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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)

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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.

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» 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.

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TEAM COMPARISON

 

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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 Opponent logo
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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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!

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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

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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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A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department

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COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — The town council in a small north Georgia mountain community called a special meeting Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.

The notice for the meeting, posted outside the Cohutta Town Hall, says the council will also consider a request for the mayor’s “immediate resignation.”

Another sign posted earlier this week in the town of about 930 people announced that the police department had been dissolved “per Mayor Ron Shinnick.” It told people who need help to call a non-emergency county number.

The jobs of the chief and about 10 officers were terminated as of Wednesday morning. Exact reasons haven’t been shared publicly, and townspeople are hoping to get some answers at Friday’s meeting.

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Shinnick said he took action because of some comments officers posted on social media. The now-former Sgt. Jeremy May said it involved a complaint that he and other officers had raised about the mayor’s wife Pam Shinnick, who had served as the town clerk.

“This all comes to personal vendetta from the mayor, and I wholeheartedly believe that,” May told WRCB-TV. “We took a stand for transparency, and in result, every one of them has lost their jobs.”

The now-former Cohutta Police Chief Greg Fowler told WRCB that he couldn’t comment in detail as the officers were clearing out the police department and removing equipment from the building this week. The mayor told the station he’s not sure what will happen next.

Phone calls and emails left Friday by The Associated Press for Shinnick and the town’s attorney were not immediately returned.

With no police officers working, the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a brief statement that deputies will help the townspeople if they need it. Cohutta, just south of the Tennessee line, is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta.

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If Georgia Democrats want to win the governorship, we must let Republicans in

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If Georgia Democrats want to win the governorship, we must let Republicans in


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Former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has the best shot at defeating the GOP in November’s general election.

Democratic candidate for governor Geoff Duncan walks in to file paperwork to run for election at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

By Michèle Taylor – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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I was fresh out of college when I worked on my first presidential campaign for the Democratic candidate in 1988.

Over the years, I have worked on campaigns across Georgia and the nation. I have served as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee’s national finance committee and as our country’s United Nations human rights ambassador under President Joe Biden.

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Ambassador Michèle Taylor is a lifelong Democrat who served in the Biden administration. She is a professor of the practice at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. (Courtesy)

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Duncan showed he is willing to fight against Trump

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Injured US military veterans find relief and awe swimming with a whale shark at Georgia Aquarium – The Boston Globe

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ATLANTA (AP) — Swimming with manta rays, giant groupers, and even a whale shark brought joy and excitement to a group of injured U.S. military veterans who got to experience the healing power of water and wildlife at the Georgia Aquarium.

The swim Wednesday at the aquarium in Atlanta also gave the U.S. service people who are part of the Wounded Warrior Project a much needed respite from their recovery and the stresses of life. The organization works with injured and wounded veterans and their families.

“It gives them, you know, 30 or 40 minutes to just relax,” said Jason Bush, manager of the aquarium’s Military Salute program, which once a week brings members of the armed forces to swim or dive with marine animals.

Quentin Collins, with the Wounded Warrior Project, prepared to swim at the Georgia Aquarium.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press
A person took a video of the participants with the Wounded Warrior Project swimming at the Georgia Aquarium, on Wednesday.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press

“Whether it’s swimming in the water or scuba diving in particular, you’re weightless,” he added. “So physically, it takes away even for a moment physical pain that you feel when you’re on land.”

The military veterans snorkeled or swam with the giant whale shark, Yushan, stingrays, and a variety of other marine animals. After being rescued from a Taiwanese fish market several years ago, Yushan is the only whale shark in captivity in the Western Hemisphere, according to aquarium officials.

“They go in nervous and they come out saying it’s the best experience they’ve had in their life,” Bush said.

William Mund, a U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant who was wounded in Iraq, said the water helps with his blood flow. His swim with the whale shark was a “once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he said.

U.S. Army Col. Quentin Collins was wounded twice in Iraq – once by a mortar and then a second time when he drove over an improvised explosive device. Collins, who is paralyzed, said his favorite part was “surfing” with the whale shark.

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Lee Menzies, with the Wounded Warrior Project, swam on Wednesday.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press
Antwain D’Angelo Vaughn “Dee” with the Wounded Warrior Project participated in the Veterans Immersion Program on Wednesday.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press

“Actually, its wake pulled me with it,” a joyous Collins said. “So I was swimming forward and the next thing I know, I’m going backwards and I realized the whale shark is right below me.”

Quentin had not been in the water since 2020 because of his injuries. His son, Ian Collins, got to witness his it.

“It’s a wonderful thing to see my dad being able to enjoy things he couldn’t anymore,” he said. “It’s a great thing to see.”

Georgia Aquarium visitors watched as participants in the Wounded Warrior Project swam in the background.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press





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