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Lady Tigers Outmanned by No. 8 Georgia, 95-46
Nov 29, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2006
ATHENS, Ga. - Eighteen first half turnovers handed the Lady Tiger basketball team its first loss in three games at No. 8 Georgia, Wednesday night, 95-46. Georgia converted the 18 turnovers to layups at the other end, negating a 21-17 Lady Tiger rebounding edge in the opening half.
"I thought in the first few minutes of the game, we got intimidated," head coach Blair Savage-Lansden said. "We talked all weekend about penetrating and pitching, and the one person would penetrate and the other four players stood around, we just didn't do the little things, and you can't come out that way against a quality opponent like Georgia.
Memphis actually got on the board first, as Robin Jones, on her 19th birthday, scored the Lady Tigers' opening bucket. But Memphis struggled catching the ball and when Georgia forced three turnovers from the Lady Tiger point guards on consecutive trips, Memphis found themselves down 14-3 at the first media timeout.
But using their work on the glass, Memphis cut the deficit to nine, at 17-8 behind a three from freshman Jazmyn Green and a reverse layup from Devin Necaise.
But Georgia managed to get their hands on a few rebounds, and shot 55 percent in the opening half to take a 54-24 lead in to the locker room.
In the second half, Memphis picked up the offensive intensity, but the first half deficit had left the Lady Tigers in too deep a hole to make a real run, and when Georgia's Tasha Humphrey came in after serving a five game suspension, the Wade Trophy Candidate beefed up the Bulldog rebounding effort and post offensive effort to help keep the Lady Tigers off balance.
Paris Leonard and Aroha Jennings each scored eight points in the loss, while Green added a career-high seven points, all in the first half.
Memphis will return home to face UT Martin, Sunday, at 2 p.m. That game will be played at FedExForum and will be Memphis Zoo night, where all kids with a zoo membership card will receive free admission. There will also be a post-game animal display on the court to close out the afternoon.
