Georgia
No. 24 Georgia Travels to Auburn for a Monday Night Match Up – University of Georgia Athletics
Game Information
Georgia (20-7, 6-7 SEC) vs. Auburn (14-13, 3-10 SEC)
Monday, Feb. 23 || 7:30 p.m.
Neville Arena (9,121) || Auburn, Ala.
SEC Network (Sam Gore, Nell Fortner)
Listen to Jeff Dantzler on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sports App.
SERIES VS. AUBURN
OVERALL Georgia Leads, 36-21
IN ATHENS Georgia Leads, 22-5
IN AUBURN Auburn Leads, 13-11
NEUTRAL Series Tied, 3-3
LAST MEETING Georgia won 62-59 (2/27/25)
Opening Tip Storylines
» Georgia travels to Auburn for a Monday night match up in Neville Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
» Monday’s meeting marks the 58th all-time between the Lady Bulldogs and the Tigers. Georgia leads the series 36-21 and has won three of the last five games against the Tigers, including a 62-59 victory in Stegeman Coliseum last season.
» The Lady Bulldogs defeated No. 5-ranked Vanderbilt last Sunday. The win marked Georgia’s first victory against a top 5 team inside Stegeman Coliseum since 2010 (No. 3 Tennessee).
» Georgia boasts three wins against top 20 teams so far this year — already the most for the program in the regular season since the 2010-11 campaign. The Lady Bulldogs defeated then-No. 16 ranked Ole Miss, 82-59, and No. 11-ranked Kentucky, 72-67, in addition to Vanderbilt.
» This year’s Georgia team is the quickest Lady Bulldog squad to reach 20 wins in eight years (since 2017-18).
» Four of Georgia’s five leading scorers are underclassmen, led by a trio of sophomores that account for an average of 42.9 ppg as a group.
» Sophomore guard Dani Carnegie leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring. Carnegie is fourth in the SEC in scoring during league games with 19.7 ppg. She is also third in the SEC with 76 made 3-pointers this season.
» Sophomore forward Mia Woolfolk had the best game of her career against Oklahoma with 29 points, going 9-for-12 from the field. Woolfolk ranks second in field goal percentage in the SEC during conference play with 57.9 percent.
» Sophomore guard Trinity Turner hit 100 career steals against Oklahoma, she has tallied 48 swipes on the season.
TEAM COMPARISON
| LADY BULLDOGS Ranking: 24/25 Head Coach: Coach ABE Career Record: 439-213 (21st season) Record at Georgia: 67-56 (4th season) |
TIGERS Ranking: NR Head Coach: Larry Vickers Career Record: 188-104 (10th season) Record at Auburn: 14-13 (1st season) |
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| TEAM COMPARISON |  |
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| 75.0 | POINTS PER GAME | 60.8 |
| 45.0 | FG% | 39.1 |
| 34.0 | 3FG% | 28.4 |
| 71.7 | FT% | 71.0 |
| 38.4 | REBOUNDS PER GAME | 31.7 |
| 14.3 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 9.5 |
| 3.0 | BLOCKS PER GAME | 2.8 |
| 8.3 | STEALS PER GAME | 11.3 |
| 60.8 | SCORING DEFENSE | 62.3 |
| 37.1 | FG% DEFENSE | 41.4 |
| 29.8 | 3FG% DEFENSE | 30.8 |
| +3.4 | REBOUND MARGIN | +5.6 |
| 1.0 | AST – TO RATIO | 0.6 |
Carnegie One of SEC’s Elite Scorers
Sophomore guard Dani Carnegie leads Georgia and is eighth in the SEC in scoring with 18.4 ppg. She is third in the conference in 3-pointers made (76). Carnegie has recorded 24 double digit games, 12 20+ point games and three double doubles.
Carnegie’s 32 point effort against Ole Miss marked the first time a Georgia player reached 30-point the mark since 2021 and eight-best single-game total by an individual player in program history. The Mount Vernon, NY native turned around and scored 31 points against Arkansas the next game. She is the first Lady Bulldog to accomplish that feat since Katrina McClain back in 1987.
Theuerkauf is a Top Target
Junior guard Rylie Theuerkauf has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games , averaging 15.5 points per contest. Theuerkauf set a new Georgia career high with 26 points at Mississippi State earlier this month.
Turner and Woolfolk Continue to Contribute
2025 All-Freshmen Team selections, sophomore guard Trinity Turner and sophomore forward Mia Woolfolk continue to make an impact for Georgia all over the floor.
Both Turner and Woolfolk are averaging double figures, Woolfolk averaging 13.2 and Turner averaging 11.3. Turner leads the team in both assists and steals, dishing out an average of five assists per game, while swiping two steals per game. Woolfolk’s defensive presence has been just as impactful, as she ranks second on the team in rebounding at 5.5 boards per game.
Lady Bulldogs Down a Trio of Top-20 Opponents
Last Sunday the Lady Bulldogs defeated No. 5 Vanderbilt 76-74, marking the highest ranked win in Stegeman since 2010. Georgia defeated No.16 Ole Miss 82-59 on Alumni weekend. The 23-point victory marks the highest win margin against a ranked opponent in 20 seasons. Six days later, the Lady Bulldogs turned around and took down No. 11 Kentucky 72-67 in Lexington, marking the first time Georgia has downed a pair of ranked opponents within a week since 2011.
Georgia Tops Texas A&M in Overtime Thriller
Trailing 37-22 at halftime, the Lady Bulldogs rallied to outscore the Aggies 32-17 in the second half to force overtime. Georgia held the Aggies to a 0-for-24 shooting effort in the 4th and overtime.
Theuerkauf is a Top Target
Junior guard Rylie Theuerkauf has established herself as a scoring threat. Theuerkauf ranks second on the team 3-pint FGM with 43, shooting over 40 percent from behind the arc.
Perfect in Nonconference Play
The Lady Bulldogs finished nonconference play undefeated for only the fifth occasion in program history. Georgia’s 14-0 record marked the best start for the team since the 2009-10 season.
Dawgs Dominate Tech
Georgia owns a commanding 38-10 lead in the all-time series against its rival Georgia Tech. This year’s win against the Yellow Jackets marked a significant historical performance. The Lady Bulldogs’ 28-point margin was the widest margin in the series since 1994, and the 87 points scored were Georgia’s most against the Yellow Jackets since 1999. Georgia’s win marked the program’s first victory over Tech in Athens since 2017.
Record Half Against Furman
The Lady Bulldogs scored 56 points against Furman, marking the most points in any half for a Georgia team since the year 2000. Carnegie hit five 3-pointers and was one of five players in double figures against the Paladins.
Transfer, Freshmen Classes Rank Among Nation’s Best
Georgia signed an impressive transfer portal and freshman classes in 2025. UGA’s transfer portal class was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally (247sports.com) and the freshman class was ranked No. 18 nationally (by ESPN). The Lady Bulldogs are one of three SEC teams, joining Tennessee and LSU, to rank in the top-5 in the transfer portal and top-20 in freshman class rankings.
The Lady Bulldogs’ five transfers include Dani Carnegie (Georgia Tech), Enjulina Gonzalez (Miami Ohio), Rylie Theuerkauf (Wake Forest), Aicha Ndour (Wichita State) and Vera Ojenuwa (Arkansas). This year’s freshman class includes Jocelyn Faison (Atlanta).
Highly-Ranked “Portal Get” Carnegie Joins Lady Bulldogs
Among five portal additions is 2025 ACC Sixth Woman of the Year and five-time ACC Rookie of the Week Dani Carnegie from Georgia Tech. Ranked No. 10 overall on ESPN’s list for top transfer for 2025-26, Carnegie led her team in 3-pointers made and was seventh in the ACC with 66 total 3-pointers last year. Carnegie moved to the state of Georgia at age 12 from New York and finished her prep career at Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
Georgia Family
Coach ABE preaches family and culture, and it shows in the longevity of her staff. Associate Head Coach Tahnee Balerio and assistants Isoken Uzamere, Nykesha Sales and Ebone Henry-Harris have been with Coach ABE a combined 43 seasons!
Battles is Back
Georgia welcomes back All-SEC guard Diamond Battles, who now serves as a graduate assistant. Battles was one of just three SEC players to rank in the top 15 in scoring, assists and steals during the 2022-23 season.
A Winning Tradition
Georgia women’s basketball stands among the most elite programs in the SEC and the country. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in SEC history and 19th nationally with 1,106 all-time wins – one of just six league teams to reach the 1,000-victory mark (Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Auburn and Texas). Georgia is tied for second in total conference victories (345) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.
’95, ’96 Teams Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary
This year marks the 30-year anniversary of two of the greatest teams in Georgia history across all sports.
The Lady Bulldogs went on a remarkable run during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons. Both squads reached the Final Four, with the Lady Bulldogs finishing national runner-up in 1996.
La’Keshia Frett, Tracy Henderson, Saudia Roundtree, Kedra Holland and Tiffany Walker guided the 1994-95 team to a 28-5 overall record en route to the Final Four. A year later, the 1996 squad became the first team in the program’s storied history to win the SEC regular season title and earn a trip to the Final Four.
Full Game Notes (PDF)
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Georgia
GOPers ignore election officials’ warnings, leaving Georgia little time for paper ballots switch
Georgia election officials have less than three months to convert the state’s entire voting system from touchscreen machines to paper ballots, after the state Senate failed to vote Friday on legislation that would have delayed the conversion until 2028.
The rushed system switch risks compromising election security and will complicate ballot counting, delay reporting results and create “widespread confusion” for voters and election administrators, county officials say.
Georgia’s current touchscreen system generates QR codes for ballot counting. But in 2024 GOP state lawmakers voted to sunset these machines by July 1 of this year, making it illegal to use them beyond that. Last week, the state Senate passed a bill to change over to a completely hand-marked ballot system.
However, local election officials urged lawmakers to delay that switch until 2028 so that they would have time to put the new system in place, which would include pre-printing millions of ballots and re-training election workers.
The state House passed a bipartisan bill this morning that would’ve allowed for that two-year grace period. But the Senate – led by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), who is running for the GOP nomination for governor – declined to bring it forward for a vote Friday, the final day of this year’s legislative session.
That means election officials now have until July 1 to develop a system where voters use a pen to fill in oval bubbles to select their candidates.
“This proposal would create widespread confusion for Georgia voters and election officials,” said Joseph Kirk, a county election supervisor and president of the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials (GAVREO), last month. “Simply put, transitioning to a new election system and implementing major changes to the voting process this close to the 2026 general election is unworkable.”
Among the problems with doing a ballot system conversion in a crunch – and so close to midterms and Georgia’s gubernatorial election – is that the bill offers no funding for implementing the switch or for technology that could help expedite it. It also creates a security risk, according to GAVREO, given that election officials have little time to train staff and develop protective measures for guarding the millions of pre-printed ballots required by the law before Election Day.
Election officials also warn that the law’s new reporting requirements will cause delays in ballot counting and in delivering timely results. Those problems often trigger chaos, controversy and conspiracy theories, as seen in the fallout over Fulton County’s 2020 election ballot count, which is still being probed today.
Leaders of both parties are now scrambling to see if they can make other modifications or resuscitate the delayed deadline through a special emergency session.
Tyson Foods is shutting down its prepared foods plant in Rome, Georgia, next month, laying off over a hundred employees as part of the closure.
According to a notice posted to Georgia’s WARN Act database, the company plans to close its plant on Darlington Drive, which is operated under The Hillshire Brands Company, on May 31. The notice shows that all 168 workers employed at the plant will be laid off.
The WARN Act, or Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, requires certain employers to give advance notice of large layoffs or closures, giving workers time to prepare for job loss.
In a release shared to CBS News Atlanta, a spokesperson for the company called the closure a “difficult decision.”
“The facility has operated under a unique single-customer model, but recent changes have made continued operations at the site no longer viable,” the spokesperson said. “We recognize the impact this has on our team members and the Rome community. Supporting our people is our top priority, and we are encouraging impacted team members to apply for other roles within the company while working with state and local partners to provide support during this transition.”
This is the latest closure by the multinational meat giant, which has struggled with losses in the beef business. Last year, the company closed its beef plant in Lexington, Kentucky, which had employed roughly 3,200 people in the city of 11,000. In 2024, Tyson closed a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, that employed 25% of the town’s working-age residents.
Bottom of the 5th
Top of the 5th
Coleman Lewis came into the game and hit a one out home run to push Georgia Tech’s lead to 15-0 and after Rogers struck out swinging, Baker hit his second home run of the night to make it 16-0. Burress then walked and Brosius entered the game in place of Lackey and he walked to put two runners on. A pair of wild pitches advanced the runners and scored Burress to make it 17-0 and then Cal got the final out,
Bottom of the 4th
McKee gives up two singles, but no runs. GT leads 14-0 heading to the 5th
Top of the 4th
A solo home run from Baker made it 13-0 in favor of Georgia Tech and then after a pair of walks, a sac fly from Hernandez made it 14-0. Schmidt flew out to end the inning, but the lead has grown by two runs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for McKee. GT leads 12-0 heading to the 4th
Top of the 3rd
Burress got things started with a leadoff single and then a walk from Lackey put two runners on with no outs. A 2-RBI triple from Advincula pushed the lead to 11-0 and then after a walk from Hernandez, Schmidt drove in Advincula to make it 12-0. Yellow Jackets did not add any more and they lead 12-0 heading to the bottom of the 3rd
Bottom of the 2nd
McKee walks one and gives up a single, but keeps Cal off the board. GT leads 9-0 heading to the 3rd
Top of the 2nd
Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for GT. Yellow Jackets lead 9-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd
Bottom of the 1st
Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for McKee. GT leads 9-0 heading to the 2nd
Top of the 1st
Burress got a leadoff walk and then Lackey doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. A 2-RBI double from Advincula gave Georgia Tech an early 2-0 lead. Advincula advanced to third on a wild pitch and after Hernandez walked, Schmidt drove in Advincula with a sac fly to make it 3-0.
Zuckerman then singled to put runners on the corners and that led to an RBI double from Kerce to make it 4-0 with just one out. A throwing error scored Zuckerman and put Kerce on third and Daniel on first. That was it for the Golden Bears starting pitcher and they made a change.
The change did not produce immediate results. An RBI single from Baker made it 6-0 and after Burress struck out swinging, another error scored Daniel to make it 7-0 and then Advincula came up with another big hit, with an RBI double pushing the lead to 8-0. Hernandez walked in his second at bat of the inning and then Schmidt drew a bases loaded walk to make it 9-0. Then, Cal made another pitching change for the Golden Bears. Zuckerman struck out swinging, but it was a huge inning for GT
Pregame
RHP Tate McKee (4-0) is on the mound today and here is how Georgia Tech is going to be lining up:
1. CF Drew Burress
2. C Vahn Lackey
3. 2B Jarren Advincula
4. RF Alex Hernandez
5. 1B Kent Schmidt
6. 3B Ryan Zuckerman
7. SS Carson Kerce
8. LF Caleb Daniel
9. DH Will Baker
The No. 3 ranked Yellow Jackets enter the weekend series at Cal with a 23-5 (9-3 ACC) record, the best 28-game record since 2010.
Tech has won 23 games with five or fewer losses for only the 11th time in the program’s 131 seasons: 2010, 2008, 2003, 2002, 1997, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1971 and 1906 Head coach James Ramsey is tied with his predecessor, Danny Hall, for the best record by any first-year GT head coach through the first 28 games of their tenure.
Jarren Advincula is making his return to the Bay Area after playing each of the first two seasons of his college career at Cal. The junior enters the weekend leading the ACC in hits (47) and in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak. Should he collect a hit in all three games this weekend, he would match his career long hitting streak.
This will be the just the second weekend series between Georgia Tech and Cal and the 7th, 8th and 9th meetings overall. GT leads the all-time series 4-2 after winning all four games against the Golden Bears last season – a 3-0 series sweep in Atlanta and a 10-3 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in which the Yellow Jackets set an ACC Tournament record with seven home runs.
The Jackets went 3-0 in the state of California last season when they became the first college baseball team from east of the Mississippi River to sweep Stanford, at Stanford in a three-game series.
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