Lady Bulldogs Roll Over Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  –  The Georgia women’s basketball team shot 67 percent from the field, marking its best shooting percentage in a game since 1988 and the sixth-best mark in program history, to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores 79-61 Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium.

Georgia improves to 16-9 overall and 5-6 in the SEC. Vanderbilt falls to 10-14, 1-9.

Fifth-year senior Brittney Smith finished two points off her career high with 24 off a 9-of-10 shooting effort and 6-of-6 mark at the free-throw line. Diamond Battles posted her ninth-straight game in double figures with 14 points, while Javyn Nicholson added 14 and Zoesha Smith scored 12.

In addition to one of the best overall shooting performances in school history, Georgia hit 87.5 percent (21-of-24) from the free-throw line.

B. Smith scored 12 of Georgia’s first 16 points as the Lady Bulldogs knocked in their initial 11 shots in the contest. UGA went on a 17-0 run and finished 11-of 12 from the field to lead 27-11 at the end of one.

The Lady Bulldogs led 45-29 going into the break, scoring their most points in a half this season.

Hot-shooting Georgia cooled down in the second half, missing six-straight, while Vanderbilt went on a 7-0 run to inch closer. The Commodores never got closer than 13 points and Georgia rolled to the 79-61 victory.

Next up, Georgia hosts Florida at 1 p.m. next Sunday. The game will mark the Lady Bulldogs’ Alumni Reunion, with the team set to honor the 1983 Final Four squad.

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