Georgia women's basketball defeated North Carolina Central 96-52 on Monday evening to kickstart their 2024-25 season campaign.

The freshman class led the night, making its debut on the new court at Stegeman Coliseum and with the G across its chest. Mia Woolfolk led with 18 points, Trinity Turner added 15 and Summer Davis had 11, while USC transfer Roxane Makolo and Amiya Evans each managed 10 of their own.

Woolfolk, Evans and Miyah Verse pressed the Eagles well, able to get 33 of the 59 rebounds between the three of them and Asia Avinger does what she does best and found her teammates for key shots. She had six assists when she fouled out in the fourth quarter.

This was the Lady Bulldogs' largest victory margin since Nov. 16, 2022, when they beat Kennesaw State by 42 points (89-47). They were four points away from having a 100-point game for the first time since App State in 2021.

The Lady Bulldogs will host Houston on Friday at 6 p.m. and Furman on Sunday at 1 p.m. to close out the Week 1 slate.

Here are three takeaways from Georgia women's basketball (record) vs. NC Central.

Amiya Evans might be the one to replace Javyn Nicholson grabbing boards

Junior forward Amiya Evans might just be the leading rebounder this year, if she keeps playing the way she did tonight against the Eagles. She racked up 4 rebounds in the first quarter alone and 10 total on the night.

The Lady Bulldogs' top 4 rebounders last year aren't even with the team anymore. Leader Javyn Nicholson, who averaged 8.7 per game, graduated alongside Jordan Cole (4.4) and Destiny Thomas (5.3) and senior guard Zoesha Smith transferred to Georgia Tech over the offseason — she went out with a knee injury in January. Evans was in the bottom 4 last year, averaging 1.6 per game.

Turnovers are down significantly

In the first quarter, the Lady Bulldogs had 2 turnovers total, NC Central had 8. By halftime, those numbers had increased to 8 and 13, respectively. And by the end of the night, Georgia finished with 14, NC Central with 21.

The Lady Bulldogs had a turnover problem last year, to say the least. They ended their 2023-24 campaign with 486 total turnovers, averaging about 16.2 per game. Per woman, De'Mauri Flournoy had 52, Asia Avinger 85, Chapman 65, Cole 55 and Nicholson 77.

They only had 1 game last year with fewer than 10 turnovers, and that was Dec. 6 against Troy, which they won 86-70. They had 22 games with over 10 turnovers and 7 games with over 20. Their highest turnover-count game was Nov. 20 against Columbia, which they won 73-56, even with 24 turnovers.

Freshmen are going to be more important than you'd think

The freshman class Katie Abrahamson-Henderson brought in this season was a legitimate handful of ESPN top 100 recruits. All four of them all led their high school teams to ridiculous records and numerous state titles before they were called to Georgia to continue at the collegiate level.

On Monday, three of the four freshmen led in scoring, with Woolfolk collecting 18 points, Turner 15 and Summer Davis 11. Indya Davis only had 7 points and 4 rebounds, adding to Woolfolk's 10 and Turner's 6 rebounds each. Summer also had 4 assists and Woolfolk and Turner were both 100% shooting from the charity stripe.

They're going to be key in every aspect this year, which is typically unexpected of a freshman, let alone multiple. But Georgia's on the younger side, so we'll see what they pull off with this talent.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia women's basketball looks brand new: Key takeaways from Athens