Women's Basketball 12/5/2020 1:00:00 PM

Panthers to Host Furman for Home Opener

Georgia State takes on Furman at 2 p.m. Sunday on ESPN+.

Game 3: GEORGIA STATE (1-1, 0-0 SBC) vs. FURMAN (1-1, 0-0 SOCON)
Dec. 6, 2:00 PM • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State plays its first home game of the season Sunday at 2 p.m. against Furman on ESPN+.
•   GSU earned its first win Wednesday night in Nashville, beating Tennessee State 88-83 in overtime. Taylor Hosendove recorded her 10th career double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds.
•   GSU lost at Furman last season 62-55. Hosendove totaled 20 points with 18 rebounds in the loss.
•   The Panthers were one of the youngest teams in D-I last season with six freshmen averaging at least 10 minutes per game. All six freshmen return this season.
•   GSU has four newcomers this season. Taniyah Worth (Alabama) and Hannah Sadler (Old Dominion) both sat out last year due to transfer rules. Elexus Bell came to GSU from Southern Union State CC in Alabama and Ciara Smith is the lone freshman on the squad.
•   Taylor Hosendove led the team in scoring and rebounding last season and was named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team.
•   Head coach Gene Hill is in his third season at Georgia State. Hill was previously an assistant at N.C. State and was an assistant at Georgia Tech from 2009-12.
•   Four of GSU's top scorers from last season are back. Hosendove (11.4), Henderson (9.4), Tehya Lyons (5.6), and Moriah Taylor (4.9).
•   Of GSU's 14 players, 10 played their prep ball in the state of Georgia. Henderson and Taylor are both from Alabama, Joelle Johnson is from Louisville, Ky., and Kam Dziak calls Amherst, Ohio home.
•   GSU will play six non-conference games this season. The Panthers next host Life before visiting Athens to take on Georgia. GSU wraps up the non-conference schedule with the GSU Holiday Classic against Western Carolina and Chattanooga.

Season and single game tickets are available by visiting GeorgiaStatesports.com/TIX.

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