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DREAM TO OPEN PRESEASON WITH 2015 ATLANTA DREAM CLASSIC AT KFC YUM! CENTER MAY 23

Release from the Atlanta Dream: The Atlanta Dream announced today that it will host the 2015 Atlanta Dream Classic at KFC Yum! Center on May 23 in Louisville, Ky., to open its preseason schedule. The event, which will feature a doubleheader of WNBA preseason contests, will be highlighted by the return to Louisville of current Dream stars…
Owls Suffer 79-61 Setback on the Road at Lipscomb

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: Sophomores Deandrea Sawyers and Aareon Smith led the Kennesaw State women’s basketball team, but it was not enough as the Owls dropped their first Atlantic Sun Conference contest of the season, 79-61, to Lipscomb on Saturday evening (Jan. 17) at Allen Arena. “It was a bad loss because we did not put the effort…
Lipscomb Makes 14 Treys to Sink Kennesaw State men’s basketball, 91-77

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State men’s basketball team lost a shootout against the Lipscomb Bisons 91-77 on Saturday, January 17. “We can’t give up 91 points and expect to win the game,” head coach Jimmy Lallathin said. “It comes down to one thing and one thing only and that’s we have to…
Georgia State men’s basketball falls to Appalachian State, 74-69

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Appalachian State overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to earn a 74-69 win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the Holmes Convocation Center. Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 21 points, but Georgia State hit just 14-of-23 from the free throw line which proved too much to overcome. Appalachian…
Georgia State women’s basketball earns road win over Appalachian State, 76-71

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State defeated Appalachian State 76-71 in a Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball game in the Holmes Center. The visiting Panthers (8-8, 3-4) relied on the biggest player on the court, 6-foot-4 Brittany Logan with 17 points and nine rebounds, along with the smallest player on the court, 4-foot-11 Alisha…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia State’s Sharon Baldwin-Tener (1/15/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Georgia State women’s basketball head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener following her team’s 45-39 home defeat to UT Arlington on Jan. 15.