GEORGIA STATE (2-0) at KENNESAW STATE (1-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 6:30 p.m. ET | GSU Convocation Center
TV: ESPN+
The Panthers look to extend their win streak as they continue their season-opening homestead against Kennesaw State on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center.
> Preseason All-Sun Belt guard Mikyla Tolivert started her junior season off strong in last week's matchup against Western Michigan, leading the Panthers with 19 points. Tolivert leads the Panthers in scoring (19.0 average) and 3-pointers (0.5 percent). The versatile junior guard made a big leap
in her sophomore season, averaging a team-high 14.3 points in 2023-23, along with 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 2022-23. She ranked 10th in the Sun Belt in scoring and 12th in assists while leading Georgia State in scoring, assists, steals and free throw percentage, and stands second in rebounding. She shot 82.7 percent from the free throw line to rank fourth in the Sun Belt.
> Veteran leader Deasia Merrill saw the
court for the first time this season against Western Michigan after sitting out during
the home opener against Berry. Merrill is
tied for the second-most rebounds on the team with five. The 6-1 senior from Villa Rica, Ga., was second on the team in the 2022-23 season with 13.6 points per game, along with a team-leading 7.2 rebounds. She ranked 11th in the Sun Belt in scoring and 10th in rebounding.
> Veteran guard Kamryn Dziak continued her comeback season against Western Michigan, adding six points to her 18-point total, averaging 4.7 points on the season. The graduate Panther averaged 4.8 points in 2021-22 and ranks in the top 10 in school history with 102 career 3-pointers.
> Junior post player Alyssa Phillip, who has seen the most time on the court, leads the Panthers squad in rebounds, averaging 10.0.
Phillip averaged 3.5 ppg and 5.2 rpg in the 2022-23 season, but took a step forward at the end of the season, averaging 7.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 59 percent from the field for the last four games.
> The Panthers' cast of newcomers includes experienced transfers such as Patience Williams (USF), Mya Williams (Hutchinson C.C.), Erin Turral (Stony Brook), Aniya Palmer (Mississippi State) and Kaleigh Addie (Xavier) as well as promising freshmen like Crystal Henderson (Kell High School), Eghosa Obasuyi (Carrollton) and Aaliyah Hunt (Peachtree Ridge).
SERIES VS. KENNESAW STATE:
Georgia State and Kennesaw State, which plays in Conference USA, are meeting for the 12th time in program history. The Panthers are 9-3 on the series after falling 63-69 in their last matchup against the Owls on the road. GSU is 6-1 at home against the Owls.
