Lady Bulldogs Travel to LSU in Top-20 Battle
Lady Bulldogs Travel to LSU in Top-20 Battle WSB Radio » Georgia paces the SEC and ranks No. 15 nationally with 17.2 assists per game. She is the 13th Georgia commit in program history to earn that distinction, joining current Lady Bulldogs Reigan Richardson (2021), Jillian Hollingshead (2021) and Mikayla Coombs (2017). » Georgia improved to an impressive 9-2 overall in overtime games under head coach Joni Taylor. » Lady Bulldog freshmen Reigan Richardson and Jillian Hollingshead were both named McDonald’s All-Americans, marking the first time in Georgia history the program has signed two McDonald’s All-Americans in one class.
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» Georgia travels to Baton Rouge for a top-15 showdown with No. 14-ranked LSU on Thursday. Tip time is set for 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
» The Lady Bulldogs are currently in fifth place in the SEC standings. A win on Thursday could move Georgia into a tie for fourth with LSU.
» Graduates Que Morrison and Jenna Staiti have led Georgia all season. The pair has combined to score 40 percent of the team’s points this year. Either Morrison or Staiti have led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring in 19 of the team’s 22 games.
» This past week, Staiti was named to the Naismith National Player of the Year Midseason Team, while Morrison was tabbed to the Dawn Staley Award Watch List for the nation’s top guard.
» Georgia boasts an impressive 8-1 record away from Athens this year. The Lady Bulldogs have some impressive road/neutral site wins, including victories against Notre Dame and at then-No. 2 ranked NC State.
» The Lady Bulldogs play a deep bench. In fact, Georgia’s bench has outscored the opponent in all but three games (Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Ole Miss).
» Senior forward Malury Bates has stepped up in the last two games. She has scored in double figures in both contests, matching a career-best with 13 points against Florida.
» A pair of Lady Bulldogs made their return to the lineup during Sunday’s game against Florida. Zoesha Smith missed two games due to health and safety protocols, while Jillian Hollingshead was out four games with a non-COVID related illness.
» Before her illness, Hollingshead was twice named the SEC Freshman of the Week -- Georgia’s first two-time honoree since Caliya Robinson in 2016.
» Georgia boasts a 12-1 record when outrebounding its opponent, with the lone loss coming at Kentucky. In 17 wins, Georgia has outrebounded the opponent by a +9 margin, while the Lady Bulldogs are -2 in five losses.
» The Lady Bulldogs have outscored their counterparts by a 800-598 ledger (a +200 margin) in the paint this season. Georgia averages 10 more points per game in the paint than the opposing team.
» Georgia paces the SEC and ranks No. 15 nationally with 17.2 assists per game. The team has totaled 378 assists on 621 made field goals this season -- an average of 61 percent.
» Que Morrison and Jenna Staiti continue to put their names among the best players in the country. Staiti has been tabbed to the Naismith National Player of the Year Midseason Team, while Morrison was named to the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. Both players are considered among the best at their respective positions. Staiti is on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List, while Morrison is on the Dawn Staley Award List.
» Jenna Staiti has now scored in double figures in 48 of her last 57 games with 19 double-doubles during that span. She is one of only six players in program history to score over 1,000 career points, bring down over 500 rebounds and block over 200 shots.
One of the top All-Around Players? No (Que) Stion About it
» Que Morrison -- the 2021 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and two-time SEC All-Defensive Team selection -- is literally doing it all. If you look at an SEC stat sheet, you will find Morrison’s name in nearly every statistical category.
Over the course of the season, Morrison has hit big shot after big shot to carry her team. She has scored in double figures 18 times, has totaled 20 or more points on four occasions, recorded three or more steals eight times and three or more assists in every single game.
» Georgia signee Janiah Barker became the third Lady Bulldog in the past two years to be named to the McDonald’s All-American Team. She is the 13th Georgia commit in program history to earn that distinction, joining current Lady Bulldogs Reigan Richardson (2021), Jillian Hollingshead (2021) and Mikayla Coombs (2017).
» Senior guard Mikayla Coombs nearly set the school record with eight steals in the win against Notre Dame -- a total that was just two shy of the school record. Coombs recorded six steals in the first quarter alone to lead her team in the early going.
» Sarah Ashlee Barker nailed a 25-foot heave at the buzzer to send the game against NC State into overtime. Barker finished with a career-best four 3-point field goals in the win, including back-to-back three’s late in the game to stop a NC State rally.
» Georgia improved to an impressive 9-2 overall in overtime games under head coach Joni Taylor. In fact, Georgia has won four-straight and nine of its last 10 OT contests.
Down Goes No. 2
» Georgia’s win at then No. 2-ranked NC State marked the program’s first true road win against a top-25 team in program history. The victory ended the Wolfpack’s 10-game win streak.
» The Lady Bulldogs set a new school record with 18 blocks in the win against Alabama State on Nov. 21. That total broke a 34-year old record from 1987, when Georgia had 16 against Mercer. The Lady Bulldogs’ 18 swats are tied for the second-most in a game in SEC history.
» For the second-straight year, each of Georgia’s seniors have already earned their college degrees. Malury Bates (sociology), Mikayla Coombs (sport management), Que Morrison (communication studies) and Jenna Staiti (human development and family science) have all graduated from the University of Georgia.
» After suffering a string of injuries in her career, Morrison finally experienced a full healthy season for the Lady Bulldogs.
Here is a look back at some of the adversity Morrison has overcome.
The defensive stopper placed on the SEC All-Freshman Team after drawing 32 starts on Georgia’s NCAA tournament team. Then, in her sophomore campaign, Morrison missed the first eight games due to a torn meniscus in her left knee. In 2019-20, she had an injury to her foot before the year began. She then suffered a torn labrum in her right shoulder to end her junior campaign midway through SEC play.
» Mikayla Coombs — a native of Buford, Ga. — was selected by her peers to serve as the vice chair of the SEC Women’s Basketball Leadership Council. As one of four elected officers, she will participate in various meetings throughout the year to provide feedback to Athletics Directors, Senior Woman Administrators and Faculty Athletics Representatives.
This news came after she was chosen as the only student-athlete representative on the NCAA competition committee. Coombs graduated with a degree in sport management from the University of Georgia and is currently pursuing a master’s in the same program. She was named a UGA Presidential Scholar in 2020, has placed on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and made the Dean’s List in 2021.
» Junior guard Chloe Chapman played two seasons with the Georgia soccer team, but after spending two years as a dual-sport athlete, she will now focus on just basketball. The Mitchellville, Md., native was a consensus top-40 prospect and was rated as the No. 8 overall point guard in the nation coming out of high school.
» Lady Bulldog freshmen Reigan Richardson and Jillian Hollingshead were both named McDonald’s All-Americans, marking the first time in Georgia history the program has signed two McDonald’s All-Americans in one class. Hollingshead and Richardson are the 11th and 12th McDonald’s All-Americans to sign with the Lady Bulldogs and are the first to commit right out high school since Ronika Ransford in 2010. Current Lady Bulldog Mikayla Coombs was a McDonald’s All-American in 2017.
» Georgia is one of just two SEC programs (Tennessee) and one of just 16 teams nationwide to reach the 1,000 win total. The Lady Bulldogs accomplished the feat last season on the road at East Carolina, marking the latest impressive accomplishment for the storied program.
The Lady Bulldogs are one of only three teams, joining Wisconsin-Green Bay and Tennessee, to have a winning record every year since 1980 and have been to 34 of 39 NCAA tournaments.
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