BYU women’s basketball hosts Georgia Saturday

PROVO, Utah — On a two-game win streak, BYU women’s basketball (3-1) continues its nonconference slate with one more home game this week. The Cougar women host SEC powerhouse Georgia (4-0), Sat., Nov. 25, at 2 p.m. MDT.

The game airs live on BYUtv and can be seen online with a video stream on byutv.org.

BYU vs. Georgia Game Notes

ABOUT BYU
BYU improved its record to 3-1 after a 75-54 Tuesday afternoon win over in-state foe UVU. The 75 points scored by the Cougars mark the fourth-straight game that the team has put up at least 70-plus points. In all four games, BYU has had two or more players put up double-digits in points.

BYU is shooting 44.2 percent from the field, 37.9 percent from 3-point range and 70.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Last season, the Cougars finished the year with a 10-3 mark while playing at home, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play. So far this year, BYU is 2-0 at home.

Head coach Jeff Judkins enters his 17th season at the helm of the women’s basketball program where he has amassed a 354-163 record.

This year’s team consists of two returning starters, six letterwinners and eight newcomers.

BYU Player Stat Leaders
Scoring: #20 C. Devashrayee (20.8 ppg)
Rebounding: #03 S. Salmon (12.8 rpg)
Assists: #20 C. Devashrayee (5.3 apg)
Steals: #03 B. Chase (3.0 bpg)
Blocks: #03 S. Salmon (2.3 bpg)

ABOUT GEORGIA
The Georgia Bulldogs enter this Saturday’s game with 4-0 record and are making their first ever trip to the Marriott Center.

Under third year head coach Joni Taylor, Georgia eight returning letterwinners including three starters and five newcomers. Last season the Bulldogs compiled a 16-15 record, finishing in eighth place in the SEC with a 7-9 mark. Taylor has compiled a 39-25 record at the helm of the Georgia women’s basketball program.

Junior Caliya Robinson was named to the 2017-18 Preseason All-SEC Second Team. The Bulldogs were selected to finish eighth in the 14-member conference league race.

GEORGIA Player Stat Leaders
Scoring: #33 M. Engram (13.8 ppg)
Rebounding: # 33 M. Engram (7.8 rpg)
Assists: #00 T. Cole (5.8 apg)
Steals: #23 Q. Morrison (2.3 spg)
Blocks: #04 C. Robinson (2.8 bpg)

SERIES HISTORY
Georgia leads the series 2-0. This will be the first time that the Bulldogs have been in Provo. Last year the Cougars traveled to Athens where they fell to Georgia 81-51, on Nov. 16.  Head coach Jeff Judkins is 0-2 against the Bulldogs. In the only other meeting between the two schools, Georgia beat BYU 66-58 when both teams were competing in the Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic hosted by CS Northridge on Nov. 27, 2015.

UP NEXT
After Saturday’s home game, the BYU women’s basketball team sets out on its second road trip of the season. The Cougars head to Colorado to take on Northern Colorado on Thurs., Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. MDT. Then it's a matchup at Colorado State on Sat., Dec. 2, in a 2 p.m. tip off.