LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME GEORGIA VS. OKLAHOMA November 15 at 2:30 • Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) • Athens, Ga. • Georgia Bulldog Radio Network (AM 960 The Ref in Athens) • SID Contact: Mike Mobley ([email protected]; 706-540-7486)1 Georgia Schedule The basics Overall: 0-0 The Georgia Lady Bulldogs – featuring Home: 0-0 ◊ Road: 0-0 ◊ Neutral: 0-0 some familiar faces with a major influx of The Matchups DATE OPP O NENT (TV) TIP newcomers – will christen their 2009-10 11/8 exh. - Clayton State W 80-49 campaign with an intersectional SEC-Big Georgia Lady Bulldogs Oklahoma Sooners 11/15 Oklahoma 2:30 12 matchup against Oklahoma on Sunday Records: 0-0 Records: 0-0 11/19 at Chattanooga 7:00 afternoon at 2:30 in Stegeman Coliseum. Rankings: No. 21 AP, Rankings: No. 13 AP, 11/22 Rutgers 2:30 The Lady Bulldogs enter the season NR USA Today/ESPN No. 8 USA Today/ESPN 11/25 Alabama State 6:00 ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press Coach: Andy Landers Coach: Sherri Coale 11/27 # vs. Texas A&M-CC 8:00 poll but unranked in the ESPN/USA Today 725-239 (.752) 31st at UGA 286-132 (684) 14th at OU 11/28 # vs. Southern Miss/Jackson State TBD coaches poll, while the Sooners are at No. 8 2/1 UAB 7:00 and No. 13 in the coaches and media rank- 807-260 (.756) 35th overall 286-132 (684) 14th overall 12/6 Georgia Tech (CSS) 2:30 ings, respectively. 12/8 Tennessee State 7:00 “It will be a big game,” head coach Andy Most Recent Starting Lineups 12/20 Virginia 2:30 Landers said. “All openers are so I don’t No. Name PPG RPG No. Name PPG RPG 12/22 Detroit 7:00 guess it’s any different in that regard. Every- 1 Ashley Houts 13.0 3.0 G 13 Danielle Robinson 17.0 1.0 12/28 at Clemson (CSS) 7:00 body will be excited and I’m sure both teams (5-6; Sr.; Trenton, Ga.) (5-9; Jr.; San Jose, Calif.) 12/30 at Savannah State 7:00 and both coaching staffs are ready to get out 1/3 * at Alabama 3:00 and play. You have two quality teams that 15 Jaleesa Rhoden 0.0 1.0 G 25 Whitney Hand 16.0 6.0 1/7 * Kentucky 7:00 both are in a little bit of a rebuilding state. (5-8; Jr.; London, Ontario) (6-1; Soph.; Fort Worth, Texas) 1/10 * Florida (ESPNU) 6:00 At the same time, both teams have some 1/14 * at Vanderbilt (FSN) 8:00 veterans coming back who have proven that 11 Meredith Mitchell 2.0 5.0 G • F 1 Nyeshia Stevenson 10.0 2.0 1/17 * at Arkansas 3:00 (6-1; Soph.; Midfield, Ala.) (5-10; Sr.; Little Rock, Ark.) 1/21 * Tennessee (FSN) 7:00 they’re good players.” 1/24 * Ole Miss (CSS) 1:00 The Lady Bulldogs return a trio of starters 21 Porsha Phillips 14.0 12.0 F 21 Amanda Thompson 17.0 9.0 from last season, pre-season All-SEC picks 1/28 * at Mississippi State (FSN) 9:00 (6-2; Sr.; Stone Mountain, Ga.) (6-1; Sr.; Chicago, Ill.) 1/31 * at Auburn (ESPNU) 6:00 Ashley Houts, Angel Robinson and Porsha 2/4 * LSU (CSS) 7:00 Phillips. After that, Georgia’s experiences 33 Angel Robinson 18.0 4.0 F • C 34 Abi Olajuwon 16.0 9.0 2/7 * South Carolina (CSS) 2:00 drops off considerably. Jaleesa Rhoden and (6-5; Sr.; Marietta, Ga.) (6-4; Sr.; Los Angeles, Calif.) 2/11 * at Kentucky (FSN) 7:00 Meredith Mitchell also return, giving the Lady 2/14 * Alabama (CSS) 2:00 Dogs five returning letterwinners. 2/21 * at Florida TBD Off The Bench... 2/25 * at South Carolina 7:00 10 Jasmine James 10.0 5.0 G • F 10 Carlee Roethlisberger 9.0 7.0 2/28 * Arkansas (SECN) 2:00 Lady Bulldog headlines... (5-9; Jr.; Memphis, Tenn.) (6-1; Jr.; Findlay, Ohio) Page 2 – Series history vs. the Sooners 3/5-8 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) # Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Page 2 – Marshall out for season 30 Candace Williams 10.0 5.0 G 45 Jasmine Hartman 7.0 1.0 * SEC game Page 2 – Red, White & Blue together (5-8; Fr.; Blairsville, Ga.) (5-11; Soph.; Houston, Texas) All times EASTERN Page 3 – Tradition ALWAYS graduates (102%) 3 Anne Marie Armstrong 6.0 5.0 G • F 53 Joanna McFarland 8.0 8.0 Page 3 – Record number of TV dates (5-8; Soph.; London, Ontario) (6-3; Fr.; Derby, Kan.) Pro-nun-see-a-shuns Page 3 – Media says third, Coaches 4th Page 4 – Simply put: She’s Houtstanding! 12 Jasmine Hassell 5.0 4.0 F 14 Lauren Willis 6.0 2.0 Ashley Houts Howtz Jaleesa Rhoden Jah-lee-sah Page 4 – Question of “when” not “if” (6-2; Fr.; Lebanon, Tenn.) (5-11; Jr.; Overland Park, Kan.) Rowe-den Page 4 – Lady Bulldogs ink three UGA stats from exhibition vs. Clayton State; OU stats from vs. Mercer Page 5 – Lady Bulldogs return to AP poll Page 2 • Lady Bulldogs vs. Oklahoma Game Notes Rounding out Georgia’s roster are six another set of twins, Ashley and Courtney Tale Of The (Stat) Tape newcomers – five freshmen and a junior col- Paris, accounted for 32 points and 19 re- Keeping an eye on... Statistic UGA OU lege transfer. bounds for the Sooners in a 65-57 victory. Entering the Oklahoma game: Oklahoma, a 2009 Final Four team, re- A complete box score from that outing Points Per Game 64.0 75.8 turns its entire backcourt of Danielle Robin- – as well as game-by-game results in the Ashley Houts is... Opp. Point Per Game 57.9 60.5 son, Amanda Thompson and Whitney Hand. series – can be found on Page 3 of these • 12 FTs made from No. 8 Lady Scoring Margin +6.0 +15.2 Added Landers: “On paper, it appears to be Game Notes. Hardmon among UGA’s career Field Goal Pct. .432 .470 teams that contrast a bit...us with Robinson and leaders Opp. Field Goal Pct. .365 .363 Phillips inside returning. They’ve lost their inside Marshall out for season • 1 point from No. 27 Kara Braxton 3-Point Pct. .309 .328 among UGA’s career leaders game but they have Hand and Robinson and Christy Marshall, a returning starter for the 3-Pointers Per Game 3.8 4.8 • 19 points from No. 26 Pam Irwin- Thompson coming back on the perimeter. They’re Lady Bulldogs, will miss the 2009-10 season Opp. 3-Point Pct. .292 .333 Osbolt among UGA’s career a guard-veteran team and we’re a forward- due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament Free Throw Pct. .674 .677 leaders veteran team.” (ACL) in her right knee. Opp. Free Throw Pct. .707 .746 • 23 points from No. 25 Carla Green Marshall, a 6-1, guard from Savannah, Rebounds Per Game 38.8 43.5 among UGA’s career leaders... Ga., injured her knee in a team workout on Opp. Rebound Per Game 35.8 32.8 Series history vs. the Sooners fyi, Carla Green (now Williams) is The Lady Bulldogs own a 3-1 edge in Wednesday, October 13, two days before Rebound Margin +3.1 +10.8 currently UGA’s Senior Woman their all-time series with Oklahoma, in- the official opening of practice. The ACL tear Assists Per Game 13.8 16.0 Administrator cluding an 88-79 victory in the only previ- was later confirmed through an MRI. Turnovers Per Game 17.1 16.6 • 26 points from No. 24 Cynthia Collins ous matchup in Athens on Dec. 13, 1998. “It rips my guts out every time a kid falls Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 0.81 0.96 among UGA’s career leaders Georgia swept both ends of a home- and grabs their knee,” Andy Landers said. • 29 steals from No. 6 Janet Harris Steals Per Game 8.1 8.4 and-home series in the late-90s. The Lady “It’s an all-too-common injury in women’s among UGA’s career leaders Blocks Per Game 4.6 5.7 Bulldogs topped the Sooners, 94-76, in the basketball. My heart goes out to Christy. Angel Robinson is... stats from 2008-09 season first meeting in Norman on Dec. 11, 1997. We’re all in a state of shock at this point.” • 11 blocks from No. 7 Tammye Jenkins Twins Coco and Kelly Miller, then freshmen, Marshall started 21 of 31 games played among UGA’s career leaders Upcoming Game Promotions: combined for 48 points, 17 rebounds, 11 as- for Georgia in 2008-09, averaging 8.8 points • 40 points from becoming UGA’s 31st sists and 11 steals in that contest. and 4.5 rebounds per game. For her career, 1,000-point career scorer Sunday, November 22 vs. Rutgers Georgia also secured a 94-70 win in a she has played in 95 games with 28 starts • Fans can enter to win 10 turkey Coaches vs. Cancer Classic game in Madi- and produced averages of 7.7 points and 3.6 dinners courtesy of HoneyBaked son, Wis., on Nov. 22, 2000. rebounds. Red, White & Blue together Ham Oklahoma earned its first win over the In 2007, Marshall was named the SEC’s Georgia’s Ashley Houts and Oklaho- Lady Bulldogs two seasons ago, when Sixth Woman of the Year by league coaches.