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Georgia State football’s Joel Ruiz named to Mackey Award Watch List

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State tight end Joel Ruiz was named Monday to the 2014 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. The John Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. Ruiz ranks second in the nation among all tight ends with 66.2 receiving yards per game and third…
Georgia Tech volleyball defeated at Clemson

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: CLEMSON, S.C. – The Georgia Tech volleyball team (9-10, 2-4 ACC) fell 3-1 (13-25, 15-25, 25-21, 22-25) to the Clemson Tigers (13-5, 2-3) Sunday afternoon at Jervey Gym. Teegan Van Gunst and Courtney Felinski led Georgia Tech with 15 and 14 kills, respectively. Annika Van Gunst chipped in seven kills and…
Georgia State volleyball defeated in road contest to Arkansas Little Rock

Release from Georgia State Athletics: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Facing conference-leader UALR on Sunday, Georgia State’s volleyball team fell 3-0 (18-25, 17-25, 15-25) in Little Rock, Ark. The Trojans used a .408 hitting percentage and 10 blocks to defeat the Panthers. “This was a hard-fought match,” head coach Sally Polhamus said. “I thought we came…
Kennesaw State volleyball drops match to Florida Gulf Coast

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: The Kennesaw State volleyball team (8-11, 2-3) lost a very intense four-set match (27-29, 17-25, 26-24, 26-28) that saw three of the sets go into overtime to Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night. “We responded well at times,” head coach Keith Schunzel said. “I think we came out really well. Gulf Coast…
Kennesaw State women’s soccer drops match to North Florida

Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite dominating the entire match, the Kennesaw State soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 setback to North Florida in a tough Atlantic Sun Conference match on a hot and humid Sunday afternoon (Oct. 12) at Hodges Stadium. The Owls (5-9-1, 2-3) controlled most of the possession in the…
Georgia State football drops contest to Arkansas State

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Georgia State football dropped its home contest to Arkansas State 52-10 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday. The Red Wolves (4-2, 2-0) outgained the Panthers (1-5, 0-3) 618-269 in total yardage in the victory. “Today, we weren’t able to compete well enough to play with a team like…