WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
@Georgia 72, Tennessee Tech 46
GEORGIA 71, TENNESSEE TECH 46
ATHENS, Ga. ? Tennessee Tech finished up a tough-three game road trim with a 72-56 loss to Georgia.
Georgia's Angela Puleo posted game-high tallies of 13 points, seven assists and three steals to lead the Lady Bulldogs (7-1) to the 26-point victory before a crowd of 3,042 at Stegeman Coliseum.
While Tech didn't have a lot of scoring in the game, what the Golden Eagles did have was balanced. Senior Blair Bowens led with nine points, Allison Price had eight, Jasmine White seven and freshman Krystal Stirrup six points. Tech shot 26.7 percent from the field and the two teams combined to miss 92 shots, and the Bulldogs had a 50-42 advantage in rebounds. Stirrup and White had seven rebounds each to top Tech.
Christy Marshall also reached double figures for Georgia with 12 points, along with nine rebounds. Porsha Phillips added nine points and nine rebounds to help UGA coach Andy Landers to the win over his alma mater.
The Golden Eagles scored the first basket of the second half to pull within 15; however, the Lady Bulldogs responded with an 8-0 run and never allowed Tech closer than 20 points thereafter.
The lead topped out at 34 points (69-35) on a steal and layin by Jaleesa Rhoden with 5:32 remaining.
Georgia has now won five games in the last eight days by an average of 29.0 points per game.