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Georgia State, which led the nation in 3-point field goal
defense allowing 16 percent, ran into a red-hot Belmont team
that made 9-of-15 3-pointers (60 percent). That was a major
difference in Belmont’s 85-62 win in a noon game.
The game turned at the 14-minute mark. Belmont was hold-
ing a 48-45 lead when whistles started blowing frequently.
GSU had four personals in about 50 seconds, plus a pair of
technicals in a five-minute span on coach Sharon Baldwin-
Tener that led to her ejection. That 48-45 lead grew to 62-45 at
9:22 with Molly Ernst hitting three consecutive 3-point baskets
for Belmont in its 17-0 five-minute run.
An 11-day layoff for finals showed early for GSU as their
pressure defense did not force a Belmont turnover until 13
minutes into the game. The Panthers, who came into the game
shooting 43.3 percent, hit just 39.6 percent today. Ernest, who
averaged 8 points a game coming in, scored 23 today with
7-of-10 3-point baskets today.
The loss ends Georgia State’s four-game winning streak. The
win for Belmont followed its win over Indiana and ran its win-
ning streak to three games.
Georgia State got 13 points and six rebounds from sopho-
more guard Kayla Nolan. Maryam Dogo added 10 points and
eight rebounds off the bench, while junior guard Kendra Long
added 10 more points.
The Panthers started with a 4-0 lead and the game was tied
at 14-14 after seven minutes. A Belmont 12-0 scoring run
gave the Bruins a 26-14 lead at 8:41. GSU closed to 37-31, but
Belmont took a 42-31 lead into halftime.
In the second half, GSU came out stronger on defense and
outscored Belmont 14-4 to make it 48-45 when the whistles
helped Belmont gain a lot more momentum.
The game included 39 fouls, plus two technicals, with 53 free
throw attempts combined. But, for all the calls, it was probably
the non-calls that had Coach Baldwin-Tener agitated the most
in her rare ejection during her 14-year career.
Georgia State held a 35-34 rebound advantage, but forced
just 11 turnovers, almost half its normal average. GSU had
eight steals and four blocked shots.
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Kayla Nolan notched her second career double-double with
10 points and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced effort as Georgia
State defeated Morehead State, 61-47, on Sunday
Tiffany Anderson contributed 11 points and six rebounds
for the Panthers, who improved to 6-2 on the season. Cody
Paulk added nine points, seven boards, three steals and two
blocked shots for GSU.
“Tiffany Anderson really showed a lot of leadership today,”
said GSU assistant coach Adrienne Shuler. “She was aggres-
sive, offensively and on the boards, and that generated a lot
of second and third opportunities. When she plays like that,
she is huge for us.”
Shuler served as head coach for this game with GSU head
coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener serving a one-game suspension,
per Colonial Athletic Association policy, after she received two
technical fouls in the Panthers’ last game.
Georgia State used aggressive defense to force 21 Morehead
State turnovers and limit the Eagles to 28 percent shooting
from the field, including just 6-for-36 from 3-point range. The
Panthers also held the advantage on the boards, 50-37.
GSU led 28-18 at the half after holding the Eagles to just
6-for-29 shooting from the field and forcing 16 MSU turn-
overs. The Panthers led 24-8 with seven minutes to play in
the first half before allowing Morehead State to close the gap
with a 9-4 run.
Early in the second half, Morehead State pulled within six
points at 33-27, but Georgia State quickly responded with eight
straight points in less than a minute to reestablish a 14-point
lead. The run was fueled by back-to-back steals in the back-
court by Kendra Long and Miranda Smith that produced easy
layups. The Panthers maintained their double-digit advantage
the rest of the way.
Terrice Robinson led Morehead State with 10 points, and
Casey Ryans added nine points and rebounds but the Eagles
fell to 1-9.
The Panthers improved to 5-0 at home by holding a fifth
team under 30% shooting and a fifth team under 50 points
scored on the season.
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Georgia State improved to 6-0 at home and 7-2 overall with a
64-45 win over Western Carolina on Friday evening.
As the storylines for its seven wins have all gone this year,
Georgia State built a big double-digit halftime lead with its
good defense and coasted on to the victory. Tonight, GSU
opened a 34-19 halftime lead and never looked back.
“When you hold a team to 19 points in the first half, you
certainly put yourself in a position to go get a win,” head coach
Sharon Baldwin-Tener noted. “Having all 10 players contribute
significantly helps us in all facets of the wins. But you can win
with good defense, whether it is at the start of a game or mak-
ing the key stop in the last 30 seconds of a game, so defense
has always been a point of emphasis for us.”
In shutting down the Catamounts in the first half, GSU
forced 16 turnovers, made 10 steals, blocked three shots and
held WCU to 28% in the opening half. The Panthers went on
to finish with 20 forced turnovers, 12 steals, five blocks and
allowed WCU to convert on just 31.6% of its shots, 23.1%
outside the 3-point arc.
Junior guard Kendra Long led GSU’s scoring with 13 points,
buoyed by 3-of-4 baskets outside the 3-point line. Freshman
forward Morgan Jackson came off the bench to add nine points
and grab five rebounds in 20 minutes. Senior center Cody
Paulk was working toward a double-double with eight points
and eight rebounds in her 25 minutes.
Western Carolina had its only lead of the night on the first
basket of the game and then Georgia State went on a 9-0 run
to take the 9-2 lead at 15:30. At the midway point of the first
half it was 17-8 as the Panthers held the Catamounts to single
digits in those first 10 minutes. The Panthers got the first
double-digit lead of the game at 30-18 with 2:00 to go on a trey
by Long. GSU took the 34-19 lead into the halftime intermis-
sion. The lead remained in double figures the rest of the way.
In the second half, the teams traded baskets for the first nine
minutes, with GSU still holding the 15-point lead at 44-29 with
11 minutes to play. A quick 5-0 run by Long upped GSU’s
margin to 49-31 with nine minutes to play and the Panthers
coasted in with the victory.
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