Georgia Defeats Arkansas, 62-61, As Avinger Knocks Down Go-Ahead FT

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Georgia Defeats Arkansas, 62-61, As Avinger Knocks Down Go-Ahead FT

February 09, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women's basketball team won in a down-to-the-wire game against Arkansas, 62-61, on Sunday afternoon in Stegeman Coliseum, earning their second conference win of the season.

Fast Facts

Georgia drew four offensive fouls in the first two quarters.
38 of Georgia's 62 points were scored in the paint.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 65% from the field in the second quarter.
The Georgia defense held Arkansas' bench scoreless in the second half.
Mia Woolfolk came off the bench and led Georgia in scoring, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, securing her first double-double since Nov. 4 against NC Central. Woolfolk scored five of Georgia's 10 points in the first quarter.
Trinity Turner added 12 points in the win, including shooting a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
Roxane Makolo got her first start since the SEC opener on Jan. 2 at Vanderbilt. Scoring 10 points in the win, Makolo surpassed the 100-point mark on the season and earned her fifth double-digit performance.
Fatima Diakhate recorded a career-high five blocks, the most by a Bulldog since Jenna Staiti's five blocks against Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2022.
With 1.3 seconds left and the game tied at 61, Asia Avinger drew a foul, sending her to the line, where she knocked down one of two free throws, securing the win for the Lady Bulldogs.