Panthers Visit No. 9 Tennessee Sunday

Game 9: GEORGIA STATE (4-4, 0-0 SBC) at #9 TENNESSEE (8-0, 0-0 SEC)
Dec. 12 • 2:00 PM • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.
TV: SEC Network+

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State goes on the road to Knoxville Sunday to take on No. 9 Tennessee on SEC Network+.
•   Sunday's game will be just the second meeting all-time between the Panthers and Lady Volunteers. The first meeting came in the 2001-02 NCAA Tournament. Georgia State, a 15-seed, was defeated by 2-seed Tennessee 98-68.
•   The Panthers last faced a Top 25 team on Dec. 18, 2019 against No. 13 Maryland. GSU's last ranked win was a 79-77 overtime upset of No. 11 Georgia on Jan. 16, 1982.
•   Ashley Foster leads GSU in scoring at 12.3 ppg through the first eight games. She scored a career-high 19 points at Florida to open the season and was GSU's leading scorer last time out vs. Southern Miss with 16 points.
•   The Panthers return five players that started 10 or more games last season. The key returners for GSU include Taniyah Worth (8.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg), Hannah Sadler (8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg), Tehya Lyons (6.1 ppg, 46 assists), and Kam Dziak (5.0 ppg, 30 3FG made).
•   The Panthers recorded their second winning season in the last three years in 2020-21 and earned the No. 2 seed from the east at the Sun Belt Championship. It was GSU's first No. 2 seed since 2001.
•   GSU returns 10 players overall and welcomes five newcomers. Head coach Gene Hill also welcomed a new assistant coach in the offseason, Roddreka Rogers.
•   Of the 15 Panthers on this year's roster, eight are from Georgia, two from Alabama, two from Florida, one from Maryland, one from Ohio, and one from Israel.
•   Georgia State begins conference play Dec. 30 at home against Little Rock. The Panthers were picked seventh in the preseason coaches' poll.
•   The Panthers return home Tuesday to host Florida A&M at 6 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena and on ESPN+.

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