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Georgia State’s Alford Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award

Release from Georgia State Athletics: For her excellence both on and off the field, Georgia State softball player Callie Alford was named one of 30 candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award, the presenting organization announced Thursday, March 5. “Callie has been a four-year starter for us,” head coach Roger Kincaid said. “She has been…
Georgia Tech’s Johnson Named Coach of the Year by Atlanta Sports Council

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech head football coach Paul Johnson was named Coach of the Year Thursday night by the Atlanta Sports Council. Johnson was honored during the 2015 Atlanta Sports Awards held at The Fox Theatre. Johnson was one of three finalists for the Coach of the Year presented by The Home…
Harrow Scores 31 as Georgia State Tops UL Monroe 58-50

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Led by a season-high 31 points from Ryan Harrow, Georgia State overcame a nine-point second half deficit to earn a 58-50 win over UL Monroe on Thursday night at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. With the win, the Panthers secured a double-bye into the semifinals of next week’s Sun Belt Conference championship.…
Lady Bulldogs Down Missouri In SEC Tournament

Release from Georgia Athletics: Tiaria Griffin scored 21 points and Krista Donald grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Georgia Lady Bulldogs to a gutty 75-64 SEC Tournament win over Missouri on Thursday. Georgia (19-11) will now face Tennessee in the tournament quarterfinals at Verizon arena on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Donald also scored 13…
Georgia Tech women’s basketball defeats Clemson in ACC Tournament

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech women’s basketball juniors Aaliyah Whiteside and Roddreka Rogers combined to score 43 of Yellow Jackets’ 80 points in an 80-53 win against Clemson (9-21, 1-15 ACC) in the first round of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum. With the victory, the Yellow Jackets (18-13, 7-9 ACC) advance…
Georgia State Softball Sweeps Mercer to Push Win Streak to 10

Release from Georgia State Athletics: The Georgia State softball team sweep Mercer in dramatic fashion on the road at Sikes Field Wednesday night. Taylor Thorpe pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 1 before picking up the win in Game 2 in relief. “I challenged the team to win two games tonight where in the past we…