Georgia Women’s Basketball to Host NCAA Tournament Game Saturday

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Georgia Women’s Basketball to Host NCAA Tournament Game Saturday

 

Georgia women’s basketball team hosted an NCAA watch party in Stegeman Coliseum. The team received the news that they would be a No.4 seed in the tournament after going 25-6 on the season and falling to South Carolina 71-49 in the semifinals.

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The Bulldogs gathered in the Coliseum to watch the selection show on the jumbo screen. Media members and only a select view got to come to the event. Georgia found out they would face Mercer on Saturday at 1:30 in Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be a part of the Albany Regional, with No. 1 seed Connecticut headling this quarter of the bracket.

 

Georgia and Mercer faced off against each other on Nov. 19 with the Bulldogs winning 72-54. Since then the Bears have only lost one other game as they went 30-2 on the season.

 

Players and staff wait for the 2018 NCAA women's basketball tournament selection show to begin – March 12, 2018
Players and staff wait for the 2018 NCAA women’s basketball tournament selection show to begin – March 12, 2018

 

Whoever wins the game on Saturday will face the winner of No. 5 Duke and No. 12 Belmont the following Monday.

 

Check out Joni Taylor, Mackenzie Engram, Taja Cole and Haley Clark’s interviews below.

Joni Taylor – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018
Joni Taylor – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018

 

Joni Taylor Interview:

 
 
 
 

Haley Clark – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018
Haley Clark – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018

 

Haley Clark Interview:

 
 
 
 
Taja Cole – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018
Taja Cole – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018

 

Taja Cole Interview:

 
 
 
 
Mackenzie Engram – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018
Mackenzie Engram – NCAA tournament selection show – March 12, 2018

 

Mackenzie Engram Interview:

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Savannah Leigh is a recent graduate of the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia. She is an avid SEC, Dawgs, and college football fan. She also adores her four-year-old black lab, Champ Bailey.