Jada Lewis
Daniel Wilson

Women's Basketball

Four-Game Win Streak on the Line Thursday

Women's basketball hosts Appalachian State Thursday and Coastal Carolina Saturday.

Game 25: GEORGIA STATE (8-16, 5-8 SBC) vs. APPALACHIAN STATE (8-16, 5-8 SBC)
Feb. 20, 6 PM ET • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•    Georgia State has won four games in a row as the Panthers return home to host Appalachian State at 6 p.m. Thursday and Coastal Carolina Saturday at 2 p.m.
•    Thursday's game is GSU's annual #Play4Kay Pink Game. The team will be wearing pink accessories and collecting donations for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
•    GSU swept both games of its trip to Louisiana last week, beating Louisiana 61-53 and ULM 52-43.
•    Jada Lewis scored her 1,000th career point in the win over ULM Saturday. Lewis is the 22nd Panther to reach the milestone.
•    Shaq Miller-McCray has 39 blocks in 13 Sun Belt games.
•    Shaq Miller-McCray leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 17 in D-I with 64 blocked shots. The senior's 7.4 rebounds per game is seventh in the Sun Belt.
•    Taylor Hosendove continues to be GSU's leading rebounder at 8.6 per game. She ranks fourth in the conference in total rebounds per game.
•    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.
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Hosendove

#11 Taylor Hosendove

F/G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jada Lewis

#13 Jada Lewis

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Hosendove

#11 Taylor Hosendove

6' 1"
Sophomore
F/G
Jada Lewis

#13 Jada Lewis

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
G