2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
The 2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represents University of Georgia in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Joni Taylor, play their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Arkansas. Despite having 18 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
2018–19 record | 18–12 (9–7 SEC) |
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Home arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
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No. 4 Mississippi State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas A&M | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 26–7, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament, nationally ranked 19th, where they lost to 8th-ranked South Carolina.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.[2]
Roster
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 13 | 13^ | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/09/2018* 6:00 pm |
No. 14 | St. Bonaventure | W 67–40 | 1–0 |
Stegeman Coliseum (4,054) Athens, GA | ||||||
11/11/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 14 | Winthrop | W 85–39 | 2–0 |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,124) Athens, GA | ||||||
11/14/2018* 2:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | at UCLA | L 69–80 | 2–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (5,113) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
No. 14 | at Georgia Tech Rivalry |
L 53–63 | 2–2 |
McCamish Pavilion (2,407) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
11/22/2018* 12:00 pm |
vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Classic |
W 60–33 | 3–2 |
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (75) San Juan, PR | |||||||
11/24/2018* 12:00 pm |
vs. No. 7 Maryland Puerto Rico Classic |
L 51–58 | 3–3 |
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez San Juan, PR | |||||||
11/28/2018* 7:00 pm |
Mercer | W 67–60 | 4–3 |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,117) Athens, GA | |||||||
12/02/2018* 2:00 pm |
Charleston Southern | W 83–75 | 5–3 |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,069) Athens, GA | |||||||
12/04/2018* 7:00 pm |
Furman | W 61–38 | 6–3 |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,174) Athens, GA | |||||||
12/14/2018* 7:00 pm |
at Villanova | L 56–62 | 6–4 |
Finneran Pavilion (659) Villanova, PA | |||||||
12/19/2018* 11:00 am |
Lipscomb | W 77–45 | 7–4 |
Stegeman Coliseum (7,090) Athens, GA | |||||||
12/21/2018* 1:00 pm |
Georgia Southern | W 81–39 | 8–4 |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,724) Athens, GA | |||||||
12/28/2018* 2:00 pm |
Presbyterian | W 83–59 | 9–4 |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,885) Athens, GA | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2019 7:00 pm |
LSU | W 63–50 | 10–4 (1–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,506) Athens, GA | |||||||
01/06/2019 3:00 pm |
at Vanderbilt | W 71–64 | 11–4 (2–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (2,094) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/10/2019 9:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 7 Mississippi State | L 71–80 | 11–5 (2–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,493) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/13/2019 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 13 Tennessee | W 66–62 | 12–5 (3–1) |
Stegeman Coliseum (5,867) Athens, GA | |||||||
01/17/2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | L 35–61 | 12–6 (3–2) |
Mizzou Arena (4,004) Columbia, MO | |||||||
01/20/2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Texas A&M | L 66–76 | 12–7 (3–3) |
Stegeman Coliseum (4,773) Athens, GA | |||||||
01/27/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
Alabama | L 53–58 | 12–8 (3–4) |
Stegeman Coliseum (4,794) Athens, GA | |||||||
01/31/2019 8:00 pm |
at Arkansas | W 80–72 | 13–8 (4–4) |
Bud Walton Arena (1,116) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/03/2019 3:00 pm, SECN |
at Auburn | L 58–59 OT | 13–9 (4–5) |
Auburn Arena (2,170) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/10/2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
Florida | W 93–58 | 14–9 (5–5) |
Stegeman Coliseum (5,515) Athens, GA | |||||||
02/14/2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 11 South Carolina | L 57–65 | 14–10 (5–6) |
Colonial Life Arena (11,044) Columbia, SC | |||||||
02/18/2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | W 78–56 | 15–10 (6–6) |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,812) Athens, GA | |||||||
02/21/2019 7:00 pm |
Arkansas | W 93–83 | 16–10 (7–6) |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,317) Athens, GA | |||||||
02/24/2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Alabama | W 76–67 OT | 17–10 (8–6) |
Coleman Coliseum (1,091) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
02/28/2019 7:00 pm |
at Florida | W 69–57 | 18–10 (9–6) |
O'Connell Center (1,062) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
03/03/2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 11 Kentucky | L 53–58 | 18–11 (9–7) |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,461) Athens, GA | |||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
(7) | vs. (10) Arkansas Second Round |
L 76–86 | 18–12 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [3] |
References
- No. 8 South Carolina women rout No. 19 Georgia 71-49 at SEC
- Duke beats cold-shooting Georgia, to face UConn in regional
- "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved September 6, 2018.