ATLANTA -- Georgia State gave the Sports Arena fans an exciting game as the Panthers tied Georgia Southern in the final minutes Saturday before falling 77-74.
Redshirt freshman Tehya Lyons saved her best performance of the season for the last game, scoring a career-high 21 points. Lyons was the catalyst for the Panthers as GSU mounted the comeback in the fourth quarter. GSU outscored GS 27-20 in the final period with Lyons scoring 12 of those points.
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Lyons and the Panthers trailed the rival Eagles by 10 at the start of the fourth quarter and used 10 points off turnovers to tie the game at 70-70 with 44 seconds left. Georgia Southern retook the lead with a 3-pointer and made four out of four free throws to seal the win.Â
After the game, GSU honored its three seniors,
Madison Ervin,
Allison Johnson, and
Shaquanda Miller-McCray.
"The fan support means so much to me because they understand and appreciate the work that we put in behind closed doors,"
Allison Johnson said. "It's such a great feeling to go out there and play when they're watching you. I'll be forever grateful to be a Panther."
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