Game 12: GEORGIA STATE (3-8) vs. LOUISIANA (7-4)
Jan. 2, 6 PM ET • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

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QUICK NOTES
•    Georgia State finished 2019 with back-to-back wins at the GSU Holiday Classic. The Panthers open the new year with the first Sun Belt game of the season against Louisiana.
•    Georgia State won its last meeting with the Ragin' Cajuns, a 74-71 victory at the Sports Arena on Feb. 9, 2019. Jada Lewis led the Panthers with 18 points including five free throws in the final minute.
•    Georgia State was picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll while Louisiana was picked eighth. The Ragin' Cajuns come to Atlanta losing three of their last four, but the win was a big one on the road at Ole Miss.
•    Shaq Miller-McCray leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 33 in D-I with 25 blocked shots. The senior's 7.5 rebounds per game is fifth in the Sun Belt.
•    Taylor Hosendove continues to be dominant on the offensive boards, ranking fourth in the country and first in the Sun Belt with 5.1 offensive rebounds per game. She ranks 17th overall and second in the conference in total rebounds at 10.7 per game. Hosendove's five double-doubles is second most in the league.
•    The win against NM State on Nov. 29 marked win No. 600 in GSU program history.
•    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.