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Georgia State women’s basketball drops home contest to LaSalle, 76-68

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Georgia State women’s basketball team dropped its home contest in the Hoops and Holiday Classic finale against LaSalle 76-68 at the GSU Arena on Saturday evening. The loss drops the Panthers to 5-4 while the Explorers improved to 8-3. Makeba Ponder had a game-high and career-high 22 points in…
Kennesaw State men’s basketball falls to UMBC, 66-53

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The UMBC Retrievers beat the Kennesaw State Owls basketball team 66-53 on Saturday, December 20. “We talked about it afterwords and we’re continuing to develop our maturity on winning games,” head coach Jimmy Lallathin said. “It doesn’t make a difference who you’re playing and what their record is coming in.…
Frye’s Three-Pointer Sends Owls to 50-47 Win over Gardner-Webb

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: With ice water in her veins, junior Karly Frye buried a three-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation to propel the Kennesaw State women’s basketball to a 50-47 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday (Dec. 20) afternoon at the KSU Convocation Center. It was the sixth-straight win for the Owls, who improve…
Georgia Tech men’s basketball defeats Vanderbilt, 65-60

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Outscoring its opponent 40-27 in the second half, the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team emerged with an 65-60 home win over Vanderbilt at the McCamish Pavillion on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets improved to 8-2 on the season while the Commodores drop to 7-3. Charles Mitchell had a game-high 19…
Georgia Tech women’s basketball edges St. Francis Brooklyn, 65-59

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team (8-4) edged St. Francis Brooklyn (3-8), 65-59, at the Pope Physical Educational Center on Saturday afternoon. “We didn’t play particularly well but we played well enough to win on the road in a tough environment,” Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph said. “It was…
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia State women’s basketball Kayla Nolan (12/19/14)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Georgia State women’s basketball player Kayla Nolan following her team’s 71-66 home win over Massachusetts on Dec. 19. The senior guard scored a team-high 17 points and six rebounds for the Panthers. Audio below: