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UGA Men’s Basketball: Bulldogs Top Golden Eagles, 83-78, in Season Opener

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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 83-78, in their home regular season opener Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum. Three scorers saw double figures as freshman forward Asa Newell led the charge with 26 points, matching Dominique Wilkins for the all-time program record for points scored in a freshman debut.

Fast Facts
• In addition to Newell’s team-leading 26-point debut, the freshman grabbed 11 boards off the glass and three blocks to record his first career double-double. Graduate guard Dakota Leffew and junior forward RJ Godfrey also found double figures scoring 18 and 10, respectively.
• RJ Godfrey joined Asa Newell in recording his first career double-double, scoring 10 points paired with 10 rebounds on the night.
• Dakota Leffew’s 18 points were powered by four three-pointers on the night, marking his 16th career game with four or more makes from behind the arc.
• Asa Newell’s debut performance marked the fourth time in the 2000s with a Bulldog recording 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 3+ blocks in a game (Trey Thompkins vs New Orleans – 2009, Trey Thompkins at Tennessee – 2010, and Yante Maten vs LSU – 2018).
• The Bulldogs outrebounded the Golden Eagles 44-25 on the night.

Key Quotes
“This team also has got a ways to go,” head coach Mike White said. “It’s easy when you’re at Charlotte and you’re up big late and there’s no game pressure on you and the things fall in and we’re getting tip dunks and what have you. Then you play Central Florida, who we all knew was a lot better than that. We probably weren’t that good. I hope to be that good in a couple months. Now it’s equal opportunity, a lot of stuff we were doing today, but that’s another area where we’ve got to grow and learn who we are. Who’s getting the ball and what spots at what time of the game and how we’re going to execute, what we can really hang our hat on. So, we’ll be able to learn a lot from this game.”

Up Next:
The Bulldogs will remain at home when they host Texas Southern in the first game of the Peach State Classic on Sunday, Nov. 10 with tipoff set at 3:30 p.m. ET at the Stegeman Coliseum.

UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Defeats NC Central, 96-52, In Dominant Season Opener

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The Georgia Lady Bulldogs opened the 2024-25 women’s basketball season with a win over the North Carolina Central Eagles, 96-52, on Monday afternoon. A dominant debut by Georgia’s freshmen contributed significantly to the victory.

Fast Facts

  • Georgia started freshmen Trinity Turner and Mia Woolfolk in their win. The last time the Lady Dogs started two freshmen in a season opener was in the 1997-98 season. (Kelly Miller, Coco Miller, and Elena Vishniakova).
  • Indya and Summer Davis are the first sisters to take the court together for Georgia since Kara and Kim Braxton in 2004. The Davis sisters are also the fourth set of twins to play for the Lady Dogs.
  • With the Lady Dogs’ victory, they extended their season opener win streak to 19, with the last opening loss coming in the 2005-06 season against No. 6 Baylor.
  • Georgia went on a 9-0 run in the first quarter, extending their lead to 28-10 at the end of the quarter.
  • Freshman Mia Woolfolk recorded a double-double in her debut for the Lady Dogs, leading the team in points and rebounds, with 18 and 13.
  • Georgia out-rebounded North Carolina Central 34-14 in the first half and 59-27 overall.
  • Freshmen combined for 60 of Georgia’s 96 points.

What’s Next

  • The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action against Houston on Friday, Nov. 8, with tipoff set for 6 p.m. The game will be available to stream on SECN+.
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