Georgia returns home to host Alabama at 7 p.m. ET this Thursday inside Stegeman Coliseum. The contest will air on SEC Network + and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
» Both teams are 1-1 in conference play, with Alabama coming off a win at Missouri. Georgia defeated Texas A&M last Thursday and fell to Arkansas this past Sunday.
» Georgia owns a commanding 44-14 lead in the all-time series against Alabama. The Lady Bulldogs have won five of the last seven meetings between the two programs.
» Five of the last 10 matchups between these teams have gone into overtime. The last 10 meetings have been decided by an average margin of 5.3 ppg.
» Fifth-year senior forward Javyn Nicholson is riding a seven-game double-double streak. She is the first Georgia player since Janet Harris during the 1984-85 season to post seven consecutive double-doubles.
» Nicholson’s 10 double-doubles lead all SEC players and are fourth-most nationally this season.
» As a team, Georgia ranks third in the SEC, holding teams to just 34 percent from the field this year.
» Alabama is led in scoring by former Georgia player Sarah Ashlee Barker. Barker averages 16 ppg and is one of three Alabama players in double figures. Barker placed on the SEC All-Freshman Team as a Lady Bulldog in 2021.
» 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).
Four Top-100 Signees The Most Since 2017; All Four Nominees For McDonald’s All-America Team
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.
It was announced earlier this week that each of the four signees were named nominees for the prestigious McDonald’s All-America Team.
Henderson Returns
Georgia redshirt freshman Savannah Henderson made her first appearance of the season during the team’s outing against Wofford on Dec. 30. Henderson suffered a season-ending injury last year at the beginning of what was a promising start to her freshman year. She has now played in three games this year.
Avinger Posts First Double-Double
Lady Bulldog junior guard Asia Avinger posted her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 assists against Wofford. She has now scored in double figures 39 times in her career.
Ingram Earns Starts
Redshirt freshman guard Stefanie Ingram has provided a spark for Georgia with five-straight 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 per game with 4.3 and 3.9, respectively. Avinger’s 2.73 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fifth best among league players and top-50 nationally.
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.
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 eight 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.
Familiar Face, New Name
Jordan Cole returns for her fifth year in the red and black. Formerly Jordan Isaacs, she 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.”
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.
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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