2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
	† 2019 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2018–19 record	18–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Karen Lange; Chelsea Newton; Robert Mosley;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

The 2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represents University of Georgia in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Joni Taylor, play their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Arkansas. Despite having 18 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 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, nationally ranked 19th, where they lost to 8th-ranked South Carolina.[1] 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.[2]

Roster

2018–19 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 Jr	Louisville	Richmond, VA
G	1	Donnetta Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Baldwin HS	Queens, NY
G	2	Gabby Connally	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Brandeis HS	San Antonio, TX
F	3	Stephanie Paul	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Community School of Naples	Naples, FL
F	4	Caliya Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	McEachern HS	Marietta, GA
G	10	Caitlin Hose	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hazel Green HS	Hazel Green, AL
G	11	Maya Caldwell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Davidson Day School	Charlotte, NC
G	12	Kaila Hubbard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Holy Innocents' Episcopal	Jonesboro, GA
C	14	Jenna Staiti	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS So	West Forsyth HS	Cumming, GA
F	22	Malury Bates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	William Fleming HS	Roanoke, VA
G	23	Que Morrison	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	McEachern HS	Riverdale, GA
G	25	Ari Henderson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Chamblee Charter HS	Chamblee, GA

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	14	14	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
Coaches	13	13^	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018* 6:00 PM	No. 14	St. Bonaventure	W 67–40	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum (4,054) Athens, GA
11/11/2018* 2:00 PM	No. 14	Winthrop	W 85–39	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum (3,124) Athens, GA
11/14/2018* 2:00 PM, P12N	No. 14	at UCLA	L 69–80	2–1	Pauley Pavilion (5,113) Los Angeles, CA
11/18/2018* 2:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 14	at Georgia Tech Rivalry	L 53–63	2–2	McCamish Pavilion (2,407) Atlanta, GA
11/22/2018* 12:00 PM		vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Classic	W 60–33	3–2	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (75) San Juan, PR
11/24/2018* 12:00 PM		vs. No. 7 Maryland Puerto Rico Classic	L 51–58	3–3	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez San Juan, PR
11/28/2018* 7:00 PM		Mercer	W 67–60	4–3	Stegeman Coliseum (2,117) Athens, GA
12/02/2018* 2:00 PM		Charleston Southern	W 83–75	5–3	Stegeman Coliseum (3,069) Athens, GA
12/04/2018* 7:00 PM		Furman	W 61–38	6–3	Stegeman Coliseum (2,174) Athens, GA
12/14/2018* 7:00 PM		at Villanova	L 56–62	6–4	Finneran Pavilion (659) Villanova, PA
12/19/2018* 11:00 AM		Lipscomb	W 77–45	7–4	Stegeman Coliseum (7,090) Athens, GA
12/21/2018* 1:00 PM		Georgia Southern	W 81–39	8–4	Stegeman Coliseum (2,724) Athens, GA
12/28/2018* 2:00 PM		Presbyterian	W 83–59	9–4	Stegeman Coliseum (2,885) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 7:00 PM		LSU	W 63–50	10–4 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,506) Athens, GA
01/06/2019 3:00 PM		at Vanderbilt	W 71–64	11–4 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,094) Nashville, TN
01/10/2019 9:00 PM, SECN		at No. 7 Mississippi State	L 71–80	11–5 (2–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,493) Starkville, MS
01/13/2019 3:00 PM, ESPN		No. 13 Tennessee	W 66–62	12–5 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,867) Athens, GA
01/17/2019 7:00 PM, SECN		at Missouri	L 35–61	12–6 (3–2)	Mizzou Arena (4,004) Columbia, MO
01/20/2019 4:00 PM, ESPN2		Texas A&M	L 66–76	12–7 (3–3)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,773) Athens, GA
01/27/2019 2:00 PM, ESPNU		Alabama	L 53–58	12–8 (3–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,794) Athens, GA
01/31/2019 8:00 PM		at Arkansas	W 80–72	13–8 (4–4)	Bud Walton Arena (1,116) Fayetteville, AR
02/03/2019 3:00 PM, SECN		at Auburn	L 58–59 ^OT	13–9 (4–5)	Auburn Arena (2,170) Auburn, AL
02/10/2019 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Florida	W 93–58	14–9 (5–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,515) Athens, GA
02/14/2019 7:00 PM, SECN		at No. 11 South Carolina	L 57–65	14–10 (5–6)	Colonial Life Arena (11,044) Columbia, SC
02/18/2019 7:00 PM, SECN		Ole Miss	W 78–56	15–10 (6–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,812) Athens, GA
02/21/2019 7:00 PM		Arkansas	W 93–83	16–10 (7–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,317) Athens, GA
02/24/2019 6:00 PM, SECN		at Alabama	W 76–67 ^OT	17–10 (8–6)	Coleman Coliseum (1,091) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/28/2019 7:00 PM		at Florida	W 69–57	18–10 (9–6)	O'Connell Center (1,062) Gainesville, FL
03/03/2019 1:00 PM, SECN		No. 11 Kentucky	L 53–58	18–11 (9–7)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,461) Athens, GA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019 6:00 PM, SECN	(7)	vs. (10) Arkansas Second Round	L 76–86	18–12	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [3]

References

No. 8 South Carolina women rout No. 19 Georgia 71-49 at SEC
Duke beats cold-shooting Georgia, to face UConn in regional
"Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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[1] No. 8 South Carolina women rout No. 19 Georgia 71-49 at SEC

[2] Duke beats cold-shooting Georgia, to face UConn in regional

[3] "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Stegeman Coliseum (1973–present)
Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †	15	–	1	.938	33	–	3	.917
No. 15 South Carolina	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
No. 14 Texas A&M	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 17 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Missouri	10	–	6	.625	24	–	11	.686
Auburn	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
LSU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Alabama	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Florida	3	–	13	.188	8	–	23	.258
Vanderbilt	2	–	14	.125	7	–	23	.233

† 2019 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll