ATHENS, Ga. – With three players in double figures, the University of Georgia women's basketball team grabbed an 89-50 victory South Alabama on Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum. 

Leading the Lady Bulldogs (11-1) was Jenna Staiti with 17 points followed by Malury Bates and Jillian Hollingshead with 12 each. 

Mahogany Vaught led the Jags (6-7) with 11 points, while Dee Haymer had 10 points and a team-high four rebounds. The duo also handed out two assists each to pace the South Alabama in the category. 

GAME FACTS
- Vaught's trey at the beginning of the first period gave the Jags a brief one-point advantage before Georgia put up 13 unanswered points over the following four minutes. 
- South scored eight of 10 points to finish the period, although Mikayla Coombs' layup finishing closed the quarter at 19-11 in the Lady Bulldogs' favor. 
- Georgia had two 13-2 runs in the second, which allowed it to outscore South Alabama 28-15 in the period for a 47-26 halftime score. 
- The Jags started the third quarter with three straight layups to which the Lady Bulldogs responded with 11 points of their own for a 60-32 advantage.
- South traded buckets with their opponent for the first four minutes of the final period, however, UGA's six straight points over the final three minutes sealed the victory. 

NOTES
- Georgia now leads the all-time series with five wins.
- The last time South lost to a ranked opponent was in 2016 when Florida defeated the Jaguars 88-33 in the Mitchell Center. 
- For the third time this season South Alabama recorded no blocks. 
- The Jags had 21 turnovers for the contest, their highest figure of the season, which allowed Georgia to score 30 points off of those possessions.
- South has now used six different starting line ups this season. 
- The Jags had a season-low three steals, with Jaylin Powell grabbing her first two of the season to match her career high from her time at Elon.
- This is the fifth time for Haymer and third time for Vaught to record double-digit scoring totals this season. 

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
-Opening statement: "I was pleased with our effort in the first quarter. I thought we did some really good things in practice yesterday to prepare for their pressure defense. Those things translated into today's game, so that was a good sign. In the second quarter we tried to play zone against them, but we still gave up a 28-point quarter because they were still able to get the ball inside. I thought in the first half the biggest thing was they had 22 points off of our 13 turnovers, which gave them a cushion. The second half I thought we fought and did some really good things. At the end of the game we had four freshmen on the floor playing and they just kept fighting. We continue to make the right plays, so even though we didn't get the result we wanted you have to make the right plays first and then the results will come."

-On opening conference play: "This was great preparation leading into conference play opening against Appalachian State. We are looking forward to having a break and some time off but then returning and getting back to work."

UP NEXT
South will open conference play on Dec. 30 against Appalachian State in the Mitchell Center.

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