSU* 7:00 P.M. ppg), rebounds (7.3) and assists (7.0 apg). Cole has come close to a triple-double in back-to-back games with 14 6 at Vanderbilt* 3:00 p.m. points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists against Winthrop and 22 points, 10 boards and 8 assists at UCLA. There have 10 at Mississippi State* 9:00 p.m. 13 TENNESSEE* 3:00 P.M.. only been three triple doubles in program history with the most recent coming from Shacobia Barbee in 2015. 17 at Missouri* 7:00 p.m. 20 TEXAS A&M* 4:00 P.M. GEORGIA BUILDS LEAD AGAINST UCLA 27 ALABAMA* 2:00 P.M. » On Wednesday, Georgia let a 12-point lead slip away against a UCLA team that made the NCAA Elite Eight a 31 at Arkansas* 8:00 p.m. season ago. In fact, the Lady Bulldogs led for 30 minutes in the game but were outscored, 31-18, in the fourth quarter and committed six turnovers in the final two minutes of the loss. FEBRUARY 3 at Auburn* 3:00 p.m. 10 FLORIDA* 12:00 P.M. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST TECH 14 at South Carolina* 7:00 p.m. » The Lady Bulldogs lead the all-time series, 35-5, including a 12-4 mark in Atlanta. Georgia has won six of the 18 OLE MISS* 7:00 P.M. last seven meetings with the only loss during that time coming in the team’s last trip to Atlanta -- a 52-45 defeat 21 ARKANSAS* 7:00 P.M. for the Lady Bulldogs. 24 at Alabama* 6:00 p.m. 28 at Florida* 7:00 p.m. THANKSGIVING TUNE-UP MARCH » Sunday’s contest is Georgia’s final game before the team makes its way to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico 3 KENTUCKY* 1:00 P.M. Classico. Georgia will battle Morgan State on Thanksgiving before facing off with No. 9-ranked Maryland on Saturday. Home games listed in BOLD * - Denotes SEC Game GEORGIA’S STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME) # - Puerto Rico Clasico WHERE TO WATCH Network: ACC Network + Play-By-Play: Andy Demetra Analyst: Fallon Stokes Sideline: None TAJA COLE GABBY CONNALLY MAYA CALDWELL STEPHANIE PAUL CALIYA ROBINSON HOW TO LISTEN #0 R-JR // G #2 SO // G #11 SO // G #3 JR //G/ F #4 SR // F Network: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) MIN: 30.0 MIN: 31.3 MIN: 23.7 MIN: 18.3 MIN: 24.7 Play-By-Play: Jeff Dantzler PPG: 15.3 PPG: 12.0 PPG: 3.3 PPG: 3.0 PPG: 13.7 Athens Affiliate: 960 AM FG%: 48.8% FG%: 46.7% FG%: 25.0% FG%: 23.1% FG%: 47.2% 3FG%: 31.6% 3FG%: 22.2% 3FG%: 37.5% FOLLOW THE LADY BULLDOGS 3FG%: 33.3% 3FG%: 0.0% FT%: 25.0% FT%: 100% FT%: 0.0% FT%: 75.0% FT%: 66.7% Georgia Women’s Basketball SERIES HISTORY: GEORGIA VS. GEORGIA TECH @UGA_WBB Overall: Georgia leads, 35-5 Current Streak: Georgia has won six of last seven In Athens: Georgia leads, 16-0 Last Meeting: Georgia won, 60-53 (12/17/17) In Atlanta: Georgia leads, 12-4 Largest Margin of Victory: Georgia won 96-38 (1/25/75) @UGA_WBB Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 7-1 Largest Defeat: Tech won 69-53 (12/5/10) GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS 5 Final Fours • 11 Elite Eights • 20 Sweet Sixteens • 7 SEC Championships • 25 WNBA Players PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE AT GEORGIA No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. EXP. GP-GS PPG RPG Hometown/Previous School 0 Taja Cole G 5-7 R-Jr. 1L 67-39 5.3 2.2 Richmond, Va./University of Louisville 3 Stephanie Paul G/F 6-1 Jr. 2L 59-13 4.5 3.1 Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples 4 Caliya Robinson F 6-3 Sr. 3L 90-51 11.6 7.0 Marietta, Ga./McEachern HS 23 Que Morrison G 5-7 So. 1L 33-32 8.6 5.1 Riverdale, Ga./McEachern HS OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. EXP. GP-GS PPG RPG Hometown/Previous School 2 Gabby Connally G 5-6 So. 1L 33-0 7.1 1.5 San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis HS 11 Maya Caldwell G 5-11 So. 1L 33-0 4.3 2.1 Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day School 14 Jenna Staiti^ C 6-6 R-So. TR 35-0 2.1 2.0 Cumming, Ga./University of Maryland 22 Malury Bates F 6-3 So. 1L 22-0 1.9 1.9 Roanoke, Va./William Fleming HS 25 Ari Henderson G 5-7 Jr. 2L 14-0 0.9 0.7 Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee HS NEWCOMERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. EXP. Hometown/Previous School 1 Donnetta Johnson G 5-11 Fr. HS Queens, N.Y./Baldwin HS 10 Caitlin Hose G 5-9 Fr. HS Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS 12 Kaila Hubbard G 5-10 Fr. HS Jonesboro, Ga./Holy Innocents HS ^ transferred from Maryland and sat out last season NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Taja Cole G 5-8 R-Jr.-1L Richmond, Va. / University of Louisville 1 Donnetta Johnson G 5-11 Fr.-HS Queens, N.Y. / Baldwin HS 2 Gabby Connally G 5-6 So.-1L San Antonio, Texas / Brandeis HS 3 Stephanie Paul G/F 6-1 Jr.-2L Naples, Fla. / Community School of Naples 4 Caliya Robinson F 6-3 Sr.-3L Marietta, Ga. / McEachern HS 10 Caitlin Hose G 5-9 Fr.-HS Hazel Green, Ala. / Hazel Green HS 11 Maya Caldwell G 5-10 So.-1L Charlotte, N.C. / Davidson Day School 12 Kaila Hubbard G 5-10 Fr.-HS Jonesboro, Ga. / Holy Innocents HS 14 Jenna Staiti C 6-6 R-So.-TR Cumming, Ga. / University of Maryland 22 Malury Bates F 6-2 So.-1L Roanoke, Va. / William Fleming HS 23 Que Morrison G 5-7 So.-1L Riverdale, Ga. / McEachern High School 25 Ari Henderson G 5-7 Jr.-2L Stone Mountain, Ga. / Chamblee HS COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Joni Taylor (Alabama ‘02, fourth season at UGA as head coach and 17th overall) MAYA (MY-uh) Caldwell Associate Head Coach: Karen Lange (Iowa ‘96, fourth season at UGA and 22nd overall) TAJA (Tah-juh) Cole ARI (Are-ee) Henderson Assistant Coaches: Robert Mosley (Miles ’99, seventh season at UGA and ninth overall) Chelsea Newton (Rutgers ‘05, fourth season at UGA and 10th overall) QUE (like the letter ‘Q’) Morrison CALIYA (Cuh-lie-uh) Robinson Jenna STAITI (STATE-ee) GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS 5 Final Fours • 11 Elite Eights • 20 Sweet Sixteens • 7 SEC Championships • 25 WNBA Players Season Stats Highlights PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% » Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List for nation’s top point guard 15.3 7.3 21 48.8% 33.3% 25.0% » Georgia’s starting point guard in all 33 games a year ago Career Highs » Finished sixth in the SEC in assists with 135 last season Points: 22, at UCLA, 2018 Rebounds: 10, at UCLA, 2018 Assists: 11, Winthrop, 2018 » Nearly a triple double in back-to-back games #0 TAJA COLE (TAH-JUH) // G » Set new career highs in points (22) and rebounds (10) against UCLA Season Stats Highlights PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% » Freshman who prepped at Baldwin High School in Queens, New York 2.0 1.7 2 28.6% 100% 50.0% » No. 28 guard prospect in the 2018 class according to ESPN.com Career Highs » Recruited by assistant coach Chelsea Newton Points: 3, 2X last vs.