Thursday, January 9
Athens, Ga.
6 p.m.
University of Georgia
vs
Missouri
Georgia Hosts Missouri in First SEC Home Game of 2025
January 08, 2025 | Women's Basketball
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Georgia (8-8, 0-2 SEC) vs. Missouri (11-6, 0-2 SEC)
Thursday, Jan. 9 || 6 p.m.
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) || Athens, Ga.
TV: SEC Network +
Radio: Listen to the Voice of the Lady Bulldogs, Jeff Dantzler, on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sport App. The legendary voice has been calling Georgia games for 31 years.
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» Georgia hosts Missouri in the Lady Bulldogs' first SEC home game of the season. Tip time is slated for 6 p.m. ET inside Stegeman Coliseum.
» Georgia opened SEC play with a pair of road matchups. It is the first time since 1994 the team began conference action with two-straight away contests.
» The Lady Bulldogs have won four of the last five games against the Tigers, including two-straight wins in Athens.
» Missouri comes in with an 11-6 overall record and 0-2 league mark. The Tigers lost to South Carolina and Alabama to open SEC play.
» Freshman Miyah Verse has been the bright spot for Georgia over the last three games. She has scored in double figures in all three contests and is shooting 94 percent (16-of-17) from the floor.
» Two of Georgia's top three scorers are freshmen, while the Lady Bulldog rookie class makes up 44 percent of the team's scoring.
» Georgia started three freshmen against Florida, marking the first time since 2013 that Georgia has started three freshmen in a game.
» It was recently announced that Georgia inked the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025, marking the second-straight year the team has signed a top-20 class. Georgia was the only SEC team to sign four ESPN top-100 prospects in 2024 -- a class that ranked No. 16 nationally.
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Freshman guard Trinity Turner is the first Georgia freshman since SEC and National Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey in 2004 to start her career with three-straight double figure scoring games. Turner's 28 points against Georgia Tech on Nov. 17 are the most for a Lady Bulldog rookie in a game since Gabby Connally in 2018 (37 vs. Texas A&M).
Georgia freshman guard Summer Davis drew five starts from Dec. 1-20. She scored 11 points and dished out a pair of assists against Virginia Tech. Davis leads the team with a 43.9 percent clip from 3-point range this season.
Georgia started a pair of freshmen in the season opener, marking the first time since 1997 that the Lady Bulldogs started two freshmen in a season opener (Kelly and Coco Miller). The five freshmen that played against North Carolina Central accounted for 60 of the team's 96 points.
The Lady Bulldogs have signed top-20 classes in each of the last two recruiting cycles, with the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025 and the No. 16-ranked class in 2024. The 2025 group features Aubrey Beckham (Dacula, Georgia) -- a five-star, top-50 prospect and No. 2-ranked player in the state by ESPN. Jocelyn Faison (Atlanta) -- ranked No. 76 nationally No. 4 in Georgia by 247Sports.com. Zhen Craft (Waldorf, Maryland) and Megan Yarnevich (Ellicott City, Maryland) -- two four-star products from Maryland and Harissoum Coulibaly -- a talented guard from Paris, France.
Georgia's current freshman class ranked No. 16 nationally by ESPN.com in the final 2024 recruiting rankings. The Lady Bulldogs signed four ESPN top-100 players in a group that included guards Indya and Summer Davis (ranked No. 67 and 96, respectively), Trinity Turner (No. 74) and forward Mia Woolfolk (No. 71). Georgia's 2024 class ranked fifth best in the Southeastern Conference as the Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC program to ink four players all ranked in the ESPN top-100.
The 2024-25 season marks head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson's third year at Georgia. Coach ABE owns a career 414-195 (.685) record over her 20 seasons overall, during which her teams have won an impressive 16 conference championships. This current Georgia staff has been with her nearly every step of the way. Associate head coach Tahnee Balerio and assistant coaches Isoken Uzamere, Nykesha Sales and Ebone Henry-Harris have combined to work with Coach ABE for a total of 42 seasons.
Indya and Summer Davis, twin sisters from Detroit, Mich., join a long line of twins to play for the Lady Bulldogs. Indya and Summer are the fourth pair to suit up for Georgia women's basketball, joining Camille and Miriam Lowe (1990-93), Kelly and Coco Miller (1998-01) and Kara and Kim Braxton (2002-04). Kelly and Coco were both named All-Americans by the WBB Journal during their careers at Georgia, while Kara Braxton earned All-America status from Full Court Press back in 2002.
Makolo is fluent in three languages, including English, French and Lingala (a regional language of the Congo). Makolo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lived there until she moved to Canada at six years old.
Georgia women's basketball stands among the most elite programs in the SEC and the country. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in SEC history and 19th nationally with 1,080 all-time wins – one of just four league teams to reach the 1,000-victory mark (Tennessee, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina). Georgia also ranks second, only behind Tennessee, in total conference victories (344) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.
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For a full game notes packet the game, CLICK HERE.
Game Information
Georgia (8-8, 0-2 SEC) vs. Missouri (11-6, 0-2 SEC)
Thursday, Jan. 9 || 6 p.m.
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) || Athens, Ga.
TV: SEC Network +
Radio: Listen to the Voice of the Lady Bulldogs, Jeff Dantzler, on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sport App. The legendary voice has been calling Georgia games for 31 years.
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Opening Tip
» Georgia hosts Missouri in the Lady Bulldogs' first SEC home game of the season. Tip time is slated for 6 p.m. ET inside Stegeman Coliseum.
» Georgia opened SEC play with a pair of road matchups. It is the first time since 1994 the team began conference action with two-straight away contests.
» The Lady Bulldogs have won four of the last five games against the Tigers, including two-straight wins in Athens.
» Missouri comes in with an 11-6 overall record and 0-2 league mark. The Tigers lost to South Carolina and Alabama to open SEC play.
» Freshman Miyah Verse has been the bright spot for Georgia over the last three games. She has scored in double figures in all three contests and is shooting 94 percent (16-of-17) from the floor.
» Two of Georgia's top three scorers are freshmen, while the Lady Bulldog rookie class makes up 44 percent of the team's scoring.
» Georgia started three freshmen against Florida, marking the first time since 2013 that Georgia has started three freshmen in a game.
» It was recently announced that Georgia inked the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025, marking the second-straight year the team has signed a top-20 class. Georgia was the only SEC team to sign four ESPN top-100 prospects in 2024 -- a class that ranked No. 16 nationally.
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Turner Turns in Best Performance
Freshman guard Trinity Turner is the first Georgia freshman since SEC and National Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey in 2004 to start her career with three-straight double figure scoring games. Turner's 28 points against Georgia Tech on Nov. 17 are the most for a Lady Bulldog rookie in a game since Gabby Connally in 2018 (37 vs. Texas A&M).
Summer Draws Five Consecutive Starts
Georgia freshman guard Summer Davis drew five starts from Dec. 1-20. She scored 11 points and dished out a pair of assists against Virginia Tech. Davis leads the team with a 43.9 percent clip from 3-point range this season.
Historical Debut
Georgia started a pair of freshmen in the season opener, marking the first time since 1997 that the Lady Bulldogs started two freshmen in a season opener (Kelly and Coco Miller). The five freshmen that played against North Carolina Central accounted for 60 of the team's 96 points.
Georgia Inks Back-to Back Top Classes
The Lady Bulldogs have signed top-20 classes in each of the last two recruiting cycles, with the No.18-ranked recruiting class in 2025 and the No. 16-ranked class in 2024. The 2025 group features Aubrey Beckham (Dacula, Georgia) -- a five-star, top-50 prospect and No. 2-ranked player in the state by ESPN. Jocelyn Faison (Atlanta) -- ranked No. 76 nationally No. 4 in Georgia by 247Sports.com. Zhen Craft (Waldorf, Maryland) and Megan Yarnevich (Ellicott City, Maryland) -- two four-star products from Maryland and Harissoum Coulibaly -- a talented guard from Paris, France.
Georgia's current freshman class ranked No. 16 nationally by ESPN.com in the final 2024 recruiting rankings. The Lady Bulldogs signed four ESPN top-100 players in a group that included guards Indya and Summer Davis (ranked No. 67 and 96, respectively), Trinity Turner (No. 74) and forward Mia Woolfolk (No. 71). Georgia's 2024 class ranked fifth best in the Southeastern Conference as the Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC program to ink four players all ranked in the ESPN top-100.
Year Three for ABE and Staff
The 2024-25 season marks head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson's third year at Georgia. Coach ABE owns a career 414-195 (.685) record over her 20 seasons overall, during which her teams have won an impressive 16 conference championships. This current Georgia staff has been with her nearly every step of the way. Associate head coach Tahnee Balerio and assistant coaches Isoken Uzamere, Nykesha Sales and Ebone Henry-Harris have combined to work with Coach ABE for a total of 42 seasons.
Double Trouble Dawgs
Indya and Summer Davis, twin sisters from Detroit, Mich., join a long line of twins to play for the Lady Bulldogs. Indya and Summer are the fourth pair to suit up for Georgia women's basketball, joining Camille and Miriam Lowe (1990-93), Kelly and Coco Miller (1998-01) and Kara and Kim Braxton (2002-04). Kelly and Coco were both named All-Americans by the WBB Journal during their careers at Georgia, while Kara Braxton earned All-America status from Full Court Press back in 2002.
Trilingual Makolo
Makolo is fluent in three languages, including English, French and Lingala (a regional language of the Congo). Makolo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lived there until she moved to Canada at six years old.
A Winning Tradition
Georgia women's basketball stands among the most elite programs in the SEC and the country. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in SEC history and 19th nationally with 1,080 all-time wins – one of just four league teams to reach the 1,000-victory mark (Tennessee, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina). Georgia also ranks second, only behind Tennessee, in total conference victories (344) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.
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Full Game Notes (PDF)
For a full game notes packet the game, CLICK HERE.
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