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Georgia takes on Virginia in opening round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Virginia Cavaliers (20-11, 11-8 ACC) vs. Georgia Lady Bulldogs (22-9, 8-9 SEC)

Iowa City, Iowa; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lady Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 133.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Georgia and Virginia meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

The Lady Bulldogs are 8-9 against SEC opponents and 14-0 in non-conference play. Georgia is seventh in the SEC with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Dani Carnegie averaging 4.7.

The Cavaliers’ record in ACC games is 11-8. Virginia ranks ninth in the ACC allowing 64.0 points while holding opponents to 37.9% shooting.

Georgia’s average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.3 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Virginia gives up. Virginia has shot at a 44.0% clip from the field this season, 6.0 percentage points greater than the 38.0% shooting opponents of Georgia have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trinity Turner is averaging 11.1 points, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Lady Bulldogs. Carnegie is averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games.

Kymora Johnson is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Romi Levy is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 68.5 points, 28.2 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.

Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 67.8 points, 34.0 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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