Feb. 8, 2018
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ATHENS, Ga. – Kayla Overbeck had a career-night with a game-high 21 points to lead the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team (6-19, 2-9 SEC) but they couldn’t overcome the No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs in a 67-55 road loss on Thursday night.
The Skinny
Date: Feb. 8, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET
Place: Athens, Ga. (Stegeman Coliseum)
At the Top of the Charts
Points: Kayla Overbeck – 21 points
Rebounds: Autumn Newby – 8 rebounds
Assists: Three with 2
Steals: Three with 1
How It Happened
First Quarter: Georgia 21, Vanderbilt 12
Georgia opened the game with an 8-2 run forcing White to call a timeout at the 7:01 mark. The Dores, who had just a pair of free throws from Cierra Walker until the 6:46 mark, when Kayla Overbeck got Vanderbilt on the board. Vanderbilt was as close as four points but a 5-0 Georgia run took the lead all the way to nine points. Newby ended a 3:10 scoring drought with a bucket in the paint but the Bulldogs shot 44 percent in the first quarter and took a 21-13 lead at the break despite a last second bucket from Overbeck who had six first-quarter points and was perfect 3-of-3 from the field.
Second Quarter: Georgia 36, Vanderbilt 22
Trailing by 12 to open, the Dores utilized a mismatch inside and were able to lean on Overbeck who was 6-of-7 from the floor in the first half. She used four early points to get the Georgia lead down to five points, 27-22, at the 5:11 mark. Georgia closed the quarter on a 10-3 run and held Vanderbilt to just one bucket in the final five minutes take a 36-22 lead at the break but not before Chelsie Hall drilled a triple as time expired.
Third Quarter: Georgia 53, Vanderbilt 37
Georgia opened the third quarter with a 7-2 run and took a 14-point lead at the 7:06 mark forcing White to call a timeout. Outside of Overbeck, the Commodores couldn’t get any offense going and shot just 33 percent in the quarter. A bucket from Overbeck put the Georgia lead to nine points with just a minute off the clock but Georgia’s lead swelled to 18 points at the 6:35 mark and Vanderbilt could only get as close as 13 points the remainder of the quarter.
Fourth Quarter: Georgia 67, Vanderbilt 55
Georgia took its largest lead of the game, 61-39, on a jumper from Gabby Connally and the Dores battled back to within in 14 points with a three-point play from Overbeck midway through the quarter and a triple from Christa Reed. A tip-in sealed an 8-0 Vanderbilt run but the lead never got under double digits the rest of the way in the loss.
Inside the Lane
-Kayla Overbeck reached double figures for the fourth straight game with 21 points. She also set a new career high and recorded her first career 20-point game.
-Christa Reed moves eight points from 1,000 with eight points.
-The Commodores move to 0-7 against ranked opponents this season.
Up Next
The Commodores will stay on the road as they travel to the Plains to take on Auburn in primetime action on Monday night on the SEC Network. Tipoff is set for 6 pm from Auburn Arena.
Next Five Games
Feb. 12 – at Auburn, 7 pm
Feb. 15 – vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 pm
Feb. 18 – at Florida, 12 pm
Feb. 22- at Missouri, 7 pm
Feb. 25 – vs. Arkansas, 2 pm
All game times CENTRAL
Keep Up with the Commodores
For more information on the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team check them out on the website at www.vucommodores.com , Twitter at @VandyWBB., Instagram at @VandyWBB and on Facebook at Vandy Hoops.
