Women's Basketball 1/14/2021 4:07:00 PM

Panthers Return to Action to Begin Sun Belt Play in Conway

GSU will face Coastal Carolina at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Games 8-9: GEORGIA STATE (4-3, 0-0 SBC) at COASTAL CAROLINA (3-3, 0-2 SBC)
Jan. 15-16 • HTC Center • Conway, S.C.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com

QUICK NOTES
•   Georgia State returns to action Friday and Saturday at Coastal Carolina, facing the Chanticleers at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
•   GSU starts Sun Belt play after pausing team activities since Dec. 30 due to positive Covid-19 test results among Tier 1 members of the program.
•   In Georgia State's last game against Chattanooga on Dec. 21, the Panthers overcame a 23-point deficit before forcing overtime and ultimately falling 73-70. Taylor Hosendove finished with 22 points and six rebounds.
•   Georgia State's defense ranks second in the Sun Belt and 28th in the country with 20.9 turnovers forced per game.
•   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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