2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented 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 , played 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 14 14 RV RV RV — RV RV — — RV — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches 13 13^ 24 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
^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
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics