Georgia pulled off a 72-69 upset win over No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday in one of the largest upsets in women’s college basketball this season. The Bulldogs earned their first win over an AP Top 25 opponent this season while spoiling the Lady Vols’ senior night in Knoxville.
Kim Caldwell’s team was down by 23 points in the first half, but fought its way back and tied it up by the time the fourth quarter rolled around. Unfortunately for the crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena, the Lady Vols ran out of gas.
Had they managed to win, it would have tied the Lady Vols’ largest comeback in school history, which happened in 2009 against Rutgers.
Mia Woolfolk led Georgia’s efforts with 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting, while De’Mauri Flournoy added 18 points and a perfect 4 of 4 from 3-point range. Five Bulldogs scored in double digits overall in a full team effort.
Although Tennessee is one of the top 25 rebounding teams in the nation, the Bulldogs managed to win that battle Sunday. Georgia out-rebounded the Lady Vols 38-33, as Fatima Diakhate led the way with 11 boards.
Sunday was Georgia’s sixth ever win in Knoxville. The result helped the Bulldogs get their fourth conference win of the season and improve to…
