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Photos: Georgia beats Florida State to advance to NCAA women’s basketball second round

Mar. 17, 2023 6:43 pm
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No. 10-seed Georgia beat No. 7-seed Florida State 66-54 in an NCAA women’s basketball tournament first-round game Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Audrey Warren (31) drives the ball past Florida State Seminoles guard Taylor O'Brien (11) as she goes to shoot in the third quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) and Florida State Seminoles forward Makayla Timpson (21) race to get control of the loose Florida State ball in the fourth quarter of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Brittney Smith (24) and Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) guards as Florida State Seminoles guard Sara Bejedi (4) shoots the ball in the first quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
The Georgia bench celebrates after a foul is called against Florida State in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles guard Jazmine Massengill (1) guards as Florida State Seminoles guard Taylor O'Brien (11) fouls on Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) as she shoots the ball in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) goes for a layup in the fourth quarter against Florida State during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles forward Erin Howard (23) tries to pull the ball away from Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Jordan Isaacs (20) in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles forward Makayla Timpson (21) guards as Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Jordan Isaacs (20) shoots the ball in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson yells out to her players as they take on Florida State in the first quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles head coach Brooke Wyckoff yells out a play to her team in the first quarter against Georgia during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Javyn Nicholson (35) guards as Florida State Seminoles forward Valencia Myers (32) goes for a layup in the second quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) reacts as Florida State Seminoles forward Makayla Timpson (21) fouls on her as she goes for a layup in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs guard Diamond Battles (3) reacts as she goes for a layup with pressure from Florida State Seminoles guard Taylor O'Brien (11) in the fourth quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles guard Sara Bejedi (4) pushes Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Jordan Isaacs (20) back as she dribbles the ball down the court in the first quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Javyn Nicholson (35) guards as Florida State Seminoles forward Erin Howard (23) looks to shoot in the first quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Florida State Seminoles forward Makayla Timpson (21) reaches out and knocks the ball away from Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Jordan Isaacs (20) as she tries to grab the rebound in the first quarter during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Jordan Isaacs (20) reaches her hands back in celebration to the Georgia fans after the Bulldogs defeated the Seminoles during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs forward Zoesha Smith (0) smiles after the Bulldogs advance to the second round after defeating Florida State during the NCAA March Madness first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)