2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	26–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange; Chelsea Newton; Robert Mosley;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Joni Taylor (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Lange (Iowa)
Chelsea Newton (Rutgers)
Robert Mosley (Miles College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	21	17	18	20	19	19	18	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	24	20	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	19

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

References

^ "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com.

[1] "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com.

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Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References