ATLANTA (Feb. 21, 2007) ? Georgia State heads to Williamsburg, Va. to face Colonial Athletic Association foe William & Mary Thursday at 7 p.m. in a critical league contest for both teams.

The Panthers (15-11, 7-8 CAA) and the Tribe (15-11, 7-8 CAA) sport identical overall and league records. Both teams are also in a four-way tie for fifth place in the conference standings with Va. Commonwealth and Towson.

Thursday's game will be broadcast live over the Internet at GeorgiaStateSports.com, www.wras.org and on the radio at WRAS-FM (88.5) in Atlanta.

Georgia State is looking to snap a two-game skid heading into its contest with the Tribe. With a win, the Panthers would earn their 16th win of the year and guarantee their ninth winning season in the last 10 years. State is 5-7 on the road this season and 3-4 on the road against conference opponents.

State trails William & Mary 3-1 in the all-time series after dropping a 77-76 decision to the Tribe earlier in the year. A victory earns the Panthers a regular season split of the series and pushes State a game in front of the Tribe in the standings.

William and Mary has dropped two straight and four of its last five, including a setback at Va. Commonwealth last week. The Tribe is 8-3 at home and 4-3 at home against league opponents.

Senior guard Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen (St. Petersburg, Fla.), paces State's offense, averaging 17.9 ppg, which ranks 41st nationally in scoring average. She is fourth on the team in rebounding at 5.2 boards per contest and leads the team in assists with 6.6 per outing, ranking 5th nationally. Her 82.2 percent free throw shooting is tops on the squad and is listed 71st in the nation.

Freshman forward Danyiell McKeller (Fayetteville, N.C.) is fifth on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.6 rpg). Another freshman, guard Tabitha David (Mableton, Ga.), is averaging in double figures, totaling 10.4 per contest to rank third on the team. David is the team's top 3-point threat, connecting at 40 percent from beyond the arc and leads State with 57 treys. Her 3-point field goal percentage and 3-point field goals made per game (2.4) rank 29th and 36th, respectively, in the nation.

Sophomore center Marcquitta Head (Conley, Ga.) is Georgia State's top rebounder, collecting 8.7 boards per game, which is 65th nationally; she scores 11.3 points per contest, ranking second on the team. Sophomore guard Brittany Hollins (Columbia, S.C.) is having an all-CAA type season, holding averages of 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds 5.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game. Her steals per game average leads the CAA and is listed 10th in the nation, while Hollins' assists per game average is 27th.