2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

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.

2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
2017–18 record26–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coachJoni Taylor (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State16–0 1.000  37–2  .949
No. 7 South Carolina †12–4 .750  29–7  .806
No. 18 Georgia12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 12 Tennessee11–5 .688  25–8  .758
No. 17 Missouri11–5 .688  24–8  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M11–5 .688  26–10  .722
No. 24 LSU11–5 .688  19–10  .655
Alabama7–9 .438  20–14  .588
Kentucky6–10 .375  15–17  .469
Auburn5–11 .313  14–15  .483
Arkansas3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Florida3–13 .188  11–19  .367
Vanderbilt3–13 .188  7–24  .226
Ole Miss1–15 .063  12–19  .387
† 2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoLouisville Richmond, VA
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCommunity School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMcEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMcEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 24 Simone Costa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrIndependence CC Lisbon, Portugal
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrChamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
F 44 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWilliam Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
F 51 Bianca Blanaru 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrWashington State Timișoara, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 21 17 18 20 19 19 18 Not released 
Coaches NR NR^ NR RV NR NR RV NR NR 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.

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See also

References
  1. "Georgia Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgiadogs.com.
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