WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Saint Francis drops its second game to an Associated Press ranked opponent this season after an 82-45 defeat at No. 17 Georgia.
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Jordan McLemore scored a team-high 10 points, her most as a member of the Red Flash.
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Jada Dapaa grabbed 10 rebounds, her sixth game this season with double-digit rebounds. She scored eight points, two shy of her third double-double this season.
» Georgia's Jenna Staiti had a game-high 16 points and Reigan Richardson added 13.
» Georgia narrowly led in rebounds, 33-32, while both teams shot 60 percent from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs led in all other statistical categories.
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TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Georgia jumped out to an early 17-6 lead at the 4:57 mark of the first quarter before Saint Francis produced eight-straight points. McLemore hit two three-point shots during the 8-0 run. With the lead cut to 17-14 with 2:09 remaining in the first, Georgia extended the lead to 22-16.
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The Bulldogs started the second quarter on a 16-6 run that extended their lead to 38-22 with 5:35 remaining in the first half. Georgia maintained a 17-point lead, 47-30, into halftime.
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Saint Francis was outscored 17-6 in the third quarter and 18-9 in the fourth quarter before an eventual 82-45 loss to the nation's 17th-ranked team.
FLASH MOMENTS
McLemore converted back-to-back three-point shots in the first quarter. She did not convert more than one three-point field goal in any of the first nine games this season.
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Dapaa grabbed her 10th rebound with 3:30 remaining in the game, which marked her sixth double-digit rebound game of the season.
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With a turnaround jumper in the fourth quarter, Dapaa became the fifth Red Flash player to score eight or more points in the game. McLemore (10),
Jenna Mastellone (nine),
Sam Miller (eight) and
Kaitlyn Maxwell (eight) were the other four players.
FLASH NUGGETS
The game marked the first regular-season matchup between the programs. The first-ever meeting occurred in the NCAA First Round in 1996, a game Georgia won 98-66.
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Maxwell shot at least 50 percent from the field for the sixth time this season, while Miller shot at least 50 percent for the third time this season.
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Layla Laws recorded her first-career block, while
Maria McConnell recorded her second-career block. Â
UP NEXT
The Red Flash wrap up non-conference play when they visit Jacksonville State on Tuesday, Dec. 21 for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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