Game 16: GEORGIA STATE (4-11, 0-4 SBC) at APPALACHIAN STATE (3-12, 1-3 SBC)
Jan. 11, 5 p.m.
Holmes Convocation Center | Boone, N.C.
Radio: 1340 The Fan 3 / 103.7 FM
QUICK NOTES
• Georgia State visits the Carolinas this weekend for games at Appalachian State Thursday and Coastal Carolina Saturday.
• Georgia State is a perfect 3-0 in trips to Boone, N.C. The Panthers defeated App State 59-55 in the last meeting.
• Kierra Henry is averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game. She has scored double-digit points in 13 of 15 games this season.
• Georgia State is shooting an impressive 75.4% from the free throw line this season which ranks 32nd in NCAA D-I. Kierra Henry leads the team at 85.1% (min. 20 att).
• The Panthers rank ninth in the country with 258 free throws made. That mark is tops in the Sun Belt.
• GSU ranks third in the Sun Belt in steals per game with 9.6. Madison Newby leads the conference with 2.29 steals per contest.
• Kierra Henry scored 28 points at Troy earlier this season. It was the most points scored by a Panther since Kelcey Roegiers scored 33 in 2007.
• Junior Kierra Henry leads Georgia State in points (230) and assists (61). Shay Fluker is the leading rebounder with 72.
• Sophomores Jada Lewis and Madison Newby were named preseason All-Sun Belt.
• Jada Lewis was the 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and Madison Newby was the 2015-16 SBC Freshman of the Year.
• The Panthers had a challenging start to the season, facing Florida, No. 4 Mississippi State and Georgia Tech on the road for the first three games.
• Head coach Sharon Baldwin has two new members on the staff in Tron Griffin and Jasmine Young. Young played for Baldwin at East Carolina (2005-09).
