Georgia center Jenna Staiti drives past Tennessee’s Kasiyahna Kushkituah during the second half of Sunday’s game in Athens, Ga.ATHENS, Ga. – Caliya Robinson had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two of her six blocks in a critical last-minute possession Sunday as the Georgia women’s basketball team beat No. 13 Tennessee 66-62, giving the Lady Volunteers a three-game losing streak for the first time in 33 years.
Tennessee (12-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference), which had never lost three straight SEC games, has fallen to Missouri, Kentucky and Georgia by a total of eight points. The first two games were at Thompson-Boling Arena, marking the first time the Lady Vols have lost consecutive home games since December 1996.
As for their most recent three-game skid prior to Sunday, Tennessee lost at Ole Miss and at home to Auburn and Louisiana Tech in February 1986.
With the Lady Bulldogs (12-5, 3-1) leading 63-62 late in the fourth quarter Sunday, Robinson blocked Evina Westbrook’s layup attempt with 19.6 seconds remaining, then blocked a short jumper by Rennia Davis that left one second on the shot clock.
After inbounding the ball, Tennessee couldn’t get another attempt off before the shot clock expired. The Lady Vols had to foul twice to get Georgia’s Jenna Staiti – a 55 percent free-throw shooter – to the line. Staiti made both attempts with 8.5 seconds remaining.