With 40 combined points from seniors Maya Caldwell and Jenna Staiti, the University of Georgia women’s basketball team defeated No. 17 Kentucky, 78-66, Friday afternoon in the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinals before 1,264 fans at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Caldwell and Staiti each tallied 20 points for No. 16 Georgia (19-5, 10-5 SEC), with Staiti hauling in 12 rebounds to notch her 12th double-double in her last 33 games. Senior guard Que Morrison pitched in with 14 points, while fellow senior guard Gabby Connally posted 13 points. Overall, the Lady Bulldogs shot 42.4 percent from the field as they advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2018.