ATLANTA- This week's Georgia State Student-Athlete of the Week presented by the U.S. Marines is women's basketball's Makeba Ponder.

The sophomore poured in a career-best 26 points and earned MVP honors to lead GSU to the championship of the Hatter Classic on Monday in Florida. Ponder hit 50 percent outside the 3-point arc (6 of 12), one shy of her personal-best for a game, and 9 of 18 overall for the game (2-2 free throws).

The Panthers ended a Stetson streak of 27 consecutive non-conference wins at home where they had a 61-6 overall home record in its last 67 games. Stetson (8-3) had won its last five games overall this season and had won 11 straight games in its long-running Hatter Classic.

GSU led much of the second half before host Stetson regained the lead at 60-55 with 2:44 left. GSU responded and Ponder hit a key trey to give GSU a 61-60 lead with 54 seconds. Stetson's Brianti Saunders made 1 of 2 free throws at 30 seconds to tie at 61 and force the OT.

In the overtime, Stetson struck first to take a 67-65 lead when Ponder again stepped up to drain a 3-point shot and give visiting GSU a lead it would never lose. Ponder also added two steals and two rebounds in producing the seventh 20-plus point game of her short GSU career.

Makeba Ponder and the Panthers return to action Wednesday at UT Arlington to start Sun Belt Conference play.