Georgia Hosts Wofford in Basketball Doubleheader

Georgia Lady Bulldogs Game Notes

Georgia (8-4) vs. Wofford (7-5)
Saturday, Dec. 30 || Noon ET
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Kaleb Frady) WXKT 103.7 FM or 960 AM The REF and the Georgia Bulldog App | Affiliates
TV: None
Video Stream: SEC Network + (Matt Stewart and Anne Marie Armstrong)
Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
Social: @UGA_WBB
History: Georgia leads, 1-0 (Full History)
Last Meeting: - Georgia won, 95-56 (11/12/17)

TEAM COMPARISON

GEORGIA LADY BULLDOGS
Head Coach: Coach ABE
Career Record: 402-173 (19th year)
Record at Georgia: 30-16 (2nd year)

WOFFORD TERRIERS
Head Coach: Jimmy Garrity
Career Record: 179-133 (11th year)
Record at Wofford: 113-107 (8th year)

GEORGIA	2023-24 STATISTICS	WOFFORD
68.8	POINTS PER GAME	66.8
42.1	FG%	38.8
30.0	3FG%	27.7
61.8	FT%	69.3
43.6	REBOUNDS PER GAME	41.4
15.1	ASSISTS PER GAME	12.3
3.8	BLOCKS PER GAME	2.7
9.4	STEALS PER GAME	7.3
61.3	SCORING DEFENSE	60.8
34.6	FG% DEFENSE	36.0
29.4	3FG% DEFENSE	22.8
+5.0	REBOUND MARGIN	+0.1
1.0	AST - TO RATIO	0.9

Opening Tip

» Georgia is back home following the Holiday break to host Wofford at noon ET this Saturday.

» Saturday's game is part of a basketball doubleheader at Stegeman. The men's team will host Alabama A&M at 2:30 p.m.

» This marks only the second all-time meeting between the Lady Bulldogs and Terriers. Georgia defeated Wofford, 95-56, in the opening game of the 2017-18 season.

» Georgia is coming off the Sun Coast Challenge, where the Lady Bulldogs downed Pitt, 65-59, before falling to Ball State, 52-51.

» Georgia led Ball State for over 29 minutes. The Lady Bulldogs have held at least a five-point advantage in three of their four losses this season.

» The Lady Bulldogs' bench averages 26.3 points per game -- the second-best average in the SEC (South Carolina leads with 35.5 ppg).

» Georgia ranks fifth in the SEC in rebounding with 43.6 rebounds per game.

» Fifth-year forward Javyn Nicholson is coming off a career-high 24-point effort against Ball State. Nicholson has scored in double figures in every game this season.

» Georgia is in its second season under the leadership of Coach ABE. ABE's successful first year included a NCAA tournament appearance, 22 wins, and a fifth-place finish in the final SEC standings.

» The Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC squad to not have a single player enter the transfer portal this past offseason.

» Coach ABE's teams have won 20 or more games in 11-straight seasons, while her 12 NCAA tournament appearances rank third among active SEC coaches, only behind Kim Mulkey (LSU) and Dawn Staley (South Carolina).

» Georgia is in search of its 37th NCAA tournament appearance this season. The Lady Bulldogs' 36 trips are tied for the second most among all programs.

» Georgia is one of three programs nationwide, joining Wisconsin Green Bay and Tennessee, to never have a losing record in a season.

400 Wins

Georgia head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson reached the 400-win mark of her career earlier this year. She is one of five active SEC coaches to record 400 or more wins.

Four Top-100 Signees the Most Since 2017

Georgia has already signed four top-100 players in the 2024 class. Indya and Summer Davis — twin sisters from Farmington Hills, Michigan — along with Mia Woolfolk (Midlothian, Virginia) and Trinity Turner (Orlando, Fla.) signed with the Lady Bulldogs earlier this year. All four players are four star prospects and ranked in the top-100 nationally, marking the first time since 2017 the program has signed four top-100 players.

Nicholson in Rare Company

Javyn Nicholson sits near the top of the SEC with seven double-doubles this season, trailing only LSU's Aneesah Morrow, who has eight. Nicholson has scored in double figures in every game this year, including three 20-point contests.

Ingram Earns Starts

Redshirt freshman guard Stefanie Ingram has provided a spark for Georgia with back-to-back starts. Ingram scored 11 points against Pitt, hitting 3-for-5 from the field.

Avinger and Chapman Rank Among SEC's Best

Georgia guards Asia Avinger and Chloe Chapman rank among the SEC's top-10 in assists with 48 and 47, respectively. Avinger's 2.40 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks sixth best among league players and top-50 nationally.

Chloe's Career Day

Chapman played the best game of her career in the team's win against Columbia. She scored a career-best 15 points and knocked in a career-high three 3-pointers in the win. Prior to the Columbia game, Chapman had not hit more than one 3-pointer in a game in her career. She also hit a pair of 3's against Furman and finished with 10 points and 10 boards against the Paladins.

Zoe's Production Increases

Zoesha Smith has seen increased production this season. She has scored in double figures in seven games after totaling just seven double-figure scoring contests in her previous three seasons combined.

Year Two with Coach ABE

Georgia is in its second season under the leadership of head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. Coach ABE led the Lady Bulldogs to 22 wins – the most for the program in five years – and a NCAA tournament win against Florida State, marking Georgia's first NCAA tourney victory against a Power 5 opponent in 10 seasons. In addition, Georgia went 5-0 against rivals Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech.

The Lady Bulldogs won seven of their last nine SEC games last year, with the only losses coming to top-5 teams South Carolina and LSU on the road.

20-Win Streak

Last year marked the 11th-straight season a Coach ABE led team has earned 20 wins or more. She has also guided her teams to 12 NCAA tournament appearances, which is the third-highest mark of any coach in the SEC, only behind Dawn Staley at South Carolina and Kim Mulkey at LSU.

Nicholson Looks To Continue Her Breakout Season

Fifth-year senior forward Javyn Nicholson had a breakout season in her first year playing for Coach ABE. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native more than doubled per points per game average (from 4.5 to 9.5) and increased her rebounds by three (from 4.0 to 7.0) compared to her previous three college seasons.

Familiar Face, New Name

Formerly Jordan Isaacs, Jordan changed her legal last name to Cole after her stepfather, Brian Cole, adopted her on Oct. 4, 2023.

"I've created an identity behind the last name Isaacs, who I am on the court and off the court and just me as a person. It's very safe and familiar," said Jordan, who started 25 games last season. "I hate to see it go, because it is a part of me, who I became and who I'm going to become, but I definitely think this is the next big step in my life. It's going to open new doors for me, it's going to help me put myself out there. Me and the coaching staff ... we made a joke that this is just a new version of me, like a new player, new person. There's nothing wrong with Jordan Isaacs, but there's always room for growth."

Avinger Does It All

Asia Avinger, who transferred from San Diego State, was one of just three players nationally to average 11.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting at least 45 percent from the field last season. Avinger went to SDSU as the No. 16-ranked point guard in the class of 2020, earning her the honor of Preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year. She led all conference freshmen in both scoring and assists with 12.9 points and 3.0 dimes per game, earning her a spot on the All-Freshman Team, before she put together an impressive sophomore campaign.

First Verse

Georgia welcomed one true freshman this year in Arizona product Miyah Verse. A member of ESPN's Super 60 as one of the top 60 prospects nationally, Verse prepped at national powerhouse Arizona Elite Prep and Mountain Ridge High in Peoria, Ariz.

Verse was also a track star in high school, earning the state title in the discus throw. Her brother Jared is a defensive lineman on the Florida State football team.

Stealing the Show

Georgia led the SEC in steals last season with 10.5 per game. It marked the 10th time in the last 13 years that Coach ABE's teams have led their respective conference in steals. It was also the first occasion since the 2005-06 season – a span of 17 years – that Georgia led the SEC in steals.

Before taking the head coaching job at Georgia, Coach ABE's UCF squad led the nation in scoring defense for two straight years from 2020-22.

A Tradition of Success

Georgia entered the 2023-24 season one of just three programs nationwide, joining Tennessee and Wisconsin-Green Bay, to have a winning season every year since 1981. The Lady Bulldogs have made appearances in 36 of 41 NCAA tournaments (second-most all time) with 20 Sweet 16s and 11 Elite Eights.

Create What You Can't Have

Georgia guard Chloe Chapman is the founder and CEO of Create What You Can't Have (CWUCH) -- a successful fashion merchandising company.

"CWUCH was created to represent originality. This is for people who aspire to be unique and have their own style. High quality clothing for streetwear lovers." -- Chloe Chapman

All in the Family

Miyah Verse's brother, Jared Verse, is a junior defensive lineman on the Florida State football team. The highly recruited prospect was a first-team All-American selection by The Athletic during the 2022 football season. Verse leads FSU with 4.5 sacks this year.

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Players Mentioned

Asia Avinger

Chloe Chapman

Stefanie Ingram

Javyn Nicholson

Zoesha Smith

Miyah Verse