Women's Basketball Begins UTEP Thanksgiving Classic Friday

The Panthers take on New Mexico State and UTEP this week in El Paso.

Game 5: GEORGIA STATE (0-4) vs. NEW MEXICO STATE (1-5)
Nov. 29, 3 p.m. ET • Don Haskins Center • El Paso, Texas
TV: N/A • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State travels southwest to El Paso for two games at the UTEP Thanksgiving Classic. The Panthers will meet New Mexico State Friday and UTEP Saturday.
•   Georgia State is coming off a home loss to Alabama A&M. Two Panthers finished with double-digits in Taylor Hosendove (14 pts.) and Taylor Henderson (10 pts.).
•   Taylor Henderson posted 31 points and Shaq Miller-McCray grabbed 20 rebounds in a loss to FIU on Nov. 11. It was the most points scored by a Panther since 2007 and tied for fifth-most rebounds in a single-game in GSU history.
•   GSU returns its top two scorers from last season in redshirt junior Jada Lewis (13.6 ppg) and redshirt senior Allison Johnson (11.7 ppg). Lewis was second-team All-Sun Belt last year while Johnson was named to the third team and was the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year.
•   Jada Lewis was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team. Georgia State was picked sixth in the conference poll.
•   Only four Panthers that saw action last season return for the 2019-20 campaign. GSU welcomes 11 newcomers including six true freshmen.
•   Georgia State is coming off a historical 2018-19 season in which first-year head coach Gene Hill guided the Panthers to their winningest season since 2003-04 and first postseason appearance (WBI) since 2002-03.
•   Gene Hill's 17 wins last season were the most by a GSU coach in their first season since Joyce Patterson won 28 games as co-head coach in the 1980-81 season.
•   Georgia State made 185 3-point field goals last season to set a new GSU single-season record.
•   The program enters the year with 599 wins all-time.
•   In 2018-19, GSU won seven more conference contests than the previous season. Only four Division-I programs had a bigger win improvement in conference play.
• Georgia State will play a challenging non-conference schedule that includes hosting ranked Maryland on Dec. 18.

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