2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

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.

2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2018–19 record18–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coachJoni Taylor (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State †15–1 .938  33–3  .917
No. 15 South Carolina13–3 .813  23–9  .719
No. 14 Texas A&M12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 17 Kentucky11–5 .688  25–8  .758
Missouri10–6 .625  24–11  .686
Auburn9–7 .563  22–10  .688
Georgia9–7 .563  18–12  .600
Tennessee7–9 .438  19–13  .594
LSU7–9 .438  16–13  .552
Arkansas6–10 .375  22–15  .595
Alabama5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Ole Miss3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Florida3–13 .188  8–23  .258
Vanderbilt2–14 .125  7–23  .233
† 2019 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrLouisville Richmond, VA
G 1 Donnetta Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBaldwin HS Queens, NY
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCommunity School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMcEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHazel Green HS Hazel Green, AL
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Kaila Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHoly Innocents' Episcopal Jonesboro, GA
C 14 Jenna Staiti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SoWest Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
F 22 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWilliam Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMcEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrChamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 2018–19 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 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.
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References
  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.
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