Spring Break
Lady Bulldogs Fall To Xavier, 56-44
Issue date: 12/31/08 Section: Sports
Xavier (10-4) used an 18-0 second-half run to turn a six-point deficit into a 12-post lead en route to a 56-44 win over Georgia (9-4) before a crowd of 4,534 at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday night.
Danielle Taylor led the Lady Bulldogs with 12 points off the bench, her fifth double-digit performance of the season. Taylor, the team's senior co-captain, had just two double-figure outings in 59 games played during her first three seasons in Athens.
Ta'Shia Phillips poured in 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Musketeers, while Tudy Reed and Dee Dee Jernigan chipped in 10 points apiece.
The Musketeers scored the first six points of the game and increased that margin to a dozen at 18-6 with 11:12 left in the half. Georgia chipped away and eventually closed to within seven points at halftime.
The Lady Bulldogs then opened the second half on a 17-4 run to build a 36-30 edge 14:38 remaining. A three from Jernigan stoped the surge and sparked Xavier's decisive run.
"At the beginning of the game, we had trouble scoring and stopping Xavier in the paint," Andy Landers said. "Then we had some good passes and shots and went into the locker room with momentum. We came out strong in the second half, and Christy Marshall made key shots that gave us the lead. After that, turnovers and missed shots in the paint continued to hurt us throughout the second half."
Georgia will return to action on Friday when the Lady Bulldogs travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face Virginia in an ESPNU nationally televised matchup at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Lady Dogs then open their SEC slate at Ole Miss on Jan. 8 before returning home to host South Carolina on Jan. 11.
- Georgia Sports Communications
Danielle Taylor led the Lady Bulldogs with 12 points off the bench, her fifth double-digit performance of the season. Taylor, the team's senior co-captain, had just two double-figure outings in 59 games played during her first three seasons in Athens.
Ta'Shia Phillips poured in 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Musketeers, while Tudy Reed and Dee Dee Jernigan chipped in 10 points apiece.
The Musketeers scored the first six points of the game and increased that margin to a dozen at 18-6 with 11:12 left in the half. Georgia chipped away and eventually closed to within seven points at halftime.
The Lady Bulldogs then opened the second half on a 17-4 run to build a 36-30 edge 14:38 remaining. A three from Jernigan stoped the surge and sparked Xavier's decisive run.
"At the beginning of the game, we had trouble scoring and stopping Xavier in the paint," Andy Landers said. "Then we had some good passes and shots and went into the locker room with momentum. We came out strong in the second half, and Christy Marshall made key shots that gave us the lead. After that, turnovers and missed shots in the paint continued to hurt us throughout the second half."
Georgia will return to action on Friday when the Lady Bulldogs travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face Virginia in an ESPNU nationally televised matchup at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Lady Dogs then open their SEC slate at Ole Miss on Jan. 8 before returning home to host South Carolina on Jan. 11.
- Georgia Sports Communications
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