ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 24-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs fell to the No. 11-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, 71-67, in a back-and-forth game Thursday night. Mia Woolfolk led the Lady Bulldogs, setting a new career high with 29 points.
 
Notable

• Woolfolk led the charge for the Bulldogs with 29 points, earning a career high, contributing nine rebounds and a block. Dani Carnegie and Trinity Turner joined Woolfolk in double-digits with 10 and 14 points, respectively. Turner also reached 100 career steals.
• Georgia held Oklahoma to its second lowest scoring performance in SEC play and its third lowest of the season. 
• The Lady Bulldogs held the Sooners below their season average in points (87.3), rebounds (48.6) and assists (20.4)
• Georgia went on a 7-0 run to open up the third quarter and close the 10-point gap at the half.The Lady Bulldogs then made it a two-point game late in the fourth quarter. 
• Despite Thursday’s loss, Georgia leads the overall series against the Sooners 5-4.

 
Quotes:
 
Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
 
On Mia Woolfolk’s toughness… 
” Mia is tough every game, because she’s so physical and so tough, she gets in foul trouble, and she did a great job in the first half, with no fouls. I always say she’s like Shaq because she is so physical and strong. She was getting clobbered in there and finishing through the contact.” 
 
Growth and maturity of the team….
“Yeah, we’ve come a long way for sure.  We cut it to two, a couple of times.
The 1st quarter got us; we were down by 10 at halftime. And then they, you know, we’ve come a long way. So, we got to keep up. We lost by 4 points. A kid who hit those 3 never hit stories. 
I think she’s made like 6 all year long and, you know, that was a big shot for her.”
 
Thoughts for the upcoming games… 
“One game at a time. That’s it. We’re not gonna worry about what’s next.  Tomorrow, they’re going to have a day off. 
They’re going to take care of their bodies, they’re going to mentally and physically, watch film. That’s how they should be. 
It can get overwhelming if you think too much.”
 
Mia Woolfolk 
#33 | F | Sophomore 
 
On coming back from injury and setting a career high…
“First of all, it always feels good to be healthy. After taking a big fall like that at LSU, I’m just happy to be on the floor in general, no matter how I’m doing.”
 
On her performance today…
“I feel like with me being on the floor more, it just attests to what I can do. And with me being in foul trouble I feel like I’m only hurting my team at the end of the day.” 
 
What’s Next

• The Lady Bulldogs will be in Neville Arena in Auburn, AL on Monday, Feb 23., against the Auburn Tigers. The game is available to watch on SEC Network, tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.