It’s been a rollercoaster-like season for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, having seen their highs and lows through the non-conference portion of their schedule.

But tonight is a chance for a new beginning as the Lady Bulldogs begin SEC play on the road against Ole Miss.

“Now we get to start our season at zero and zero, so we try to put the other games behind us and learn from our losses,” junior forward Angel Robinson said. “All we have to do is act like this is our first game because the SEC is very important to us.”

With the SEC as tough as usual, the Lady Bulldogs know that in order to compete, they will have to pick up the intensity from their non-conference slate.

“I think we all know that the SEC is one of the strongest conferences in the country and so it’s important for us to bring our games and play hard every night,” junior guard Ashley Houts said.

Robinson added, “The SEC is kind of like March Madness. At least half of the teams are ranked, so it’s like we’re playing in the NCAA tournament every game.”

One of the highs Georgia can build upon is its performance against Virginia, a game the Lady Bulldogs took to the wire before falling short 66-64.

“I think it gives us some confidence and momentum going in these next games just because of what we can do and who we can play with,” Houts said.

Part of Georgia’s struggle this season has been its rigorous travel schedule. Its trip to Mississippi will mark the 10th time in 15 games Georgia will play away from Stegeman Coliseum.

“It’s definitely a challenge but we have no choice but to face it,” Robinson said. “You can’t walk away from it so I’m glad we’ve had a good chance to travel a lot more. But I really do like to be home a lot more.”

“It doesn’t seem that we’ve been at home much and when we have we haven’t been able to prove too much. We will be excited to get back home, but we also have to take care of business on the road. We know how that works,” Houts said.