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 (11-5, 2-1 SEC) VS. TENNESSEE (12-3, 1-2 SEC) | 3 P.M. ET | ATHENS | STEGEMAN COLISEUM (10, 523) Record: 11-5 GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS #13 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS Home: 9-0 | Away: 1-4 | Neutral: 1-1 Head Coach: Joni Taylor Head Coach: Holly Warlick NOVEMBER Career Record: 74-37 (4th year) Career Record: 165-57 (7th year) 9 ST. BONAVENTURE W, 67-40 Record at School: Same vs. Record at School: Same 11 WINTHROP W, 85-39 Leading Scorer: Leading Scorer: 14 at UCLA L, 80-69 Caliya Robinson (13.6 ppg) Evina Westbrook (15.8 ppg) 18 at Georgia Tech L, 63-53 Leading Rebounder: Leading Rebounder: 22 Morgan State# W, 60-33 24 #7 Maryland# L, 58-51 Caliya Robinson (8.0 rpg) Rennia Davis (8.4 rpg) 28 MERCER W, 67-60 OPENING TIP: GEORGIA HOSTS TENNESSEE ON ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND DECEMBER 2 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 83-75 » Georgia will welcome the No. 13-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers at 3 p.m. ET this 4 FURMAN W, 61-38 14 at Villanova L, 62-56 Sunday as part of Alumni Reunion Weekend. The contest will air on ESPN2 with Pam Ward 19 LIPSCOMB W, 77-45 and Carolyn Peck on the call. 21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 81-38 28 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE W, 83-59 » Close to 40 former Lady Bulldogs will be in attendance for Sunday’s game, and they will all JANUARY be honored during a special presentation in the second quarter. Among those coming back 3 LSU* W, 63-50 to Athens is four-time Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards. 6 at Vanderbilt* W, 71-64 10 at #6 Mississippi State* L, 80-71 13 TENNESSEE* 3:00 P.M. » Georgia enters the game against Tennessee after taking sixth-ranked Mississippi State to 17 at Missouri* 7:00 p.m. the wire on Thursday. Georgia built a 68-65 lead with just under seven minutes remaining but 20 TEXAS A&M* 4:00 P.M. 27 ALABAMA* 2:00 P.M. missed its last 10 shots as State held on for the 80-71 win. 31 at Arkansas* 8:00 p.m. » The Lady Bulldogs’ late lead against Mississippi State marked only the second time this FEBRUARY season the Bulldogs from Starkville have trailed in the fourth quarter (trailed by 11 to Oregon 3 at Auburn* 3:00 p.m. 10 FLORIDA* 12:00 P.M. in only loss of the year). 14 at South Carolina* 7:00 p.m. 18 OLE MISS* 7:00 P.M. » Most of Georgia’s success against Mississippi State was in the paint. MSU came into 21 ARKANSAS* 7:00 P.M. 24 at Alabama* 6:00 p.m. Thursday’s game with an impressive +27-points per game advantage in the paint. Georgia 28 at Florida* 7:00 p.m. matched the Bulldogs, 42-42, in that category. MARCH 3 KENTUCKY* 1:00 P.M. » Georgia is a perfect 9-0 at home this season. The last time Georgia started 10-0 at home was during the 2014-15 campaign. Home games listed in BOLD * - Denotes SEC Game # - Puerto Rico Clasico GEORGIA’S STARTING FIVE (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAMES) WHERE TO WATCH Network: ESPN2 Play-By-Play: Pam Ward Analyst: Carolyn Peck HOW TO LISTEN TAJA COLE GABBY CONNALLY DONNETTA JOHNSON STEPHANIE PAUL CALIYA ROBINSON R-JR // G SO // G FR // G JR //G/ F SR // F Network: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (IMG) #0 #2 #1 #3 #4 Play-By-Play: Jeff Dantzler MIN: 34.6 MIN: 33.7 MIN: 10.5 MIN: 21.4 MIN: 26.1 Athens Affiliate: 960 AM PPG: 11.1 PPG: 13.3 PPG: 2.6 PPG: 7.4 PPG: 13.6 FG%: 42.0% FG%: 45.6% FG%: 34.0% FG%: 54.7% FG%: 45.4% FOLLOW THE LADY BULLDOGS 3FG%: 27.6% 3FG%: 43.4% 3FG%: 37.5% 3FG%: 16.7% 3FG%: 22.7% FT%: 53.8% FT%: 89.5% FT%: 28.6% FT%: 76.7% FT%: 73.0% Georgia Women’s Basketball SERIES HISTORY: GEORGIA VS. TENNESSEE @UGA_WBB Overall: Tennessee leads, 50-16 Current Streak: Tennessee has won 11 of last 12 In Athens: Tennessee leads, 14-9 Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 62-46 (2/11/18) @UGA_WBB In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 22-4 Largest Margin of Victory: Georgia 78, UT 51 (1/17/00) Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 14-3 Largest Defeat: UT 102, Georgia 43 (1/28/98) GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS 5 Final Fours • 11 Elite Eights • 20 Sweet Sixteens • 7 SEC Championships • 25 WNBA Players PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE AT GEORGIA ENTERING 2018-19 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 11.1 5.2 107 (SEC best)42.0% 27.6% 53.8% » Has five or more assists in 14 of 16 games Career Highs » Ranks first in the SEC in assists (6.7 per game) and 7th nationally Points: 22, at UCLA, 2018 Rebounds: 10, at UCLA, 2018 Assists: 11, 2X last vs. PC, 2018 » Has 23 more dimes that the next closest SEC player this season (Jazzmun Holmes (MSU), 84) » Coming off a 16-point performance on the road at No. 6 Mississippi State -- also had 6 assists #0 TAJA COLE (TAH-JUH) // G Season Stats Highlights PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% » Scored five-straight points in the third quarter against Mississippi State to cut the seven-point 2.6 2.0 7 34.0% 37.5% 28.6% deficit to just two points Career Highs » Has seen playing time in all 16 games this season with four starts Points: 11, vs. Mercer, 2018 Rebounds: 5, 2X, last vs. Mercer, 2018 Assists: 2, 2X., last vs. LSU, 2019 » Picked up her first career start in a career-high 21 minutes played against Georgia Southern #1 DONNETTA JOHNSON // G » Best game to date came against Mercer when she scored a career-best 11 points Season Stats Highlights PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% » Georgia’s leading scorer in SEC play with 18.3 ppg; shooting 47% from the floor, 56% from 3-point range and 13.3 1.9 42 46.5% 45.1% 89.5% 100% at the free-throw line against conference teams Career Highs » SEC Co-Player of the Week (Jan.