Women's Basketball 11/24/2020 10:00:00 AM

Panthers Open Season Wednesday at Georgia Tech

Georgia State will tip off its season at Georgia Tech on ACC Network Extra.

Game 1: GEORGIA STATE (0-0, 0-0 SBC) at GEORGIA TECH (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
Nov. 25, 12:00 PM • McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Ga.
TV: ACC Network Extra • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State opens the 2020-21 season at Georgia Tech at noon Wednesday on ACC Network Extra.
•   The Panthers were one of the youngest teams in D-I last season with six freshmen averaging at least 10 minutes per game. All six freshmen return this season.
•   GSU has four newcomers this season. Taniyah Worth (Alabama) and Hannah Sadler (Old Dominion) both sat out last year due to transfer rules. Elexus Bell came to GSU from Southern Union State CC in Alabama and Ciara Smith is the lone freshman on the squad.
•   Taylor Hosendove led the team in scoring and rebounding last season and was named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team.
•   Head coach Gene Hill is in his third season at Georgia State. Hill was previously an assistant at N.C. State and was an assistant at Georgia Tech from 2009-12.
•   Four of GSU's top scorers from last season are back. Hosendove (11.4), Henderson (9.4), Tehya Lyons (5.6), and Moriah Taylor (4.9).
•   The Panthers were defeated by the Yellow Jackets in last year's meeting. Henderson and Hosendove each scored six points in the loss with Lyons contributing five.
•   Of GSU's 14 players, 10 played their prep ball in the state of Georgia. Henderson and Taylor are both from Alabama, Joelle Johnson is from Louisville, Ky., and Kam Dziak calls Amherst, Ohio home.
•   GSU will play six non-conference games this season beginning with road contests at GT and Tennessee State. The Panthers then host Furman and Life before visiting Athens to take on Georgia. GSU wraps up the non-conference schedule with the GSU Holiday Classic against Western Carolina and Chattanooga.

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