ATHENS, Ga. — Britiya Curtis poured in 22 points, but Georgia’s pressure defense forced 28 turnovers and the Lady Bulldogs pulled away for a 74-48 win over Nicholls on Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.
The Colonels came out swinging and led 17-14 after the first quarter. That’s when Georgia’s defense took over. The Lady Bulldogs won the second quarter 19-9 to take a 33-26 lead into halftime, then outscored Nicholls 23-11 in the third to put the game away. Georgia turned those 28 takeaways into 34 points.
Curtis played all 40 minutes again, hitting 8 of 17 shots, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, with four steals. Blessing Adebanjo added eight points and eight rebounds off the bench, Anyra Wilson scored six with four assists, and Aubrey Beckham blocked six shots. Nicholls shot 33 percent from the field (16 of 48) and 6 of 17 from deep.
Dakota Howard led Georgia (3-0) with 14 points and six steals. Jailyn Banks scored 13, Milan Brown had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Nya Smith added 10.
Nicholls (1-2) comes home after back-to-back road games and returns to Stopher Gym on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to host LSU-Alexandria at 11 a.m.
Photo: Nicholls Athletics
