Taylor Hosendove
Dale Zanine Photography
73
SIUE SIUE 2-9,0-0 OVC
74
Winner Georgia St. GSU 3-8,0-0 Sun Belt
SIUE SIUE
2-9,0-0 OVC
73
Final
74
Georgia St. GSU
3-8,0-0 Sun Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SIUE SIUE 13 27 7 26 73
Georgia St. GSU 19 14 22 19 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Panthers Hang On to Top Cougars

GSU goes 2-0 at the Holiday Classic.

ATLANTA -- Georgia State fended off a vicious comeback attempt by SIUE on Sunday, hanging on to defeat the Cougars 74-73 at the GSU Sports Arena.

The Panthers trailed by eight with two minutes left in the first half before launching a 26-4 run that carried to the midway point of the 3rd quarter. GSU outscored SIUE 22-7 in the 3rd quarter and the Panthers would need all of those points as the Cougars stormed back late with 26 points in the final period.

Georgia State had arguably it's most efficient offensive night of the year so far. GSU shot nearly 50% from the field and totaled a season-high 15 assists.

Jada Lewis led GSU with 17 points, five assists and four rebounds. Taylor Hosendove recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Taylor Henderson added 16 points and four steals. Allison Johnson was the fourth Panther to reach double figures. She finished with 12 points.

With the win, Georgia State finished the GSU Holiday Classic with a perfect 2-0 record. 

The Panthers have a break for the holidays before beginning Sun Belt play on Jan. 2 against Louisiana at the Sports Arena.
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