Lady Dogs on the road to Mizzou

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson STORRS, CT - MARCH 21: Head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson of the UCF Knights signals to her team as they take on the UConn Huskies during the second round of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on March 21, 2022 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Sean Elliot/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) (Sean Elliot/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

By Tim Bryant

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).