ATLANTA– Georgia State hosts Marshall for its closing house sport of the season on Saturday afternoon on the GSU Convocation Heart.
Georgia State and Marshall are assembly for the sixth time in program historical past. The Panthers are 1-4 within the sereis after falling 97-69 to the Herd on Feb. 27, 2024.
TOP STORY LINES:
>Senior Mikyla Tolivert led the Panthers with 26 factors in Gerogia State’s 78-69 double-overtime win over South Alabama (Feb. 13). Within the win, Mahogany Matthews recorded 11 blocks to tie this system file for single-game blocks.
> With the double-overtime win over South Alabama, head coach Gene Hill earned his a centesimal profession win.
> Mikyla Tolivert tallied a double-double and Eghosa Obasuyi scored 11 factors as Georgia State topped Appalachian State 62-55 on the Holmes Heart on Saturday afternoon. Tolivert led Georgia State with 17 factors on 7-of-13 taking pictures and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds to file her sixth profession double-double. The senior from Melbourne, Florida additionally recorded 4 assists with three steals, and got here up with an important block with 1:08 left to assist the Panthers seal the win
> Junior guard Kaleigh Addie led the Panthers with 20 factors and 6 rebounds within the Panthers’ 66-62 win over Previous Dominion on Jan. 29. Crystal Henderson was second on the Panthers’ leaderboard with 12 factors, seven rebounds and two steals, and Mikyla Tolivert chipped in with 10 factors, six rebounds and two assists.
> The Panthers defeated the Chanticleers 75-72 at house on Jan. 22. Senior Mya Williams scored a career-high 24 factors and went 9-for-9 from the three-point line to steer the Panthers to victory, breaking this system file for single-game three pointers.
> After falling in sport one towards Georgia Southern, Georgia State defeated the Eagles in a triple-overtime determination on the street on Jan. 18. Within the 88-83 win, the Panthers tied this system file for single-game three-pointers. Kaleigh Addie led the Panthers on the three-point line, going 5-for-7 from deep.
> Georgia State clinched its first convention win at Texas State after three Panthers (Mikyla Tolivert, Crystal Henderson and Mya Williams) scored in double figures to steer the Panthers to a 59-51 win over the Bobcats. After trailing all through the sport, GSU went on a 22-6 run within the fourth quarter to safe the win.
>The Panthers defeated Sewanee 107-49 to mark one of many largest margins of victory in program historical past (ninth in program historical past).
> Georgia State opened the season with three Energy 5 opponents, together with Georgia Tech, Georgia and Alabama. Its season was highlighted by a 66-60 upset over Georgia.
STATE IN THE SUN BELT:
> The Panthers lead the Solar Belt in blocks per-game, averaging 4.7 pg. Mahogany Matthews, who leads the Panthers in blocks, additionally leads the convention and ranks second within the nation for whole blocks with 86. She additionally leads the convention and ranks second within the nation for blocks per-game with 3.19.
> Led by Mikyla Tolivert, who’s high 10 within the convention in free-throw share, Georgia State ranks fourth within the convention in general free throw share, averaging 71.6.
> Led by Mya Williams, the Panthers additionally rank fifth within the convention for three-pointers per sport (7.3).
> The Panthers additionally rank high 10 within the Solar Belt for steals pg (2nd/ 11.4) and turnovers compelled per-game (4th/ 19.67).
> The Panthers completed the 2023-24 season rating third within the Solar Belt in blocks per sport (3.2) and bench factors (23.7), which completed 38 within the nation. The Panthers additionally completed fourth within the convention in assists per sport (13.6) and steals (9.6).
TRACKING THE RECORD:
> Veteran ahead Mahogany Matthews broke this system file for single-season blocks with 82 thus far this season. The file was beforehand set at 77, which was set by Marcquitta Head on December 3, 2006.
> Mya Williams’ 9 3-pointers made within the Panthers win over Coastal Carolina (Jan. 22) broke this system file for single-game threes, which was set in 2002.
> Senior Mikyla Tolivert stands at fifth general in this system totally free throws made with 319. She is 2 free-throws away from taking the No. 4 spot of 320.
> Tolivert joined the Panthers’ thousand-point membership after scoring her thousandth profession level within the Panthers’ win over Western Carolina (Nov. 19).
> Tolivert hit the file e-book in quite a few events throughout the 2023-24 season, rating third general in program historical past for profession free-throw share (80.7). She entered the single-game data 5 instances final season; twice for single-game factors, twice for single sport free-throws made and as soon as for single-game assists.
> Switch Mya Williams totaled 56 three-pointers final season to take the sixth general spot in program historical past for single-season three pointers.
Georgia State hits the street for the rest of the season, heading to James Madison (Feb. 26) and Marshall (Feb. 28) earlier than heading to the Solar Belt Convention Event.
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