Lady Dogs on the road to Mizzou

There is UGA women’s basketball this evening, with the Lady Dogs playing a road game tonight against Missouri. The game tips at 8 o’clock in Columbia.

From Tray Littlefield, UGA Sports Communications...

Game Information

Georgia (10-7, 1-3 SEC) vs. Missouri (10-7, 1-3 SEC)

Thursday, Jan. 18 || 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT || Mizzou Arena (15,061) || Columbia, Mo. || SEC Network +

TV: SEC Network + (Ben Arnet and Jordan Roundtree)

Listen: Jeff Dantzler (GeorgiaDogs.com, 960 AM The Ref or 103.7 FM)

Opening Tip

» Georgia heads to Columbia, Mo., for its second-straight SEC road matchup. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the SEC Network +.

» The Lady Bulldogs have won four-straight against the Tigers, including two in a row in Columbia.

» Georgia fifth year senior forward Javyn Nicholson leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally with 11 double-doubles this season. Her eight-straight double-doubles from Dec. 6 through Jan. 11 were the most for a Georgia player since Janet Harris in 1982-83.

» Nicholson has scored in double figures in every game this season and has led Georgia in scoring eight times.

» Junior guard Asia Avinger is coming off the best game of her UGA career. She scored 22 points during Sunday’s game against Florida.

» Fifth-year guard Taniyah Thompson has made the most of the first starts of her UGA career. She has scored in double figures in back-to-back games, including 17 against Alabama last week.

» Georgia ranks third in the SEC in field-goal percentage defense, holding teams to just 35.5 percent shooting.

» The Lady Bulldogs’ bench averages 23.5 points per game, which is the third-highest mark in the conference.

» Georgia is in its second season under the leadership of Coach ABE. ABE’s successful first year included a NCAA tournament appearance, 22 wins, and a fifth-place finish in the final SEC standings.

» The Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC squad to not have a single player enter the transfer portal this past offseason.

» Coach ABE’s teams have won 20 or more games in 11-straight seasons, while her 12 NCAA tournament appearances rank third among active SEC coaches, only behind Kim Mulkey (LSU) and Dawn Staley (South Carolina).

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