Georgia Uses Strong Defensive Effort to Defeat Nicholls, 74-48

Sunday, November 8

1:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

1-2,0-0Southland

Nicholls

3-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Nicholls	17	9	11	11	48
Georgia	14	19	23	18	74

November 08, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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Highlights

Coach Guzzardo, Howard

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team forced 20 or more opponent turnovers for the third-straight game to down Nicholls, 74-48, Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.

Fast Facts

The Lady Bulldogs forced 28 turnovers and converted them into 34 points. Georgia only committed five miscues in the second half.
Georgia opened the game with a 10-3 run, setting the tone early.
The Lady Bulldogs continued their strong defensive play, holding the Colonels to 26 points in the first half and 22 in the second half. Georgia has held its opponents to 30 points or less in each half this season.
Georgia held the Colonels to 33 percent shooting from the field.
Four Lady Bulldogs finished in double figures. Dakota Howard led the way with 14 points, Jailyn Banks logged 13, Milan Brown scored 12 and Nya Smith accounted for 10.
Brown led Georgia with seven rebounds, while Howard recorded six steals.

Key Quotes

Head Coach Ayla Guzzardo

On the amount of turnovers from game to game…
"We prepare for it. You know, we work every single day, and when I took the job, we're going to play defense and force a lot of turnovers. Those turnovers give us extra possessions and we needed it tonight, especially when you aren't finishing around the rim as much. But, we work on our defense. It's tough. It's not easy to play.  It's tough to go against."

On Milan Brown entering the game after Jailyn Banks' injury…
"She's a very unselfish person. You know, watching her, she's okay coming off the bench because she knows she's gotta bring the energy. When we get to our bench, when our starters do what they're supposed to do, she comes in and does her job. Jailyn was playing a phenomenal offensive game, great on the defense. So, Milan did what she was supposed to do, and she stepped up when her teammate went down."

On different rotations throughout the game…
"It is eventful. You never know what you're going to get, right?  But at the same time, there's so many different things that we can do. We can go small, we can go big, we can have a bunch of shooters out there, a bunch of athleticism. So, it's a lot of different combinations that we can go to, but we really try them to see which one's working, which one's clicking at this time."

#3 Nya Smith | G | Jr.

On coming back after a slow first half…

"I think just turning it up on defense. I think that we sometimes need to make sure our defense fuels our offense. So, when we turn it up on the defensive bench, shut down the other players, it gives us fuel and gets the energy, the crowd, the bench into it and I think that was really a key factor."

On her positioning to create steal opportunities...
"Being in the right place and practicing the things that we teach. We really emphasize jumping to the ball, being on the help side and being in the gaps. So, I think that shrinking the gaps and just being able to read the defense, it just happens naturally.

What's Next
The Lady Bulldogs will be back in Stegman Coliseum Wednesday night, November 11, against Kennesaw State. The game will be available to watch on SECN+, tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m.