Panthers Head to Monroe for Saturday Afternoon Contest

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Panthers Head to Monroe for Saturday Afternoon Contest

Game 15: GEORGIA STATE (5-10) vs. UL MONROE (3-12)

Jan. 14, 2017, 3:00 p.m. ET • Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, La.

Radio: 1340 The Fan 3

2016-17 RECORDS

Georgia State: 5-10, 1-3 Sun Belt

H: 2-5, A: 2-3, N: 1-2

UL Monroe: 3-12, 0-4 Sun Belt

H: 2-5, A: 1-7, N: 0-0

HEAD COACH

Sharon Baldwin-Tener (Georgia, 1991)

GSU: 73-122 (7th Yr.)

Career: 268-264 (18th Yr.)

SERIES RECORDS

All-time Series: 5-1

H: 3-0, A: 2-1, N: 0-0

First Meeting: 2013-14

Last Meeting: 2015-16

GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR

Radio: 1340 The Fan 3

Play-by-play: John Morgo

Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com

GET READY FOR THE GAME...IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS

• Georgia State is on a three-game skid after winning the conference opener against Georgia Southern.

• The Panthers closed an 11-point deficit to just four points Thursday at Louisiana, but couldn't overcome the Ragin' Cajuns, losing 72-65.

Jada Lewis led GSU Thursday night with 19 points while Tiffany Holston scored 12 with seven rebounds. Makeba Ponder added 15 points off the bench.

Jada Lewis has scored 19 or more points three times in the last five games.

Makeba Ponder has made a 3-pointer in seven straight games.

• Georgia State holds a 5-1 record versus the Warhawks since the 2013-14 season.

• Georgia State is second in the Sun Belt in rebounding, averaging more than 40 a game.

• The Panthers average 17 offensive boards a game which is 16th most in Division-I.

Tiffany Holston is averaging 9.1 rebounds per game which is 60th most in Division-I. Her 118 total rebounds leads the Sun Belt.

Makeba Ponder is third in the Sun Belt with 2.1 3-pointers per game.

• Georgia State was picked to finish ninth in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll after a 10th place finish last season.

Makeba Ponder earned All-Sun Belt Preseason Second-Team honors for the second year in a row.

• Georgia State won its Sun Belt Conference opener for the fourth straight season with a 58-54 win over rival Georgia Southern in Statesboro on Dec. 31.

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Players Mentioned

Makeba Ponder

#10 Makeba Ponder

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Tiffany Holston

#1 Tiffany Holston

F
6' 1"
Senior
Jada Lewis

#13 Jada Lewis

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Makeba Ponder

#10 Makeba Ponder

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Tiffany Holston

#1 Tiffany Holston

6' 1"
Senior
F
Jada Lewis

#13 Jada Lewis

5' 7"
Freshman
G