Athens, Ga. – The Wofford women's basketball team lost 95-56 at Georgia on Sunday afternoon. The bulldogs downed the Terriers thanks to a big third quarter in which the Bulldogs outscored the Terriers 27-10.
 
"I am so proud of the way we fought this afternoon. For the first half we played with them and showed our toughness and we were in the ball game," Said head coach Jimmy Garrity. "In the second half we just didn't take care of the ball and they made their shots. Credit to Georgia but I am proud of our players and can't wait until Thursday's home opener."
 
Both teams struggled from the field in the early going as each squad shot under 40% from the field in the first quarter. A 27 point third quarter proved to be the difference maker in the game as Georgia increased its halftime lead from seven to 24 at the end of the third quarter.
 
Chloe Wanink led the Terriers with 24 points, six rebounds and one assist. Cario Booker added ten points while grabbing four rebounds and tallying two assists. Da'Ja Green also added ten points while grabbing four rebounds and tallying one assist in her first career game.
 
Wofford came out strong in the first quarter as the Terriers held the Bulldogs to 17 points on 7-18 shooting (38%). The defensive effort continued in the second quarter as Wofford held Georgia to 21 points on 8-19 shooting (42%). Offensively Wofford struggled in the first quarter but got things going in the second quarter, shooting 7-16 (43%) from the field. The Terriers trailed the Bulldogs by just seven as the teams went into the halftime break.
 
Georgia showed its dominance in the third quarter, scoring 27 points while shooting 13-20 (65%) from the field. The Bulldogs also dominated on defense as Georgia held Wofford to 3-13 (23%) shooting to extend the lead to 65-41. Georgia continued the hot shooting in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs extended the lead and eventually defeated the Terriers 95-56.
 
Despite the loss, Wofford had three double-figure scorers in Chloe Wanink (24), Cairo Booker (10) and Da'Ja Green (10).
 
Wofford will return to the court on Thursday, November 16 when the Terriers host Southern Wesleyan University in the home opener at 7 PM.