{"id":68423,"date":"2025-12-02T19:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68423\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:52:11","slug":"georgia-faces-florida-state-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68423\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Faces Florida State in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Game Information<\/p>\n<p>\nRV\/RV Georgia (9-0) vs. Florida State (4-5)<br \/>\nWednesday, Dec. 3 || 5 p.m.<br \/>\nDonald L. Tucker Center (11,500) || Tallahassee, Fla.<br \/>\nESPNU (Angel Gray, Kelly Gramlich)<br \/>\nListen to Jeff Dantzler on 960 AM The Ref, ESPN 103.7 FM or the Georgia Bulldogs Sports App. The legendary voice of the Lady Bulldogs has been calling games for 32 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>SERIES VS. FLORIDA STATE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOVERALL Georgia leads, 9-0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIN ATHENS Georgia leads, 3-0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAT FSU Georgia leads, 2-0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNEUTRAL Georgia leads, 4-0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLAST MEETING Georgia won 66-54 (3\/17\/23)&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Opening Tip Storylines<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00bb Georgia heads to Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday for its first true road game of the season. The Lady Bulldogs take on the Florida State Seminoles at 5 p.m. ET on ESPNU as part of the ACC\/SEC Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb With a 9-0 record, the Lady Bulldogs are off to their best start in 11 seasons (since 2014-15).It marks the 10th time in school history that Georgia has started 9-0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Georgia and Florida State are meeting for the first time since the 2023 NCAA Tournament, when the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Seminoles, 66-54, in Iowa City.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb The Lady Bulldogs own a 9-0 all-time record against Florida State, including a 2-0 mark in Tallahassee. The two teams last played in Tallahassee in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Georgia is led by sophomore guard <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/dani-carnegie\/9758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9758\" target=\"_blank\">Dani Carnegie<\/a>. She is fifth in the SEC in scoring with 18.2 ppg and leads the league (second nationally) in 3-pointers with 31 total and 3.4 per game.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Georgia is second in the SEC and ninth nationally in scoring defense, holding opponents to 50.4 ppg. The Lady Bulldogs held their first four opponents below 50 points, marking the first time in program history Georgia has kept four consecutive opponents below 50 points.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb The Lady Bulldogs feature a balanced offensive attack with four or more players scoring in double figures in six of nine games.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Georgia is beating opponents by an average margin of 30.6 points per game. Its 28-point win against Georgia Tech was the program&#8217;s largest victory over its rival since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb The Lady Bulldogs&#8217; transfer portal class was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally (247sports.com), and that group has made a dramatic impact on this year&#8217;s team. Newcomers account for 63 percent of Georgia&#8217;s scoring.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>TEAM COMPARISON<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tLADY BULLDOGS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tRanking: RV<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tHead Coach: Coach ABE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tCareer Record: 428-206 (21st season)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tRecord at Georgia: 56-49 (4th season)&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tSEMINOLES<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tRanking: NR<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tHead Coach: Brooke Wyckoff<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tCareer Record: 84-44 (5th season)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tRecord at FSU: Same&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Georgia Lady Bulldogs logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LadyBulldogs_200.png\" style=\"width: 100px; display: inline-block;\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tTEAM COMPARISON&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Opponent logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florida-State.png\" style=\"width: 100px; display: inline-block;\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t81.1&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tPOINTS PER GAME&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t80.7&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t47.6&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tFG%&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t41.3&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t36.3&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t3FG%&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t35.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t72.7&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tFT%&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t76.9&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t39.1&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tREBOUNDS PER GAME&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t40.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t15.1&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tASSISTS PER GAME&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t13.0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t4.0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tBLOCKS PER GAME&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t5.0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t11.0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tSTEALS PER GAME&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t6.4&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t50.4&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tSCORING DEFENSE&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t78.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t33.0&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tFG% DEFENSE&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t41.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t26.3&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t3FG% DEFENSE&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t35.2&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t+8.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tREBOUND MARGIN&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t+1.1&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t1.1&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tAST &#8211; TO RATIO&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t0.8&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Carnegie One of SEC&#8217;s Elite Scorers<\/p>\n<p>\nWith 18.2 ppg, sophomore guard <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/dani-carnegie\/9758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9758\" target=\"_blank\">Dani Carnegie<\/a> currently ranks fifth among all SEC players in scoring. Carnegie has reached double figures in every game and has scored 20 points or more four times this season. She is an 86 percent free-throw shooter and shoots 49 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>Ndour, Gonzalez Step Up in Fort Myers<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia&#8217;s roster features a bevy of options. Two of those made an impact in games against Kansas and Butler last week. With her team down 16-7 at the end of the first quarter, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/aicha-ndour\/9825\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9825\" target=\"_blank\">Aicha Ndour<\/a> came off the bench to score a season-best eight points, to go with six rebounds and a career-high five blocks. The following day, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/enjulina-gonzalez\/9824\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9824\" target=\"_blank\">Enjulina Gonzalez<\/a> scored a season-high 15 points and dished out a career-best seven assists against Butler.<\/p>\n<p>Craft Shining<\/p>\n<p>\nTypically one of the first players off the bench, Georgia freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/zhen-craft\/9625\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9625\" target=\"_blank\">Zhen Craft<\/a> has been a bright spot for the Lady Bulldogs. She is fifth on the team in rebounding and is the team&#8217;s leading scorer outside of four starters. Craft averages 6.9 points and 3.7 boards per game.<\/p>\n<p>Second Quarter Dominance<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia has outscored its last four opponents by a 85-42 margin in the second quarter of the last four games &#8212; a plus-43 advantage and average of 10.75 ppg.<\/p>\n<p>Dawgs Dominate Tech<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia owns a commanding 38-10 lead in the all-time series against its rival Georgia Tech. This year&#8217;s win against the Yellow Jackets marked a significant historical performance. The Lady Bulldogs&#8217; 28-point margin was the widest margin in the series since 1994, and the 87 points scored were Georgia&#8217;s most against the Yellow Jackets since 1999. Georgia&#8217;s win marked the program&#8217;s first victory over Tech in Athens since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Record Half Against Furman<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer, Freshmen Classes Rank Among Nation&#8217;s Best<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia signed impressive transfer portal and freshman classes in 2025. UGA&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Bulldogs&#8217; five transfers include <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/dani-carnegie\/9758\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9758\" target=\"_blank\">Dani Carnegie<\/a> (Georgia Tech), <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/enjulina-gonzalez\/9824\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9824\" target=\"_blank\">Enjulina Gonzalez<\/a> (Miami Ohio), <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/rylie-theuerkauf\/9757\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9757\" target=\"_blank\">Rylie Theuerkauf<\/a> (Wake Forest), <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/aicha-ndour\/9825\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9825\" target=\"_blank\">Aicha Ndour<\/a> (Wichita State) and <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/vera-ojenuwa\/9628\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9628\" target=\"_blank\">Vera Ojenuwa<\/a> (Arkansas). This year&#8217;s freshman class includes <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jocelyn-faison\/9626\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9626\" target=\"_blank\">Jocelyn Faison<\/a> (Atlanta).&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Scoring Options All Around<\/p>\n<p>\nAmong Georgia&#8217;s nine players with college experience (including returners and transfers), five averaged double-figure scoring margins last year. Gonzalez (16.9 ppg at Miami Ohio) leads all returning scorers, including Carnegie (12.9 ppg at Georgia Tech), Theuerkauf (12.0 ppg at Wake Forest), Turner (12.2 ppg at Georgia) and Woolfolk (11.0 ppg at Georgia).<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s roster features three players who led their team&#8217;s in scoring last year. Turner was Georgia&#8217;s leading scorer, Gonazlez paced Miami (Ohio) and Theuerkauf led all scorers at Wake Forest.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Theuerkauf A Top Target<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia signed Wake Forest&#8217;s leading scorer <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/rylie-theuerkauf\/9757\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9757\" target=\"_blank\">Rylie Theuerkauf<\/a> in this year&#8217;s transfer portal class. The incoming junior and native of Tenafly, N.J., led the Demon Deacons with 12 ppg, improving her scoring by 8 ppg compared to her freshman campaign. She finished last season by hitting double figures in scoring in 11 of her final 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Family<\/p>\n<p>\nCoach ABE preaches family and culture, and it shows in the longevity of her staff. Associate Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/tahnee-balerio\/3574\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3574\" target=\"_blank\">Tahnee Balerio<\/a> and assistants <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/isoken-uzamere\/3575\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3575\" target=\"_blank\">Isoken Uzamere<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/nykesha-sales\/3576\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3576\" target=\"_blank\">Nykesha Sales<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/ebone-henry-harris\/3577\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3577\" target=\"_blank\">Ebone Henry-Harris<\/a> have been with Coach ABE a combined 43 seasons!<\/p>\n<p>Battles is Back<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia welcomes back All-SEC guard <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/diamond-battles\/3680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3680\" target=\"_blank\">Diamond Battles<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>A Winning Tradition<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia women&#8217;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 1,095 all-time wins \u2013 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 (344) and third, behind Tennessee and South Carolina, with seven league championships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;95, &#8217;96 Teams Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary<\/p>\n<p>\nThis year marks the 30-year anniversary of two of the greatest teams in Georgia history across all sports.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>La&#8217;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&#8217;s storied history to win the SEC regular season title and earn a trip to the Final Four.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Full Game Notes (PDF)<\/p>\n<p>\nFor a full game notes packet the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiadogs.com\/documents\/2025\/12\/2\/Georgia_vs._Florida_State_Game_Notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Game Information RV\/RV Georgia (9-0) vs. Florida State (4-5) Wednesday, Dec. 3 || 5 p.m. Donald L.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-68423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}