ATLANTA (Jan. 13) - Georgia State was leading first-place Old Dominion, 62-57, with 2:23 left to play, but the visiting Monarchs used a 9-0 run to close the game and defeat Georgia State, 66-62, Thursday evening in a Colonial Athletic Association game at the GSU Sports Arena.

In a see-saw game with eight lead changes and six ties, ODU (10-5, 4-0) stepped up with the final run. GSU had three turnovers and three missed shots down the stretch, while ODU got three lay-ups and two free throws from Alena Voronina to re-gain the lead.

GSU had gained the lead with 7:38 to play and held it until Voronina's free throws with 1:20 put ODU on top.

GSU (6-9, 1-3) was led by freshman guard Kendra Long's 21 points. Angelique Burtts added 14 points, while Chan Harris contributed 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a block. Tiffany Anderson also scored 12 points.

Old Dominion's Voronina ended with a double-double game of 17 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Jasmine Parker netted 14 points and Shadasia Green provided 12 more points and six assists.

GSU hit 8-of-16 three-point baskets against the team that entered the game as the best in the nation in defending the three (20.7%).

"I guess you could say we played well enough at times to win, but obviously we didn't," said head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener. "We made the crucial mistakes at the end and you can't do that against first-place teams and win. We hadn't been in crucial end-of-game situations like this and I think the veteran ODU team has and responded."

GSU's defense kept them in the game with 24 turnovers forced and 15 steals. But, the Panthers were just as generous in turning the ball over 19 times to lead to 30 of ODU's 66 points today.