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Huddle Huddle
Huddle
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Ashley Foster Ashley Foster
Ashley Foster
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Ashley Foster Ashley Foster
Ashley Foster
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Alex Gitchenko Alex Gitchenko
Alex Gitchenko
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Ciara Smith Ciara Smith
Ciara Smith
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Ciara Smith Ciara Smith
Ciara Smith
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Ashley Foster Ashley Foster
Ashley Foster
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Deasia Merrill Deasia Merrill
Deasia Merrill
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Ashley Foster Ashley Foster
Ashley Foster
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Ashley Foster Ashley Foster
Ashley Foster
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66
South Alabama USA 8-10,2-3 Sun Belt
72
Winner Georgia St. GSU 8-9,2-3 Sun Belt
South Alabama USA
8-10,2-3 Sun Belt
66
Final
72
Georgia St. GSU
8-9,2-3 Sun Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
South Alabama USA 12 11 17 15 11 66
Georgia St. GSU 10 21 13 11 17 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Foster, Sadler Lead Panthers to OT Win Over South Alabama

ATLANTA -- Ashley Foster had 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds and Hannah Sadler scored eight of her 12 points in overtime to lead Georgia State to a 72-68 Sun Belt Conference victory over South Alabama Thursday at the GSU Sports Arena for the Panthers' second straight victory.

Georgia State (8-9, 2-3 Sun Belt) led most of the game, but Jaylin Powell's 3-pointer from the corner tied the game for South Alabama at 55-all with just one second left in regulation, forcing the extra session.

After regulation, Georgia State head coach Gene Hill stressed to his team that that play was over, and the Panthers responded immediately in overtime, scoring the first five points on a layup by Sadler and a 3-pointer by Alex Gitchenko, who finished with a career-high nine points. The freshman from Israel had five points and two assists in overtime.

Georgia State head coach Gene Hill was able to quickly refocus his team after the tying shot at the end of regulation. "We always talk about, 'Event plus reaction equals outcome' and we had a good reaction to that outcome," he said. "Hannah and Alex really stepped up and made big plays in overtime."

South Alabama (8-10, 2-3 Sun Belt) pulled within 64-63 with 1:50 to play, but Sadler made back-to-back buckets to extend Georgia State's lead to 68-63 with 48 seconds left. From there, Tehya Lyons sank four straight free throws to seal the win for the Panthers. Lyons finished with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.

Foster, the Panthers' leading scorer, led the way in regulation with her 10th double-figure scoring effort of the season. 

Georgia State trailed 12-10 after one quarter, but Kamryn Dziak's 3-pointer put the Panthers ahead 15-12 early in the second period. Later in the quarter, she hit another three in transition to put GSU up 26-19 as the Panthers ended the half on a 10-4 run to take a 31-23 lead into the locker room. Buckets by Foster and Gitchenko to open the second half gave Georgia State its largest lead of 12 points, 35-23, one minute into the third quarter.

A short jumper by Gitchenko gave GSU a 49-40 lead with 6:45 left in the game, but South Alabama closed the game with a 9-2 run to pull within 51-49 with 3:43 to play. Then Powell nailed a 3-pointer to put the Jaguars up 52-51 with 1:50 left.

Foster answered for Georgia State with a driving layup for a 53-52 lead, and then her she hit one of two free throws with five seconds left to put the Panthers up 55-52 before Powell's tying three.

Georgia State concludes its five-game homestand by hosting Troy Saturday at 2 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena on ESPN+.



 
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