Category: Georgia State
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Georgia State men’s basketball ends stellar season
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Underdog Georgia State’s heroic run ended, but it wasn’t without a memorable performance in a 75-67 loss to Xavier. The two teams combined to make 49 of 80 baskets (61.25%), the highest in an NCAA Tournament game in more than 20 years. The Panthers actually made more field goals (26)…
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Georgia State men’s basketball returns to action against Xavier on Saturday
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Like it did more than a decade ago, Georgia State has made itself at home in the NCAA tournament as the 14th-seeded Panthers earned the right to play a second game after knocking off third-seeded Baylor 57-56 on Thursday. The win pushed GSU into a Saturday matchup with Xavier, the…
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Georgia State upsets Baylor; advances in NCAA Tournament
Release from Georgia State Athletics: R.J. Hunter’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left capped a 13-0 run that lifted No. 14 seed Georgia State to a 57-56 victory over No. 3 Baylor in the NCAA West Regional second round at Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The Panthers (25-9) earned the second NCAA Tournament victory in…
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Georgia State’s Wells Named Sun Belt Field Athlete of the Week
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State sophomore LaPorscha Wells has been named the Sun Belt Female Field Athlete of the Week for the opening week of Outdoor Track and Field, the league office has announced. Wells set a school record in winning the hammer throw competition at the JSU Quad Meet on March 14…
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Georgia State baseball defeats FAMU in extra innings
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Ryan Blanton tripled in the 11th inning and scored on Rhett Harper’s walk-off, suicide squeeze bunt to give Georgia State a 12-11 victory over Florida A&M Tuesday at the GSU Baseball Complex. Blanton, named National Player of the Week Monday, stayed hot with four hits and is now 15-for-22 in…
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Georgia State Softball Tops Chattanooga 4-2
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State defeated Chattanooga 4-2 at the Robert E. Heck Softball Complex in Atlanta Tuesday. Now the 19-3 Panthers travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face No. 4 Alabama on SEC Network + Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. Callie Alford, Ashley Christy and Ivie Drake all finished with two hits…
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