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2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

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2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record26–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 7 South Carolina 12 4   .750 29 7   .806
No. 18 Georgia 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 12 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 17 Missouri 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 14 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 26 10   .722
No. 24 LSU 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Auburn 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Arkansas 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
Florida 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Ole Miss 1 15   .063 12 19   .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the 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 where they lost to South Carolina. 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.

Roster

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2017–18 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 So Louisville Richmond, VA
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Community School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr McEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Davidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr McEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 24 Simone Costa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Independence CC Lisbon, Portugal
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Chamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
F 44 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr William Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
F 51 Bianca Blanaru 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Washington State Timișoara, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Wofford W 95-56  1-0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,292)
Athens, GA
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia W 64–61  2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,170)
Charlottesville, VA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 72–54  3–0
Hawkins Arena (2,731)
Macon, GA
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Western Carolina W 76–50  4–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,194)
Athens, GA
11/25/2017*
4:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU W 79–63  5–0
Marriott Center (900)
Provo, UT
11/27/2017*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 56–48  6–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,115)
Athens, GA
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Furman W 79–44  7–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,084)
Athens, GA
12/03/2017*
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 53–81  7–1
Stegeman Coliseum (3,390)
Athens, GA
12/14/2017*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 73–63  8–1
Corbett Sports Center (450)
Greensboro, NC
12/17/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
Georgia Tech W 60–53  9–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,290)
Athens, GA
12/19/2017*
11:00 am
Howard W 87–47  10–1
Stegeman Coliseum (6,942)
Athens, GA
12/21/2017*
1:00 pm
Wright State W 87–71  11–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,137)
Athens, GA
12/28/2017*
2:00 pm
North Florida W 75–37  12–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,614)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Mississippi State L 62–86  12–2
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,934)
Athens, GA
01/04/2018
8:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 81–52  13–2
(1–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,153)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
at Kentucky W 56–42  14–2
(2–1)
Memorial Coliseum (5,782)
Lexington, KY
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 78–65  15–2
(3–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,229)
Athens, GA
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
at No. 17 Texas A&M W 92–84 OT 16–2
(4–1)
Reed Arena (4,702)
College Station, TX
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 60–48  17–2
(5–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,012)
Athens, GA
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
No. 21 No. 11 Missouri W 62–50  18–2
(6–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,668)
Athens, GA
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
No. 21 at Florida W 66–57  19–2
(7–1)
O'Connell Center (1,701)
Gainesville, FL
02/01/2018
8:00 pm
No. 17 at LSU L 60–71  19–3
(7–2)
Maravich Center (1,805)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
No. 17 Ole Miss W 69–45  20–3
(8–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,700)
Athens, GA
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
No. 18 Vanderbilt W 67–55  21–3
(9–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,490)
Athens, GA
02/11/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 at No. 11 Tennessee L 46–62  21–4
(9–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523)
Knoxville, TN
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
No. 20 No. 8 South Carolina L 65–77  21–5
(9–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,072)
Athens, GA
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 at Ole Miss W 66–52  22–5
(10–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209)
Oxford, MS
02/22/2018
8:00 pm
No. 19 at Alabama W 49–43 OT 23–5
(11–4)
Coleman Coliseum (2,103)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/2018
Noon, SECN
No. 19 Florida W 63–43  24–5
(12–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,568)
Athens, GA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 19 vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 55–44  25–5
Bridgestone Arena (7,489)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Semifinals
L 49–71  25–6
Bridgestone Arena (8,819)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 A) No. 18 (13 A) No. 25 Mercer
First Round
W 68–63  26–6
Stegeman Coliseum (3,457)
Athens, GA
03/19/2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 A) No. 18 (5 A) No. 20 Duke
Second Round
L 40–66  26–7
Stegeman Coliseum (2,908)
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.