2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Joni Taylor (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Lange
  • Chelsea Newton
  • Robert Mosley
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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.

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

2018–19 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Louisville Richmond, VA
G 1 Donnetta Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Baldwin HS Queens, NY
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Community School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr McEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Davidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Holy Innocents' Episcopal Jonesboro, GA
C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS So West Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So William Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So McEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Chamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1414RVRVRV—RVRV——RV————————Not released
Coaches1313^24RV———————————————

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.
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References

  1. ^ No. 8 South Carolina women rout No. 19 Georgia 71-49 at SEC
  2. ^ Duke beats cold-shooting Georgia, to face UConn in regional
  3. ^ "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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