ATLANTA- After finishing the regular season with an 18-16 record, the No. 18 Sandy Panthers travel to Foley, Ala., for the Sun Belt Conference Championship. Beth Van Fleet's squad will look to continue their reign as SBC Conference Champions, as the team secured the title in 2023 and 2024. 

Prior to tournament play, the conference announced All-Conference honors. Aree Keller and Ayla Johnson, Savannah Ebarb and Destiny White, and Danica Singleton and Michaela Jefferson were recognized. Keller/Johnson and Ebarb/White were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team. Jefferson/Singleton were tabbed to the Second Team.

Georgia State, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, will face Charleston in the opening round of competition Thursday morning at 1:00 p.m. ET. The tournament is double elimination. Therefore, GSU's next match will depend upon the results of the Charleston meeting. The Sandy Panthers enter the tournament with a 7-1 record in conference action only falling to No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina.

This season Michaela Jefferson and Danica Singleton, playing in positions No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5, have earned the most wins by a GSU pair with 20. The sophomore and freshman duo have registered 7 conference victories. Additionally, the tandem defeated four nationally ranked opponents, including No. 7 Florida State. After their 4-0 performance at the Sun Belt Midseason Tournament, the pair earned Sun Belt Pair of the Week accolades. Singleton's 20 wins ranks among the most in program history by a freshman. 

Aree Keller and Ayla Johnson, splitting time between flights No. 1 and No. 2, have compiled a 19-10 record. This marks the second most wins on the teams. The senior pair went undefeated in conference play. After a 5-0 performance at GSU Diggin Duals, the duo was named the Sun Belt Pair of the Week. During last weekend's action Keller surpassed the 75 career wins milestone. Keller was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team last season playing with Lila Bordis ('24). Johnson was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team in 2023. 

Destiny White and Savannah Ebarb, also splitting between flights No. 1 and No. 2, registered 17 victories this season. The pair was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team last season. During 2025 action, the senior and sophomore duo secured six wins over nationally ranked opposition, including over No. 3 TCU. 

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