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Women's Basketball Visits App State Friday and Saturday on ESPN+

GSU will face the Mountaineers Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.

Games 14-15: GEORGIA STATE (7-6, 3-3 SBC) at APPALACHIAN STATE (8-8, 5-5 SBC)
Feb. 5-6 • Holmes Convocation Center • Boone, N.C.
TV: ESPN+ • Live Stats: GeorgiaState.Statbroadcast.com
QUICK NOTES
•    Georgia State continues a four-game road stretch with a pair of contests in Boone, N.C., against Appalachian State. The Panthers and Mountaineers will meet at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Both games are on ESPN+.
•    The Panthers (3-3) and Mountaineers (5-5) are currently tied for third in the Sun Belt East Division standings.
•    GSU split its road games at South Alabama last week, winning the Friday contest before falling to the Jaguars on Saturday. 
•    Georgia State's defense ranks third in the Sun Belt 18.6 turnovers forced per game. GSU ranks first in the Sun Belt with 4.7 blocks per game.
•    The Panthers are second in the Sun Belt in 3FG made per game at 6.9. GSU leads the Sun Belt in 3FG percentage at 33.3% shooting from deep.
•    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 five 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, Deasia Merrill joins GSU after sitting out last season at Kentucky, 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.
•    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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Players Mentioned

Taylor Hosendove

#11 Taylor Hosendove

F/G
6' 1"
Junior
Joelle Johnson

#4 Joelle Johnson

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Hannah Sadler

#35 Hannah Sadler

F
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Taniyah Worth

#21 Taniyah Worth

G
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Elexus Bell

#30 Elexus Bell

C
6' 1"
Junior
Deasia Merrill

#33 Deasia Merrill

F
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Ciara Smith

#5 Ciara Smith

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taylor Hosendove

#11 Taylor Hosendove

6' 1"
Junior
F/G
Joelle Johnson

#4 Joelle Johnson

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Hannah Sadler

#35 Hannah Sadler

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Taniyah Worth

#21 Taniyah Worth

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Elexus Bell

#30 Elexus Bell

6' 1"
Junior
C
Deasia Merrill

#33 Deasia Merrill

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Ciara Smith

#5 Ciara Smith

5' 9"
Freshman
G