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Lady Dogs vs LSU tonight at Stegeman

UGA’s Lady Dogs basketball team has a late-night tip and a national television appearance, hosting LSU in an ESPN2 game that gets underway at 9 o’clock in Stegeman Coliseum.

From Tray Littlefield, UGA Sports Communications...

Georgia hosts the seventh-ranked LSU Tigers at 9 p.m. this Thursday in a nationally televised game on ESPN2.

» This is Georgia’s Red Out game, with fans encouraged to wear red.

» This is the second time in two weeks that Georgia has been featured on the ESPN family of networks. The Lady Bulldogs faced No. 1 South Carolina on ABC on Feb. 18 -- that game drew the largest audience of any women’s basketball game on ABC this season.

» Georgia is coming off its best offensive performance in SEC play this season. The Lady Bulldogs downed Florida, 76-60, on Sunday, with seniors accounting for 54 of Georgia’s points.

» The Lady Bulldogs recorded 57 rebounds against the Gators this past Sunday. It marked the most rebounds  in a game for a Georgia team since 2021.

» The Lady Bulldogs own a 27-26 lead in the all-time series against LSU, but have lost five-straight meetings against the Tigers.

» Fifth-year senior forward Javyn Nicholson has scored 25 or more points in three-straight games. Nicholson is third in the SEC with 15 double-doubles and is one of four league players to rank in the top-10 in scoring and rebounding.

» 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).

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant

Tim Bryant hosts Classic City Today, 6-10 weekday mornings on 98.7FM & AM 1340 WGAU in Athens.

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