Tag: sun belt
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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 men’s basketball Opens NCAA Tournament with Baylor Thursday
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State will return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years on Thursday facing Baylor at Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. at 1:40 p.m. ET live on TBS. The Panthers will be looking to advance for the second-straight time when qualifying for the tournament. Georgia…
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Georgia State Baseball’s Blanton Named National Player of the Week
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State center fielder Ryan Blanton has been named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, announced today by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Panthers’ leadoff hitter went 11-for-16 (.688) with three home runs to lead Georgia State to a 3-0 week. He scored six runs and drove in six…
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No. 14 Georgia State to Face No. 3 Baylor in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State will make its third appearance in the NCAA tournament beginning on Thursday as a No. 14 seed facing No. 3 seed Baylor in a West Region second round contest at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia State (24-9) is making its first appearance in the ‘Big…
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Georgia State Claws to Sun Belt Title with 38-36 Win Over Georgia Southern
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Behind a game high 18 points by tournament MVP Kevin Ware, Georgia State earned a 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in a defensive slug-fest on Sunday afternoon at Lakefront Arena to earn the school’s third ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgia State (24-9) won its fifth-straight and ninth of…
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