6:03 pm
December 16

#17 Georgia @ #2 North Carolina State

Who will WIN this matchup?

#17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (8-1)

@ #2 North Carolina State Wolfpack (10-1)

 

Current odds:

Georgia Lady Bulldogs: (+650)

North Carolina State Wolfpack: (-1000)

 

• The line for this game is NC State by 11.5 points.

• Georgia is 3-0 away from Stegeman Coliseum this season with wins against No. 18-ranked Notre Dame, Marquette and Texas Tech.

• This is the Lady Bulldogs’ first trip to Raleigh in exactly 20 years. Georgia defeated NC State on this exact date — Dec. 16, 2001 — by a 68-63 score in overtime. Christi Thomas, Camille Murphy, Kara Braxton and Ebony Felder all scored in double figures to lead Georgia to a 7-0 start that season.

• Georgia is 8-0 all time against NC State. The Lady Bulldogs have won all four contests in Raleigh. Georgia last played the Wolfpack on Dec. 6, 2003 — a 72-58 for the Lady Bulldogs in Athens.

• Georgia’s last win against a team ranked No. 2 or 1 came in the 2004 SEC Tournament, when the Lady Bulldogs knocked off No. 1 Tennessee, 68-66, in the semifinals.

• The Lady Bulldogs have 10 wins against AP No.1 or 2 ranked teams in school history; however, Georgia has never beaten a top-2 team in a true road game.

• Graduates Jenna Staiti and Que Morrison lead Georgia this season. Staiti is third in the SEC with 2.6 blocks per game, while Morrison ranks among the top-10 of the league in assists, assist-turnover ratio and steals.

• The Lady Bulldogs are one of the top defensive teams in the SEC. Georgia ranks second in scoring defense (49.3 ppg) and field-goal percentage defense (31.7 percent) and first in 3-pt. field-goal percentage defense (19.5 percent).

• NC State is one of the top teams in the country. The Wolpack boast a 10-1 record, with the lone loss coming against No. 1 South Carolina early in the year. NC State leads the ACC in field-goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage and is second in scoring offense. Diamond Johnson (12.6 ppg) and Elissa Cunane (12.5 ppg) lead the team, along with Jakia Brown-Turner’s 9.2 ppg. Legendary coach Wes Moore is in his ninth season at NC State after earning WBCA National Coach of the Year honors in 2021.

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#2 North Carolina State Wolfpack
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