2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the 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 where they lost to South Carolina. 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.

2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
2017–18 record26–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000  372  .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750  297  .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750  267  .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688  258  .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688  248  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .688  2610  .722
No. 24 LSU115 .688  1910  .655
Alabama79 .438  2014  .588
Kentucky610 .375  1517  .469
Auburn511 .313  1415  .483
Arkansas313 .188  1318  .419
Florida313 .188  1119  .367
Vanderbilt313 .188  724  .226
Ole Miss115 .063  1219  .387
2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Taja Cole 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoLouisville Richmond, VA
G 2 Gabby Connally 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCommunity School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMcEachern HS Marietta, GA
G 11 Maya Caldwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 23 Que Morrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMcEachern HS Riverdale, GA
G 24 Simone Costa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrIndependence CC Lisbon, Portugal
G 25 Ari Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrChamblee Charter HS Chamblee, GA
F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
F 44 Malury Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWilliam Fleming HS Roanoke, VA
F 51 Bianca Blanaru 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrWashington State Timișoara, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Wofford W 95-56  1-0
Stegeman Coliseum (3,292)
Athens, GA
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia W 64–61  2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (3,170)
Charlottesville, VA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 72–54  3–0
Hawkins Arena (2,731)
Macon, GA
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Western Carolina W 76–50  4–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,194)
Athens, GA
11/25/2017*
4:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU W 79–63  5–0
Marriott Center (900)
Provo, UT
11/27/2017*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 56–48  6–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,115)
Athens, GA
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Furman W 79–44  7–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,084)
Athens, GA
12/03/2017*
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 53–81  7–1
Stegeman Coliseum (3,390)
Athens, GA
12/14/2017*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 73–63  8–1
Corbett Sports Center (450)
Greensboro, NC
12/17/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
Georgia Tech W 60–53  9–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,290)
Athens, GA
12/19/2017*
11:00 am
Howard W 87–47  10–1
Stegeman Coliseum (6,942)
Athens, GA
12/21/2017*
1:00 pm
Wright State W 87–71  11–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,137)
Athens, GA
12/28/2017*
2:00 pm
North Florida W 75–37  12–1
Stegeman Coliseum (2,614)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Mississippi State L 62–86  12–2
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,934)
Athens, GA
01/04/2018
8:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 81–52  13–2
(1–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,153)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
at Kentucky W 56–42  14–2
(2–1)
Memorial Coliseum (5,782)
Lexington, KY
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 78–65  15–2
(3–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,229)
Athens, GA
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
at No. 17 Texas A&M W 92–84 OT 16–2
(4–1)
Reed Arena (4,702)
College Station, TX
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 60–48  17–2
(5–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,012)
Athens, GA
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
No. 21 No. 11 Missouri W 62–50  18–2
(6–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,668)
Athens, GA
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
No. 21 at Florida W 66–57  19–2
(7–1)
O'Connell Center (1,701)
Gainesville, FL
02/01/2018
8:00 pm
No. 17 at LSU L 60–71  19–3
(7–2)
Maravich Center (1,805)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
No. 17 Ole Miss W 69–45  20–3
(8–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,700)
Athens, GA
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
No. 18 Vanderbilt W 67–55  21–3
(9–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,490)
Athens, GA
02/11/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 at No. 11 Tennessee L 46–62  21–4
(9–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523)
Knoxville, TN
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
No. 20 No. 8 South Carolina L 65–77  21–5
(9–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,072)
Athens, GA
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 at Ole Miss W 66–52  22–5
(10–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209)
Oxford, MS
02/22/2018
8:00 pm
No. 19 at Alabama W 49–43 OT 23–5
(11–4)
Coleman Coliseum (2,103)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/2018
Noon, SECN
No. 19 Florida W 63–43  24–5
(12–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,568)
Athens, GA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 19 vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 55–44  25–5
Bridgestone Arena (7,489)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 19 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Semifinals
L 49–71  25–6
Bridgestone Arena (8,819)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 A) No. 18 (13 A) No. 25 Mercer
First Round
W 68–63  26–6
Stegeman Coliseum (3,457)
Athens, GA
03/19/2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 A) No. 18 (5 A) No. 20 Duke
Second Round
L 40–66  26–7
Stegeman Coliseum (2,908)
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 21 17 18 20 19 19 18 Not released 
Coaches NR NR^ NR RV NR NR RV NR NR RV 24 20 18 18 19 19 18 17 17 19

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

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