Women's Basketball 12/19/2020 1:58:00 PM

GSU Holiday Classic Starts Sunday vs.Western Carolina

GSU will host Western Carolina at 1 p.m. Sunday and Chattanooga at 3 p.m. Monday.

Games 6-7: GEORGIA STATE (3-2, 0-0 SBC) at the GSU Holiday Classic
Dec. 20-21 • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State hosts the GSU Holiday Classic Sunday and Monday at the GSU Sports Arena.
•   The Panthers will host Western Carolina at 1 p.m. Sunday and Chattanooga at 3 p.m. Monday. Both games will be on ESPN+.
•   Georgia Southern (Home) and Chattanooga will face each other Sunday at 3 p.m. and Georgia Southern will play Western Carolina (Home) at 1 p.m. Monday.
•   The Panthers' three-game win streak was snapped Thursday night at Georgia. Hannah Sadler recorded career highs with 14 points and six rebounds in the loss.
•   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).
•   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.

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