Georgia State sustained its first road loss (4-1) and first CAA loss of the season, slipping to 10-3, 1-1 on the season, after James Madi- son’s second-half rally on Thursday in Harrisonburg, Va. The Panthers three losses have come to No. 12 Florida State, No. 20 Georgia Tech and previously Top 25 JMU, as Georgia State battled all three of these late into the second half before falling. When winning, they Panthers have done that with nine wins of 10 or more points, including five wins of 24 or more points. The Panthers have continued on despite losing starting six-foot-two center Chan Harris for the season on Dec. 15 with a broken bone in her foot. Hofstra is 7-7 on the season and 0-2 in the CAA with losses to at William and Mary (55-48) and at home Thursday to Towson (66-58). The Pride is 5-1 at home this year with wins over Providence, Albany, Niagara, Buffalo and Stony Brook. Georgia State Continues Road Trip With 10-3 Record This Game’s Fact Box On the Air: Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5) Panthers radio broadcaster Drew Hinesley will handle the play-by- play, home or away. Former player, Glenise Moore, provides the color commentary for home games. Live pre-game show begins at 1:45 p.m. and post-game interview with Coach Lea Henry follows. Internet: Online audio on wras.org and on GeorgiaStateSports.com Head Coaches Georgia State: Lea Henry 240-210 at State/16th year 298-268 overall/20th year Hofstra: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey 54-54 at Hofstra/ 5th year Location .................................. Atlanta, Ga. Enrollment ...................................... 30,000 Colors ................................... Blue & White Conference .......................................... CAA ................. Colonial Athletic Association Web site ........ GeorgiaStateSports.com Contact Info Asst. A.D./Comm. ............ Charlie Taylor Office .................................. 404-413-4031 Cell ...................................... 404-556-2295 E-Mail ............................ [email protected]Online ............ GeorgiaStateSports.com Georgia State Panthers (10-3) at Hofstra Pride (7-7) Sunday, Jan. 10 Mack Sports Complex (5,046) Hempstead, N.Y. Tipoff: 2:00 p.m. Georgia State, winners of nine of its last 11 games, continues its road trip on to Hofstra on Long Island for a Sunday game. The Panthers’ success begins with its defensive pressure that sees them lead the league in steals (11.5) and rank No. 14 in the nation in that category. That defense holds oppo- nents to 53.2 points a game, best in the CAA and No. 11 in the NCAA. Eight of the 10 wins have been by 14 or more points with their season scoring margin sitting at a +12.6 on the year, No. 38 in the NCAA. Statee is No. 99 of the 345 schools in the Jan. 4 CBN RPI ratings. Offensively, the up-tempo Pan- thers prefer to work for the easier shot than the three- point basket and lead the league with a 45.0% field goal rate (No. 21 NCAA) and are fourth in scoring at 65.8 points per game. Their three- point rate is 34.7% (sixth best CAA, 43 made), so they can shoot the long-range basket when needed. The unselfish Panthers look to pass to the open teammate first and top the CAA with 15.9 assists per game, No. 55 in the NCAA. The senior trio (photo below) of Shay Rawls, Brittany Graham and Danyiell McKeller leads the way. The Panthers are get- ting 20.2 points (No. 16 NCAA) and 6.0 rebounds from McK- eller. Rawls leads the squad in rebounding (7.0) now that she is back as a starter and is closing in on the top rebounding list in school history with her 639. Graham provides the outside fireworks with 27 treys at a .458 rate. Newcomer Angelique Burtts has been stellar with her 11.1 ppg., her 56 rebounds, 47 assists and 28 steals. All-CAA freshman guards Crystal John- son and Jylisa Williams are back and even better, while junior guard Traci Haltiwanger adds spark coming off the bench. Georgia State begins its fifth season in the CAA, a league that has placed three or more team in postseason tour- naments for four straight years as well as multiple NCAA bids the past three years.
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Georgia State sustained its first road loss (4-1) and first CAA loss of the season, slipping to 10-3, 1-1 on the season, after James Madi-son’s second-half rally on Thursday in Harrisonburg, Va.
The Panthers three losses have come to No. 12 Florida State, No. 20 Georgia Tech and previously Top 25 JMU, as Georgia State battled all three of these late into the second half before falling. When winning, they Panthers have done that with nine wins of 10 or more points, including five wins of 24 or more points. The Panthers have continued on despite losing starting six-foot-two center Chan Harris for the season on Dec. 15 with a broken bone in her foot.
Hofstra is 7-7 on the season and 0-2 in the CAA with losses to at William and Mary (55-48) and at home Thursday to Towson (66-58).The Pride is 5-1 at home this year with wins over Providence, Albany, Niagara, Buffalo and Stony Brook.
Georgia State Continues Road Trip With 10-3 Record
This Game’s Fact Box
On the Air:
Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5) Panthers radio broadcaster Drew Hinesley will handle the play-by- play, home or away. Former player, Glenise Moore, provides the color commentary for home games. Live pre-game show begins at 1:45 p.m. and post-game interview with Coach Lea Henry follows.
Internet: Online audio on wras.org and on GeorgiaStateSports.com Head Coaches
Georgia State: Lea Henry 240-210 at State/16th year 298-268 overall/20th year
Hofstra: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey 54-54 at Hofstra/ 5th year
Location..................................Atlanta, Ga.Enrollment ...................................... 30,000Colors ................................... Blue & WhiteConference ..........................................CAA .................Colonial Athletic AssociationWeb site ........GeorgiaStateSports.com
Georgia State, winners of nine of its last 11 games, continues its road trip on to Hofstra on Long Island for a Sunday game.
The Panthers’ success begins with its defensive pressure that sees them lead the league in steals (11.5) and rank No. 14 in the nation in that category. That defense holds oppo-nents to 53.2 points a game, best in the CAA and No. 11 in the NCAA. Eight of the 10 wins have been by 14 or more points with their season scoring m a r g i n sitting at a +12.6 on the year, No. 38 in the NCAA. Statee is No. 99 of the 345 schools in the Jan. 4 CBN RPI ratings.
Offensively, the up-tempo Pan-thers prefer to work for the easier shot than the three-point basket and lead the league with a 45.0% field goal rate (No. 21 NCAA) and are fourth in scoring at 65.8 points per game. Their three-point rate is 34.7% (sixth best CAA, 43 made), so they can shoot the long-range basket when needed. The unselfish Panthers look to pass to the
open teammate first and top the CAA with 15.9 assists per game, No. 55 in the NCAA.
The senior trio (photo below) of Shay Rawls, Brittany Graham and Danyiell McKeller leads the way. The Panthers are get-ting 20.2 points (No. 16 NCAA) and 6.0 rebounds from McK-eller. Rawls leads the squad in rebounding (7.0) now that she is back as a starter and is closing in on the top rebounding
list in school history with her 639. Graham provides the outside fireworks with 27 treys at a .458 rate. Newcomer Angelique Burtts has been stellar with her 11.1 ppg., her 56 rebounds, 47 assists
and 28 steals.
All-CAA freshman guards Crystal John-son and Jylisa Williams are back and
even better, while junior guard Traci Haltiwanger adds spark coming off the bench.
Georgia State begins its fifth season in the CAA, a league that has placed
three or more team in postseason tour-naments for four straight years as well as multiple NCAA bids the past three years.
Angelique BURTTS • F • Jr. • 6-0Conyers, Ga./East Miss. JC/MTSU/Rockdale
2nd in scoring (11.1), 2nd in assists (47), third in steals (28)...Junior college All-America pick (15.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg) with 72 steals, 70 assists on 25-7 team.2
Tiffany ANDERSON • G • Fr. • 5-9Albany, Ga./Dougherty
A 1,000-point prep star who averaged 19.7 ppg and 9.1 rpg at south Georgia’s Dougherty High...Second-team All-State with multiple 30-point scoring games.4
Brittany GRAHAM • G • Sr. • 5-9Boulder, Col./KCKCC/UMKC/Boulder
Tops team with 27 treys (45%) in ‘09-10...Led State with 40 treys last year as junior after leading JUCO team with 48 treys as a sophomore...All-Conf. JUCO 10
Chan HARRIS • F • Jr. • 6-2Macon, Ga./Northeast
Out for season (foot)...Third on team in rebounding (6.2), third in scoring (11.0)....Led team with 8 blocks...Led team with 58.1% shooting...Has 18 career double-figure games....12
Traci HALTIWANGER • G • Jr. • 5-9Summerville, S.C./Summerville
Has made 55 three-point baskets at State...Has 13 double-figure games here...Has 59 career steals.22
Crystal JOHNSON • G • So. • 5-8Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge
Leads CAA with 71 assists (5.5, No. 37 NCAA), third in steals with 25...Led CAA in assists (166, 5.53 pg) and was No. 20 in nation...Was No. 8 in CAA in steals 61)...23
Shay RAWLS • F • Sr. • 6-2Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek
Has 639 career rebounds, with 298 offensive boards...Shoot-ing 56% this year (28-50)..Owns 18 career double-figure scoring games and 19 career double-figure reb. games.25
Erika SUMPTER • C • Fr. • 6-2Orangeburg, S.C./Wilkinson
In 84 minutes, has scored 22 points (2.2), grabbed 17 reb. (1.7), had 3 blocks.One of top 100 players in South Carolina with 11.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 73 blocked 30
Jerlisa TAYLOR • G • Fr. • 5-6Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County
Metro Atlanta recruit who averaged 11.6 ppg with 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals...Also made 27 three-point bas-kets on 22-6 squad.32
Cody PAULK • C • Fr. • 6-3Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City
In 35 minutes, has 7 blocks, 6 points and 5 rebounds...One of top shot blockers in Alabama with 6.7 blocks per game on No. 5 team in state (25-5).33
Danyiell McKELLER • F • Sr. • 5-11Fayetteville, N.C./Westover
Her 1,0 77 career points include 50 career double-fig-ure games....Has 536 career rebounds and 13 double-figure reb. games...#16 NCAA in scoring (20.2)42
Jylisa WILLIAMS • G • So. • 5-8Atlanta, Ga./Stephenson
Was No. 4 in CAA in steals (72), while leading all CAA freshmen in points scored (314, 10.5)....Has 20 double-figure games....Tied school mark for steals, game (9).44
The 2009-10 GEORGIA STATE ROSTER
Georgia State Basketball Notes - Page 3
PANTHER NOTEBOOK NUGGETS
A QUICK LOOK AT THE CAA OPPONENT
Location........................ Hempstead, N.Y.Enrollment ...................................... 12,400Colors ........................Gold, White & BlueNickname ........................................... Pride2008-09 Record ....................16-14/8-10Conference ..........................................CAA .................Colonial Athletic AssociationWeb site ...........................GoHofstra.com
Hofstra sits at 7-7, but may be America’s hard-luck team of 2009-10.
The Pride has lost three games by one point (Clemson, 69-68; Richmond 42-41, and SMU, 66-65). They lost by seven on the road at William and Mary and by eight points in Thursday’s game with Towson. The Pride outscored Towson in the second half Thurs-day, 37-27, but had dug too big of a first-half hole to climb out from.
Freshman forward Shante Evans has been a highlight in the early part of the season with her 13 points and 8.6 rebounds a game, topped by an eye-popping 18 boards at SMU. Evans had a 30-point game against Rice. She’s had six double-doubles already.
Six-foot-four Jess Fuller adds 9.1 points and 7.0 rebounds, while leading the CAA with her 47 blocked shots. Guards Nicole Capurso (9.7 points, 23 three-point baskets), Sam Brigham (9.4, 13 treys) and Candice Bellocchio (7.6 points and team-high 67 assists) provide a solid backcourt.
Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey has Atlanta roots, having been a standout player at Fay-ette County High. She went on to be an assistant at Sandy Creek HS (1992-96) and was the highly-successful coach at Wheeler HS for six years, winning the state title in 1998 and earning Georgia Coach of the Year recognition. While a prep coach, she earned a master’s degree from West Georgia. She moved on to the staff at James Madison be-fore taking over at Hofstra in 2006. She has a 54-54 career mark now at Hofstra.
• Want to see how fast a Panther is? Try running with them and see they like going fast. The Panthers have won 12 straight games when scoring 70 or more points, including 4-0 this year.
• Want to see how fierce and protective a Panther is of a basket? Play half-court slow-down and see they like that even better. The Panthers have won 49 straight games when holding the opponent to 50 or fewer points, including 6-0 this year.
• The Panthers are shooting 45.0% from the field for the season, knocking down 336 of their 747 shots (No. 9 NCAA). Shay Rawls has hit the target 56% on 28-of-50 to best Chan Harris’ 25-of-43 (.581). Veteran McKeller hits 45% of her 239 attempts.
• Georgia State’s defense has kept every opponent but one below their season scoring average...State ranks No. 11 in the nation in defense (53.2), holding 8 of its last 10 opponents to 56, 53, 50, 49, 45, 44, 42 and 32 points. • The Panthers finished No. 10 in the nation last year in steals (11.8 per game) . GSU has made 10 or more steals in a game 9 times in the 12 games this season. This year, the defense has forced 282 turnovers (21.7 per game) and made 150 steals (11.5 per game, No. 14 NCAA). State is No. 3 in CAA in blocked shots (52, 4.3 per game, tie 3rd CAA).
• Versatile, the Panthers have started seven different players so far this season. Only three have started all 13 games (McKeller, Burtts and Johnson).
• Georgia State is 4-1 on the road this year after the loss at 11-2 James Madison, while sitting at 6-2 at home as a result of the losses to the two Top 25 teams in the GSU Sports Arena.
• Georgia State sits at No. 104 (Sagarin), 114 (CollegeRPI.com) and 118 (CBN RPI) on Jan. 4. JMU is No. 37, 41 and 44, respectively in those three ranking services.
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McKELLER STARTS STRONG (AGAIN)
BEST SHOOTING HALVES OF THIS SEASON
The Panthers have shot better than 50% in 12 of the 22 halves this season as they lead the CAA in FG percentage (45.6,).
Here are the top HALVES of this season:
65.0 at Delaware State 13-20 (1st half ) 63.0 Nicholls State 17-27 (2nd half ) 60.9 Florida State 14-23 (2nd half ) 57.7 Murray State 15-26 (2nd half ) 57.6 at Kennesaw State 19-33 (1st half ) 57.1 Troy 16-28 (1st half ) 55.0 Kennesaw State 15-27 (2nd half ) 54.8 UNC Wilmington 17-31 (2nd half ) 52.2 Presbyterian 12-23 (2nd half ) 51.7 at Delaware State 15-29 (2nd half ) 51.7 Iona 15-29 (1st half ) 50.0 UT Martin 14-28 (1st half )
Best GAME Shooting percentage this season:
57.1 at Delaware State 28-of-49 56.7 at Kennesaw State 34-of-60 55.6 Nicholls State 30-of-54
Danyiell McKeller has started off the year strong (#16 NCAA in scoring, 20.2):
• 22 pts., 7 reb. - Kennesaw • 21 pts., 5 reb - Florida St. • 21 pts., 9 reb. - Murray St. • 18 pts., 7 reb. - Troy • 22 pts., 6 reb. - Presbyterian • 16 pts., 6 reb. - Nicholls • 26 pts., 4 reb. - Del. St. • 25 pts., 6 reb. - Iona • 14 pts., 6 reb. - Ga. Tech • 19 pts., 4 reb. - UT Martin • 22 pts., 5 reb. - UMES • 20 pts., 7 reb. - UNCW • 16 pts., 4 reb. - JUMU This is similiar to last year when she opened with 24 points and 11 rebounds in
the opening win at Clemson and then had 23 points against Northeastern before her injury.
But, last year’s season took a sour turn for the Panthers from the solid 9-4 start after she injured both her knees and missed over a month of action. McKeller was averaging nearly 15 points a game last year in that fast start of her junior year.
McKeller’s last double-figure game was the 50th of her career as she sits at 1,077 career points and 536 rebounds. She has that confidence back now that made her a 1,585-point scorer in North Carolina prep ball (Westover High in Fayetteville, N.C.) as she averaged 17.5 as a senior in high school. McKeller has topped the 20-point mark nine times in her career.
Mathematically, she needs just 29 points to catch Monica Thomas (2002-06) in 16th place in school history.
DEFENSE ALWAYS WINS
SIX-PACK OF WINS
The Panthers had their six-game win streak ended by Georgia Tech on Dec. 22, which was the longest since a seven-game roll back in the 2006-07 season. The current streak is again at 3.The school record is 17 straight with a trio of 10-game win streaks and a pair of 8-game win streaks. This is the 6th time to have a 6-game win streak.
When Georgia State held UT Martin to 32 points in the Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29, it marked the third lowest points allowed in a game in school history.
Need evidence that defense always wins? Here are the 13 games when Georgia State has held its opponent to 40 or fewer points, all easy wins.
Longest current games consecutive games, streak Shay Rawls with 103 straight
Longest current games started streak, Crystal Johnson, 43 straight Angelique Burtts started all 32 last year in JUCO and the 13 this year (45 total) 100 Games Played: Shay Rawls played in 103rd Thursday
125 3-Pointers: Brittany Graham (has 126, incld. JUCO)
50 Double Figures Games: Danyiell McKeller had 50th Thursday
300 Career Wins: Lea Henry needs 2 (has 298)
• The CAA has placed three or more teams in postseason tournaments for four straight years, with two teams receiving NCAA bids last year (Drexel and VCU). • In each of the past two WNBA drafts, the CAA has had a first-round pick. • The 12-member CAA will play its conference championship this year on March 11-14 on the campus of James Madison University. • This year, the CAA is a combined 71-50 (59%) vs. Non-Conference opposition.• This year, James Madison is currently No. 25 in the national poll with a top win over No. 14 Virginia.• The CAA has been No. 8, 9 or 10 in the conference weekly RPI rankings this year among the 32 conferences.• 11 of the 12 CAA schools are ranked in the Top 50% in the RPI rankings.• 5 of the Top 25 scorers in the NCAA are from the CAA, led by Dawn Evans of JMU and Elena Delle Donne of Del., both in top 10
Date Opponent Time11-4 SHORTER (Exh.) 66-3911-10 GA SOUTHWESTERN (Exh.) 68-4911-14 at Kennesaw State 77-5211-22 FLORIDA STATE 53-66 Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament11-27 MURRAY STATE 87-7211-28 TROY 61-4512-5 at Presbyterian College 58-4412-12 NICHOLLS STATE 79-5012-16 at Delaware State 66-4212-18 at Iona 64-5612-22 GEORGIA TECH 50-62
16th annual Georgia State University Invitational12-29 UT MARTIN 61-32 12-30 UMES/Championship 76-49 1-3 UNC WILMINGTON* 63-531-7 at James Madison* 60-681-10 at Hofstra* 2 p.m.1-14 VCU* 6 p.m.1-17 TOWSON* 2 p.m. 1-21 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m.1-24 JAMES MADISON* 2 p.m.1-28 at George Mason* 7 p.m.1-31 at VCU* 2 p.m.2-4 NORTHEASTERN* 6 p.m.2-7 WILLIAM AND MARY* 1 p.m.2-11 at Towson* 7 p.m.2-14 at Delaware* 12 p.m. TV2-18 OLD DOMINION* 6 p.m.2-21 at Northeastern* 2 p.m.2-25 DREXEL* 6 p.m.2-28 GEORGE MASON* 2 p.m.3-3 at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m.
3-11-14 CAA Championship TBA Harrisonburg, VA
* Colonial Athletic Association Game All times listed are EASTERN
Season School Record 1989-90 Florida (Interim) 3-3 1990-91 Mercer 18-9 1991-92 Mercer 20-8 1992-93 Mercer 11-18 1993-94 Mercer 6-20 1994-95 Georgia State 9-18 1995-96 Georgia State 11-15 1996-97 Georgia State 11-16 1997-98 Georgia State 17-11 1998-99 Georgia State 15-12 1999-00 Georgia State 24-7 2000-01 Georgia State 24-7 2001-02 Georgia State 21-10 2002-03 Georgia State 20-11 2003-04 Georgia State 18-11 2004-05 Georgia State 16-14 2005-06 Georgia State 9-20 2006-07 Georgia State 15-15 2007-08 Georgia State 8-222008-09 Georgia State 12-182009-10 Georgia State 10-3Six Games at Florida 3-3 Four Seasons at Mercer 55-55 15th Season at Georgia State 240-210 (.533) Overall (19-plus Seasons) 298-268 (.527)
LEA HENRY AS A HEAD COACH
HEAD COACH LEA HENRY
Lea Henry enters her 16th season as the head coach of the Georgia State University women’s basketball program and 20th year overall at the helm of an NCAA Division I team. Henry already holds the record for most career wins at State with 240 and has won 20 or more games in a season four times. She has 298 career wins at her three schools. She has been a Conference Coach of the Year three times and has been named the Georgia Division I Coach of the Year three times by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Henry has led State to five conference regular season championships and three conference tournament cham-pionships. Her State teams have earned three NCAA bids and one WNIT bid. She is an inductee in the Class of 2006 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Class of 2005 University of Tennessee Lady Vol Hall of Fame.
Georgia State Basketball Notes - Page 6 It Takes A THIEF
Last year, the Panthers ranked No. 10 in the nation in steals (11.8 per game) with 18 games with double-digit steals.
They are No. 14 in the nation this year at 11.5 and average 21.7 turnovers forced per game. They have 55 blocks (No. 3, No. 61 NCAA).
The defense includes three players who already have 25 or more steals this year, with Johnson’s 32, McKeller’s 31 and Burtts’ 28. Shay Rawls, Jylisa Williams and Brittany Graham also have double-digit steals with 16, 11 and 11 this year.
The most steals in a game this season were 17 versus UNCW, 16 against Troy, with 14 against Nicholls State, as well as 13 versus Presbyterian Col-lege and UT Martin, plus 12 each from Kennesaw State and Iona.
SHARING The Ball
Passing is another integral part of Coach Henry’s plans as last year’s team was No. 2 in the CAA in assists and No. 74 in the nation. State had 241 as-sists, an average of 14 per game. Pass first, dribble second, encourages getting the ball to the open teammate. They lead the CAA this year with 15.9 assists per game and are No. 55 in the NCAA.Point guard Crystal Johnson led the CAA with 166 assists (5.53) and ranked No. 20 in the NCAA. Fellow All-CAA freshman guard Jylisa Wil-iams made 61 assists to give the backcourt a combined 227 passes that led directly to the baskets.
Baking The January BIRTHDAY Cake
Senior forward Shay Rawls has the lone birthday in January. The Augusta-born native turns 22 on Saturday, Jan. 16.
WHAT’S NEXT ?
The Panthers will face their third Top 25 opponent of the year when they travel to Harrisonburg, Va., to face ranked James Madison in a CAA battle on Jan. 7 at the site of the CAA Championships in March.
The Panthers then face the challenge of Top 100 RPI Hofstra in Hemp-stead, N.Y., on Jan. 10.
State’s two-game homestand the following weeks include the first of two games with VCU (Jan. 14) and Towson (Jan. 17).
35th YEAR of Basketball
This marks Georgia State’s 35th season of women’s basketball in the NCAA with the first season being in 1975-76. The team has earned three NCAA bids and one WNIT bid.
Georgia State Basketball Notes - Page 7
Georgia State Roster Fun Facts
2 Angelique Burtts Is a twin (brother’s name is Angelo)..Was 5th at the state championship track meet in the long jump...Has dunked the ball during practices at high school and previous college...This is the third college team for her (Middle Tennessee as freshman, East Mississippi JC as sophomore). 4 Tiffany Anderson Youngest in family of five, so has always tried to keep up with the big kids...Third in the state track championship last year in the long jump and member of fifth place 4x100 relay team...First met Coach Henry in middle school Camp of Champs in hometown of Albany. 10 Brittany Graham Her father, Paul, was head coach at Washington State and is now assistant on men’s staff here at Georgia State...This is the eighth city the daughter of a basketball coach has lived in...Wears #10 because her older brother, Nick (Washington State) did...English major who likes writing and photography and aspires to be an ESPN reporter. 12 Chandra Harris Her father, Charles, was a 6-2 guard who played basketball at Iowa State (class of ‘81)...Chan was All-CAA in track last year as a high jumper...She has twin brothers, who are younger, and is one of four children...In track, Chandra was third in the state championship in the high jump. 22 Traci Haltiwanger One of six children...Enjoys bowling...Hails from “the Flower Town in the Pines” of Summer- ville, S.C., north of Charleston... Traci’s friend, A.J. Green, led the Summerville men’s basket- ball team in scoring and he is leading the SEC in pass receiving now at UGA...Traci wants to become a basketball coach. 23 Crystal Johnson Born two days before Christmas (Dec. 23)...Older brother, James, was also high school point guard and taught her a lot about the game...Mom works in library and stressed education first... Big XBox 360 fan...Wears 23 like others who like Michael Jordan. 25 Shay Rawls Overcame major knee surgery (ACL, MCL) in high school 2005, but has come back to play in 90 consecutive college games...Lettered in volleyball (team MVP) and track...One of five children and she is second oldest...Made 18 consecutive free throw for her best streak at State. 30 Erika Sumpter Sister, Brittany, played college ball at Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith and mom, Sandra, was also a high school basketball player...AP Honor Roll student who wants to be a teacher and is an early childhood education major. 32 Jerlisa Taylor Cheers for Navy football team since cousin, Ricky Dobbs, is the quarterback and leading rusher... Dobbs had also been an all-state basketball player at her metro Atlanta high school (Douglas County)...Majoring in criminal justice. 33 Cody Paulk Her father, Darron, is 6-6 and played ball at Georgia Southwestern College...Member of National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta mathematics honorary..Played the viola in the school orchestra ...Had a triple-double game in points, rebounds and blocks last year. 42 Danyiell McKeller Danyiell is a twin (brother Daniel)...Wears No. 42 to remember her mother, who died at age 42 when Danyiell was just 13... One of six children. Her older brother, Ira, played football at Wake Forest University.
44 Jylisa Williams In middle school, Jylisa was first chair on the saxophone in the school band...Older brother, Keith played football at Florida A&M and in 2008 with the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Foot ball League...A state of Georgia 5A Player of Year, her Stephenson team won state title. Coaching Staff Two have won Olympic gold medals with the USA basketball teams...Lea Henry did so in 1984 as the starting point guard on first USA women’s team to ever win gold....Bridgette Gordon did so in 1988 as starting forward...Gordon is in Basketball Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)...Henry is in State of Georgia Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)...Coach Henry’s husband, Greg Manning, is a former player at Maryland and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Athletic State Hall of Fame in October 2009, making them a dual Hall of Fame family.
PANTHERS BY THE NUMBERS - 2009-10
Georgia State Basketball Notes - Page 8
1 - Where Georgia State ranked in the CAA in 7 categories (Jan. 4)
2 - Number of returning All-CAA rookies on this year’s roster (Jylisa Williams and Crystal Johnson)
3 - Number of seniors on this year’s team (Graham, McKeller and Rawls)
11 - Where Georgia State ranks in the NCAA in scoring defense (53.2)
12 - Consecutive games Georgia State has won when scoring 70 or more points
14 - Where Georgia State currently ranks in NCAA in steals per game (11.5)
16 - Where Danyiell McKeller currently ranks in NCAA in scoring (20.2)
21 - Where Georgia State currently ranks in NCAA in FG percentage (45.0%)
21- Number of all-conference players under head coach Lea Henry
35- This is Georgia State’s 35th season of women’s basketball (1975-76 beginning)
37- Where point guard Crystal Johnson ranks in the NCAA in assists (5.5 per game)
49- Consecutive games GSU has won when holding opponent to 50 or fewer points
50- Number of career double-figure scoring games of Danyiell McKeller
55- Where Georgia State currently ranks in NCAA in assists per game in 2009-10 (15.9)
103- Career games of Shay Rawls, right, needing 6 to move into the Top 10 in school history
298- Career coaching wins of head coach Lea Henry, 240 which are a school record at Georgia State
314- Points scored by Jylisa Williams last year to lead all CAA freshmen in scoring (10.5 pg)
631- Career rebounds of Shay Rawls, needing 69 to crack the Top 10 in school history
1,077- Career points of Danyiell McKeller, needing 29 to move up to 17th in school history
Georgia State Basketball Notes - Page 9
Georgia State 2009-10 Women’s Basketball Roster
NUMERICAL ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School
4 Tiffany Anderson G Fr. 5-9 Albany, Ga./Dougherty2 Angelique Burtts F Jr. 6-0 Conyers, Ga./East Miss. JC/MTSU/Rockdale 10 Brittany Graham G Sr. 5-9 Boulder, Col./KCKCC/UMKC/Boulder22 Traci Haltiwanger G Jr. 5-9 Summerville, S.C./Summerville12 Chan Harris F Jr. 6-2 Macon, Ga./Northeast23 Crystal Johnson G Fr. 5-8 Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge42 Danyiell McKeller F Sr. 5-11 Fayetteville, N.C./Westover33 Cody Paulk F/C Fr. 6-3 Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City25 Shay Rawls F/C Sr. 6-2 Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek30 Erika Sumpter F/C Fr. 6-2 Orangeburg, S.C./Wilkinson32 Jerlisa Taylor G Fr. 5-6 Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County44 Jylisa Williams G Fr. 5-8 Atlanta, Ga./Stephenson
Pronunciation Guide
AN-juh-LEAK Burtts CHAN Harris Traci HALT-e-wang-er Jer-LISA Taylor Code-e PALLk DAN-yell McKeller Juh-LISA Williams
TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPPSCORING 855 691 Points per game 65.8 53.2 Scoring margin +12.6 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 336-747 235-661 Field goal pct . 4 5 0 . 3 5 63 POINT FG-ATT 43-124 50-185 3-point FG pct . 3 4 7 . 2 7 0 3-pt FG made per game 3.3 3.8FREE THROWS-ATT 140-216 171-256 Free throw pct . 6 4 8 . 6 6 8 F-Throws made per game 10.8 13.2REBOUNDS 454 460 Rebounds per game 34.9 35.4 Rebounding margin -0.5 -ASSISTS 207 117 Assists per game 15.9 9.0TURNOVERS 207 282 Turnovers per game 15.9 21.7 Turnover margin +5.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.4STEALS 150 88 Steals per game 11.5 6.8BLOCKS 55 26 Blocks per game 4.2 2.0ATTENDANCE 3225 3166 Home games-Avg/Game 8-403 5-633 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsGeorgia State 386 469 855Opponents 303 388 691
Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/09 at Kennesaw State W 77-52 67111/22/09 FLORIDA STATE L 53-66 61411/27/09 MURRAY STATE W 87-72 34911/28/09 TROY UNIVERSITY W 61-45 37912/05/09 at Presbyterian College W 58-44 21212/12/09 NICHOLLS STATE W 79-50 40812/16/09 at Delaware State W 66-42 17512/18/09 at Iona College W 64-56 24512/22/09 GEORGIA TECH L 50-62 55712/29/09 UT MARTIN W 61-32 30812/30/09 MD.-EASTERN SHORE W 76-49 257
* 1/3/10 UNC WILMINGTON W 63-53 353* 1/7/10 at James Madison L 60-68 1863
* = Conference game
Game 1: Nov. 14, 2009, 5:00 p.m.GEORGIA STATE 77, KENNESAW STATE 52Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center) In the season opener on the road, Georgia State got 22 points and 11 rebounds from 6-foot-2 Chan Harris as well as 22 points and seven rebounds from senior forward Danyiell McKeller. Newcomer Angelique Burtts added 15 points and seven assists in her first game in the blue and white. The Panthers’ full-court defense forced 28 turnovers and had 12 steals in showing the form that ranked them No. 10 in the nation last season in steals. Georgia State shot 57.6 percent in the first half and 55.6 in the second half for a solid game of 56.7 percent. State’s defense held Kennesaw State to 39 percent from the field. Georgia State’s dominance saw them scored 46 points in the paint tonight. “We felt we could have a good inside presence tonight with our size and experience and we did, especially in the first half,” Coach Lea Henry noted postgame. “Our guards were patient and worked the ball inside well. I am pleased with our offensive execution.” Georgia State started strong with a quick 6-0 burst and built the margin quickly to 19-4 over the first seven minutes of the game with Harris going on a run scoring nine of 11 points for the Panthers in the early stretch. The host Owls never got the lead back into single digits and State built the cushion to 42-20 by halftime, with Harris having 18 points in the opening half. The visiting Panthers roared back out of the locker room in the second half by scoring the first six points and increas-ing the margin to 28 points at 48-20 just two minutes into the second half with Harris and McKeller adding quick buckets. Georgia State got to use all the players on the roster and the closest Kennesaw State could ever get was 60-43 with seven minutes to go before State had another burst to get it back over 20 points to stay The taller Panthers held a 36-22 rebound margin. The opening-day win marks a second straight season the Panthers have done so, following last year’s season-opening win at Clemson, 82-75...State’s passing game was excellent with 18 assists...State’s 12 steals is right on pace with last year’s final 11.8 per game average that ranked no. 10 in the nation....McKeller notched her 38th career double-figure game with her 22 points. That marks the 7th 20-plus point game for the senior forward...The Panthers played all 10 players who dressed, as junior Traci Haltiwanger and sophomore All-CAA rookie Jylisa Williams did not dress out.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalGEORGIA STATE ...................................42 35 77KENNESAW STATE ............................... 20 32 52
Officials: Mary Day, Meadow Overstreet, Esther RayAttendance: 671
Game 2: Nov. 22, 2009, 2:00 p.m.FLORIDA STATE 66, GEORGIA STATE 53Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena) Tenth-ranked Florida State held off scrappy Georgia State, 66-53, Sunday afternoon as the Panthers’ second-half rally made it closer than the final score might indicate. Florida State (4-0) won its 12th straight road game, but Georgia State (1-1) didn’t go down without a fight. The host Panthers made a second-half rally to close within five points twice, the last at 47-42 with 11:11 on the clock. Georgia State was still battling at 53-46 with 7:56 just after the Seminoles All-America 6-foot-5 post player Jacinta Monroe went down with a knee injury at 8:28. The physical game hampered Georgia State’s press and ability to drive on offense and saw two starters foul out (Danyiell McKeller and Crystal Johnson) and two more end with four (Chan Harris and Angelique Burtts). Georgia State’s rally saw them shoot 60.9 percent in the second half and outscore Florida State in the second half, 36-34. But, the host Panthers had dug a big hole by shooting just 24 percent in the first half. “I liked how the team fought today, even when they got down,” Coach Lea Henry said. “We gave ourselves a chance to win today, despite all the foul troubles. I had told the team before the game that three things could happen: we could win, we could battle hard to the finish and be competitive or we could lose badly. I said two of those three would be really good for us. And, we did battle hard to the finish, so I think we can be excited about the long season ahead. Florida State is a top 10 team with a great coach and great athletes and they earned the win today.” In the first five minutes of the game, FSU held a 9-7 lead. But, a trio of treys, plus four points from Monroe, sparked a huge 16-0 run that made it 25-7 with 8:11 in the first half. The visitors held a 32-17 halftime lead. It was still 44-28 with 15:16, but then Georgia State and Danyiell McKeller really went to work. The Panthers went on an 8-0 run to close to 44-36 with 13:55. After a Monroe basket for FSU, State grew that run to 13-2 as Graham hit a back door lay-up and then a trey to make it 46-41 at 11:48 and the game was back on. But, Harris and McKeller each had four fouls by this point and Johnson and Burtts were playing with three fouls. Brevard and Monroe scored down low to grow the lead to 11 at 53-42 at 9:15, but Georgia State answered back with a jumper, followed by a pair of free throws from McKeller made it 53-46 with 7:56. Four more free throws by Florida State moved the lead back into double figures and the visitors held a 57-47 advantage with 3:47 left.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalFLORIDA STATE ....................................32 34 66GEORGIA STATE ...................................17 36 53
Officials: Douglas Cloud, Angelica Suffren, Diana DePaulAttendance: 614
Game 3: Nov. 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 87, MURRAY STATE 72Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena) Georgia State raced past Murray State, 87-72, in the open-ing game of the Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday afternoon. The host Panthers (2-1) had four players in double figures, led by a rare triple-double from junior forward Angelique Burtts. Burtts produced just the third triple-double in school history with her 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Senior forward Danyiell McKeller netted 21 points and nine re-bounds for a third consecutive over 20 this season. Georgia State trailed 39-33 at halftime with foul trouble (14 fouls and six players with two each) and cold shooting (28.6% on 14-for-49). But, the second half was totally dif-ferent with a 54-point burst and 57.7% shooting. The host Panthers hustled to a 44-31 rebound advantage for the game, buoyed by 21 offensive boards. Murray State, who came in averaging 80.8 points and nine three-point baskets a game, made just four-of-13 outside the arc in today’s loss. “We were frustrated with fouls in the first half and we challenged the team to play like they really can,” Coach Lea Henry said. “We were rushing our shots even though we were dominating with 49 first-half shots to their 21 shots. We beat a good team today. Murray State plays hard and tough and this was a big challenge.” Georgia State led early by eight and were leading 12-8 just six minutes into the game when McKeller went to the bench with her second foul, not to return until the second half. Mur-ray State rallied to tie the game for the first time at 27 with 5:12 in the half and built seven-point leads twice, the last with 1:09 in the half. Murray State hit 14-of-17 free throws in the first half to just 4-of-4 by State. In the second half, Georgia State got the game tied at 48 in the first three minutes of the half, got the lead at 50-48, and Murray State tied it at 50 with 15:50 on the clock. The Panthers outscored the Racers 14-4 over the next five minutes, sparked by McKeller, and held a 64-54 advantage at 10:30. But, Murray State wasn’t going down without a fight and came back to tie the game for a fourth time at 68 with 4:31 left. A trey by Johnson gave GSU the lead it would never lose. It was 72-70 with 2:36 left when GSU dominated the finish with a final 15-2 run. The 87 points are the most for GSU since scoring 87 vs. Towson on Feb. 11, 2007...The aggressive Panthers scored 24 points off turnovers today.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalMURRAY STATE ....................................39 33 72GEORGIA STATE ...................................33 54 87
Officials: John Morningstar, Geraldine Smith, David GaskinsAttendance: 349
Game 4: Nov. 28, 2009, 4:00 p.m.GEORGIA STATE 61, TROY 45Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State rode its pressure defense to a 61-45 romp over Troy for the championship of the Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament Saturday afternoon. Morgan State defeated Mur-ray State, 83-74 in the consolation game. Georgia State (3-1) used 16 steals and 27 forced turnovers in today’s win that was sparked by a 23-0 first half run to go from a 17-17 tie at 11:50 to a 40-17 lead at 1:55 in the opening half. During that 10:12 of holding Troy without a basket, Georgia State forced seven turnovers, had five steals and blocked a shot. Of course, that defense has been State’s trademark after ranking #10 in the nation last year with 11.8 steals per game. Georgia State and Troy traded early leads and ties in the first eight minutes when Georgia State upped the pressure and took over the game. McKeller’s steal and lay-up started the long run where she scored eight points and Johnson had six points during the 23-0 domination. The Panthers grew the lead to 25 points at 51-26 with 11:53 to play and had increased it 27 points at 61-34 with 4:02 left when the four freshmen got the final minutes as Troy cut into the final margin. The 45 points allowed is a season best, lowering the 52 allowed to Kennesaw State. Georgia State has won its three games by 25, 16 and 15 points, losing only by 13 to No. 9 Florida State. In addition to McKeller’s MVP award, the all-tournament team was made up of Angelique Burtts and Crystal Johnson of Georgia State, Donette McNair of Troy, Corin Adams of Morgan State and Mallory Luckett of Murray State. Troy (3-2) was paced by forward Donette McNair’s 13 points and six rebounds to go with Kirsten Smith’s 12 points and eight rebounds “We made some adjustments and got after them more in the first half and that 23-0 run was certainly the difference in the game,” Coach Lea Henry noted. “The 40-point first half car-ried us and gave everyone a chance to play some today.” “We are committed to our defense and what we are trying to do,” Henry continued. “We are long and have size to play a zone or quick and athletic to play man, whether we do either full-court or half-court.”
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalTROY ........................................................19 26 45GEORGIA STATE ...................................40 21 61
Game 5: Dec. 5, 2009, 5:00 p.m.GEORGIA STATE 58, PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 44Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Georgia State won its third straight game with a 58-44 decision over host Presbyterian College on Saturday evening in Clinton, S.C.. Georgia State (4-1) used its full-court pressure defense to amass 13 steals, force 24 turnovers and block five shots in the win over Presbyterian (0-9), a school that has played one of the toughest early-season schedules in the nation. The Panthers were led by senior forward Danyiell McKeller, who scored 22 points, just above her 20.5 season average that ranks her in the top 25 in the nation. Junior guard Traci Haltiwanger played her first game of the season and knocked down three 3-point baskets, while junior wing Angelique Burtts added nine more points and five rebounds. Georgia State dominated early in rolling out to a 15-2 lead over the first 10 minutes of the game with McKeller scoring 12 of those 15 points to go with a Haltiwanger trey. State built the lead to 22-5 at 4:26 and took a 25-11 lead into the halftime break. In the second half, visiting State applied more defensive pressure and held a 43-23 lead with 10 minutes to play. The Panthers had their largest lead of the game at 53-26 with 6:50 to play and the reserves scored only five points the remainder of the game. “We were a little out of synch with the early foul trouble on a couple starters and had players moving to different positions, but the positive is we got a lot of minutes from a lot of players to help us later,” Coach Lea Henry said. “We didn’t adjust to the calls and were too aggressive, but we got another road win, so we are happy. Their zone obvi-ously kept the score down a little and we only had our good tempo during the first part of the second half, Henry said.” Presbyterian College, who has played one of the toughest schedules in the nation this year and was hosting its home opener, was led by Amanda Mills, who scored 15 points, in-cluding 10-of-14 from the free throw line. Mariah Pietrowski added 13 more points for the Blue Hose. Georgia State will take a short break for final exams and return to action next Saturday when it plays host to the Nich-olls State Colonels
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalGEORGIA STATE ...................................25 33 58PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ................. 11 33 44
Officials: Timothy Bryant, Karen Preato, Brian K. MillerAttendance: 212
Game 6: Dec. 12, 2009, 2:00 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 79 NICHOLLS STATE 50Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State women’s basketball team won its fourth straight game by racing past Nicholls State, 79-50, Saturday afternoon. Basically, it was a “typical” Georgia State win that started with the defense that forced 31 turnovers and made 14 steals, just above the 11.4 season steals average that is in the top 25 in the nation. The defense held a third consecutive opponent to 50 points or less for just the third time in school history. Of-fensive, State won its 11th straight game when scoring 70 or more points and topped their league-leading shooting percent-age of 45 with a 55.6 percent day from the field today. Georgia State (5-1) got a stellar 9-of-10 field goal per-formance from junior wing Angelique Burtts as she led the team with 20 points and four steals. Senior forward Danyiell McKeller shot 50% for her 16 points and six rebounds, while junior forward Chan Harris hit 5-of-7 shots for her 13 points. Shay Rawls led with seven rebounds and Crystal Johnson led with five assists. Nicholls State (2-6) saw its one-game win streak end, but had three players in double figures. Richsanda Bickham had 12 points before fouling out, while Alisha Allen and Jamia Akins each added 10 points. The host Panthers ran off the first six points of the game and never looked back. They built the lead to 15-6 just past the midway point of the first half. They had it to 22-8 at 5:42 before Nicholls made a run to close to 26-18 at 1:10 before the hosts took a 31-21 lead into the halftime break. In the second half, Georgia State opened with a quick 13-4 run to make it 44-25 after the first five minutes of that half. After Nicholls State closed to 44-30, Georgia State had an-other 15-8 run to make it 59-38 with 8:30 to go. “We bothered them by being so active and forced a lot of turnovers,” Coach Lea Henry said postgame. “We really got our tempo going in the second half and shot the ball very well that second half.” “Angelique (Burtts) was huge today and she is capable of exploding on offense like that at any time. It was good to get Jylisa Williams back for the first time this season and we will have to get used to all our rotations now and work together no matter who is in the game. But, we played with energy and effort today and it was another good win.”
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalNICHOLLS STATE ................................. 21 29 50GEORGIA STATE ...................................31 48 79
Officials: Joe Cunningham, Kenneth Weiand, Alicia WalkerAttendance: 408
Game 7: Dec. 16, 2009, 5:30 p.m.GEORGIA STATE 66, DELAWARE STATE 42Dover, Del. (Memorial Hall)
Georgia State rolled to a 66-42 road win over Delaware State on Wednesday evening at Memorial Hall. The Panthers (6-1) won their fifth straight game by allow-ing a season-low 42 points and holding a fourth consecutive opponent to 50 points or less. Georgia State got a career-best 26 points from senior for-ward Danyiell McKeller, who came in averaging 20 points a game to rank in the top 25 in the nation. This 11-of-18 shooting game was her fourth of 20 or more points this season. Junior wing Angelique Burtts added 12 points, while sophomore guard Crystal Johnson provided 11 more points and seven assists. Senior forward Shay Rawls led the team with nine rebounds. Georgia State, who ranks No. 15 in the nation in field goal percentage and leads the CAA at 46.8%, shot 65 percent in the first half and 57.1% for the game by hitting 28 of their 49 shots. “We communicated well on defense, played a rare zone for us, and were patient in what we were doing,” Coach Henry said. “Our defense frustrated them and we played with a pur-pose. I am thrilled at how hard the team is competing. This group really wants to do well and they are working hard.” On Danyiell McKeller, Coach Henry noted: “Danyiell is so active in getting open and creating shots. And, she leads by her example of playing tough defense and coming up with the five steals like she did tonight.” The key run in the game came in the first half. Georgia State opened a quick seven-point lead at 11-4, but the host Hornets tied the game at 13 at 9:15. An increase in the defensive effort sparked a 16-1 run over those final nine minutes of the half and the Panthers went into halftime with a 29-14 cushion. The closest Delaware State ever got again was 38-28 when the Panthers quickly answered with a 10-0 run to make it 48-28 with a little under nine minutes to play. The 24-point win was just under the 29-win point win Saturday over Nicholls and the 25-point win over Kennesaw State as the Panthers have won all six games this year by 14 or more points. The Panthers’ defense limited the Hornets to 42 tonight, just below the 44 to Presbyterian College and the 45 to Troy University.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalGEORGIA STATE ...................................29 37 66PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ................. 14 28 42
Game 8: Dec. 18, 2009, 7:30 p.m.GEORGIA STATE 64, IONA COLLEGE 56New Rochelle, N.Y. (Mulcahy Center)
Georgia State won its sixth straight game with a 64-56 win over Iona College on Friday night at the Mulcahy Center. The Panthers, now 7-1, are off to the fastest start in school history, topping the 6-1 start of the 1980-81 squad State improves to 4-0 on the road this year as well. The last time Georgia State won six straight games was three years ago in games 8 through 13 of the 2006-07 season. Georgia State got 25 points and six rebounds from senior forward Danyiell McKeller, who entered the game ranked in the top 25 in the nation with her 20.9 average. Senior forward Shay Rawls added 13 points and six re-bounds, while sophomore guard Jylisa Williams also added 10 points and six rebounds. GSU’s defense, ranked in the top 25 in the nation in steals,added 12 more steals tonight and forced 23 turnovers, while holding Iona to 34 percent from the field. Iona (3-6) was led by 14 points and 13 rebounds from center Anna McLean. The Panthers started with game with a 6-4 lead when the host Gaels went on a 10-0 run to take a 14-6 lead and held that at 17-8 with seven minutes played. But, the Panthers and McKeller went to work and had a big 11-0 run that got them the lead back at 19-17 at 8:53.. After a tie at 23 at 6:15, a McKeller basket gave State the lead it would never lose. State led by eight at halftime, 33-25. Georgia State was cruising along with a 51-37 lead at 10:40 and a 60-44 lead with just 5 minutes to play when Iona began a comeback that cut the lead to 60-54 with a minute to play as visiting State missed six shots and two free throws in that span. McKeller hit four free throws in the final 30 seconds to secure the win. “We played in a tough environment tonight, but did what we needed to do to win the game,” Coach Henry said. “This team expects to win and they have the will to go out and do it. When things don’t go as expected, you have to focus and play through that adversity.” The Panthers were to return home Saturday to face top-25 ranked Georgia Tech on Tuesday. But, an airplane problem, coupled with a foot of snow, forced the Panthers to stay longer and not get back to Atlanta until Sunday evening.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalGEORGIA STATE ...................................33 31 64IONA COLLEGE ....................................25 31 56
Officials: Gary Schimel, Kenneth Kelly, Michelle RossAttendance: 245
Game 9: Dec. 22, 2009, 12:00 p.m. GEORGIA TECH 62, GEORGIA STATE 50Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State (7-2) and Georgia Tech (10-2) battled basket-for-basket for 35 minutes before visiting Tech turned a 44-42 lead with five minutes to play into a 62-50 win by making 9-of-10 free throws and hitting a pair of three-point baskets. Georgia Tech (No. 24 AP) took advantage of its inside game with 17 points from 6-foot-2 Brigitte Ardossi and 16 points from 6-foot-5 Sasha Goodlett. Goodlett scored 11 of Tech’s 15 points from 13:08 to 4:07 with points in the paint and free throws. Point guard Metra Walthour added 10 points with 6-6 free throws in the closing minutes. Team leader Alex Montgomery played 21 minutes off the bench to provide eight points and seven rebounds, including a clutch late three-point-er, in her comeback from her knee surgery last spring. Georgia State, whose only loss this year are to a pair of top 25 teams, got 14 points from Danyiell McKeller and 13 points and seven assists from Angelique Burtts. The Panthers missed 6-foot-2 center Chan Harris, who is now out for the season with a broken foot. Brittany Graham provided a first-half spark by coming off the bench to hit three three-point baskets. Both teams are nationally ranked in defense and steals, with State forcing 21 turnovers and making 13 steals today, while Tech forced 15 State turnovers and made seven steals. Tech could manage just 35.7% shooting against State’s defense and State could hit just 32.8%. State was No. 9 in the NCAA before today with a 47.8% average. A big difference was Tech getting 21 free throw attempts to only six by Georgia State. Georgia Tech made 15 of its baskets in the paint to go with the 19 free throws. The teams traded baskets early with Tech getting a 10-8 advantage five minutes into the game. The Yellow Jackets went on a 8-2 run to open its largest lead at 18-10 with 11:11, but host State forged back into an 18-18 tie, the third of the game, at 6:15 with its 8-0 spurt. When McKeller banked home a shot at 2:55, State got a 26-25 lead. But, Tech responded to close out the first half with a 31-26 lead. In the second half, the battle continued with a McKeller basket closing the score to 33-32 at 13:21. Every time Georgia State would close within 3 points, four times over the next eight minutes, big six-foot-five Goodlett would provide the answer down low for Tech. Angelique Burtts brought State within 44-42 at 5:31 and the P1anthers had a three-on-two break to forge another tie, but misfired up close. Tech began to pull away when Mo Bennett and Alex Montgomery made back-to-back three-point baskets at 3:18 and 2:40.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalGEORGIA TECH ....................................31 31 62GEORGIA STATE ...................................26 24 50
Officials: Angelica Suffren, Edward Sidlasky, Lisa RuggsAttendance: 557
Game 10: Dec. 29, 2009, 2:00 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 61, UT MARTIN 32 (TOURNEY)Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State breezed to a 61-32 victory in the opening game of the 16th Annual Georgia State Invitational at the GSU Sports Arena. Mississippi Valley State and Maryland Eastern Shore were set to play the second game. The Panthers (8-2) had its season-low defense and made this a fifth team held to 50 points or fewer points. Georgia State, who leads the CAA in almost every defensive category, forced 25 turnovers, made 13 steals, blocked 10 shots and held UT Martin to 27.9% from the field. Senior forward Danyiell McKeller led the scoring with 19 points in her 28 minutes of action, with Shay Rawls adding 10 points, making six rebounds and blocking three shots. An-gelique Burtts led the defense with four steals, while adding eight points and three assists. UT Martin (1-9), who has lost three players to knee injuries this season, was led by nine points each from Paige Smith and Cali Cupples. “The first game back after a break you have to work to get your timing back and it is good to get this win and move on to the championship game tomorrow,” Coach Lea Henry said. “Our defense was aggressive and forced them to struggle against us today. Playing against the zone today slowed things down, so we want to play with better tempo tomorrow.” Coach Henry was pleased with the ball control that allowed just 10 turnovers, while allowing just five steals when they had the possession. Georgia State opened the second half with a 17-7 run, sparked by McKeller, to get the margin from 30-18 at halftime to 47-25 with 10 minutes to play. The Panthers were able to get 61 minutes of the 200 in the game from the bench in this game. Seven players had a steal and five had a blocked shot. The Panthers shut down UT Martin with just 23% shooting in the second half. The game began with McKeller hitting a pair of jump-ers to get State started 4-0. A Weatherly three-point basket made it 4-3, but the host Panthers got two more baskets from McKeller and a two treys from Graham to open a quick 16-5 double-digit lead seven and a half minutes into the game. A trey by Cupples cut it to eight points before a lay-up by Rawls just under 10 minutes made it a double-digit lead that would stay from that point on. State’s largest lead of the opening half was at 30-14 at 3:13 before the teams went to the halftime break at 30-18.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalUT MARTIN ............................................18 14 32GEORGIA STATE ...................................30 31 61
Officials: Kathy Lonegan, John Almarode, Shannon FoxAttendance: 308
Game 11: Dec. 30, 2009, 4:00 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 76 UMES 49Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State won the championship of the 16th Annual Georgia State Invitational with a 76-49 romp over the Uni-versity of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). The Panthers (9-2) up-tempo style upped the streak to 12 straight wins when scoring 70 or points and the full-court defense upped that streak to 49 straight wins when holding the opponent to under 50 points. Senior forward Danyiell McKeller again led the scoring with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while senior center Shay Rawls stepped up with a double-double game of 11 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Jylisa Williams added 10 points off the bench. Georgia State gained control midway through the first half when the Panthers broke from a 14-13 lead with a 15-4 run from 8:15 to 3:24 to make it 29-17. GSU held a 31-20 lead at halftime. In the second half, State started with an 8-2 run in the first two minutes to make it 39-22 at 17:00 and the closest UMES could get after that was 15 points. With 7:50 to play, State was cruising at 53-38 when it went on a quick 11-0 burst over the next 1:45 to make it 64-38 with 6:06 left on the clock. The game included 48 fouls called, 27 on UMES and 21 on GSU. The Panthers hit a season-high 27-of-40 from the free throw line. Georgia State’s nationally-ranked defense forced 19 turn-overs, made 10 steals, blocked nine shots and held UMES to 29.3% shooting on the evening. “This was a physical, rough game, but the team stayed fo-cused and got the job done,” Coach Lea Henry said. “We are pleased to be 9-2 finishing up the non-conference portion of our schedule, bowing to only a pair of top 25-ranked teams.” “We have worked hard to prepare to get to this starting point of the CAA and will be ready to host the opener on Sunday,” Henry continued. “I will be watching film on New Year’s Eve, but I wish all our fans a Happy New Year.” “We dedicated this tournament win to Chan Harris, recov-ering from her surgery last week on her foot,” Henry added. “Chan is an important part of our family and we hope she has a speedy recovery and knows we are all thinking about her.” Danyiell McKeller was tournament MVP with the all-tournament team of Shay Rawls and Crystal Johnson (GSU), April McBride (UMES), Paige Smith (UT Martin) and Ashley Brown (MVSU). The 9-2 marks the third time in school history, all tied behind the best of 11-2 in 1975-76.
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalUMES .......................................................20 29 49GEORGIA STATE ...................................31 45 76
Officials: Diana DePaul, Billy Smith, Shannon FeckAttendance: 257
Game 12: Jan. 3, 2010, 2:00 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 63 UNC WILMINGTON 53Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State Sports Arena)
Georgia State earned a 63-53 opening day CAA win over UNC Wilmington in women’s basketball action on Sunday. The Panthers (10-2, 1-0) stormed back from a five-point halftime deficit in a game that included eight lead changes and five ties. Visiting UNC Wilmington (5-7, 0-1) got the lead after four ties at 18-16 with 6:02 in the first half and took a 31-26 mar-gin into the halftime break. The Seahawks had their largest lead at 38-30 with 13:21 to play and had a 40-34 advantage at 11:18. Georgia State then got five straight points from Crystal Johnson, followed by a basket from Danyiell McKeller to gain the lead again at 41-40 with 9:54 to go. For the next five minutes, the teams battled to a 48-48 tie with just 5:46 left. However, the host Panthers had a deter-mined 11-0 run sparked by six points from Angelique Burtts, a trey from Brittany Graham and another basket by McKeller to make it 59-48 with 1:48 to go. The Panthers finished the second half with a 42-27 scoring advantage and shot 54.8% in that half on 17-of-31. Georgia State got 20 points from McKeller, her season average and eighth time of 20 or more this year, to go with seven rebounds and four steals. Sophomore point guard Crys-tal Johnson was as star of the game with her 13 points, her career-tying best 11 assists and career-tying six steals. Junior Angelique Burtts scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half, while senior Brittany Graham added 11 more points with three treys to give the Panthers four players in double figures. “Being down at the half, we just kind of told the team to get a little more fired up and challenged everyone else to help McKeller with the scoring,” Coach Lea Henry said about career win No. 298. “We defended much better in the second half and went with more zone and a soft press instead of our usual full-court style. Crystal Johnson set the tone today, but the whole team showed their toughness and determination to find a way to win.” The Panthers’ 10-2 start is the second best in school history, behind only the inaugural year of 1975-76’s 11-2 run to open the season. Georgia State, who rank in the top 20 in the nation in steals again with an average of 12 per game, added 17 steals to that total today. The 17 steals are a season-best. Georgia State’s defense of 51.8 per game lead the CAA and they allowed just one basket over that today (53).
Score by Periods ................................1st 2nd TotalUNC WILMINGTON ............................. 26 27 53GEORGIA STATE ...................................21 42 63
Officials: Edward Sidlaskey, Alicia Walker, David PitockAttendance: 353
Team Last Times
Scored 100 Points 12-14-01 vs. Morris Brown (105-45)Scored 90 Points 12-9-06 vs. Savannah State (90-46)Scored 80 Points 11/27/09 vs. Murray State (87-72)
Gave Up 100 Points 12-28-01 vs. Georgia (107-45)Gave Up 90 Points 11-19-07 at North Carolina (99-64)
Won By 50 Points 12-14-02 vs. Morris Brown (+59, 89-30)Won By 40 Points 12-5-08 vs. Alabama State (+41, 83-42)Won By 30 Points 1-27-09 vs. Winthrop, (+31, 73-42)Won by 20 Points 12/29/09 vs. UMES (+27, 76-49)
Lost By 50 Points 12-28-01 vs. Georgia (-62, 107-45)Lost By 40 Points 1-10-08 at James Madison (-44, 93-49)Lost By 30 Points 2-17-08 vs. VCU (-33, 43-76)Lost By 20 Points 1-6-08 vs. Old Dominion (-20, 59-79)
Won 3 Games In A Row 12-29-09 thru 1-3-10 (current) 11-27-09-thru-12-18 (won 6 straight) 12-21-08 thru 12-30-08 (won 3 straight)
Had 6 Players in Double Figures 11-21-06 vs. Norfolk State McKeller, Hollins, Fields, Head, David, Roegiers-JensenHad 5 Players in Double Figures 11-22-08 at Clemson McKeller, Graham, Olsen, Johnson, WilliamsHad 4 Players In Double Figures 1/3/10 vs. UNC Wilmington (second time this season) McKeller, Burtts, Johnson, Graham
Had 2 Players w/ Double-Doubles 1-27-08 vs. NU (McKeller and Harris) 12-28-07 vs. MVSU (Rawls and Harris)
Shot Better Than 60% 2-11-07 vs. Towson (.625, 35-of-56)Shot Better Than 50% 12/16/09 at Delaware State (.57.1, 28-of-49)
Held Opponent Under 30% 1/7/10 at James Madison (.300, 21-of-70)
Had 60 or More Rebounds 12-9-06 vs. Savannah State (62)Had 50 or More Rebounds 2-22-07 at William and Mary (56)
Had 25 or More Off. Rebounds 1-25-09 vs. Hofstra (25) Had 20 or More Off. Rebounds 11/27/09 vs Murray State (21)
Played 2 OT Game 1-18-07 at UNC Wilmington, Won 78-76Played OT Game 2-12-09 at Northeastern, Lost 68-66
Had 25 or More Assists 1-08-09 vs. Northeastern, (26)
Made 20 or More FT’s 12-5-08 vs. Alabama State (38-of-54)Made 8 or More 3-Pt. Baskets 2-24-08 at Northeastern (9 of 18)
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Individual Last Times
Scored 40 or More Points 2-2-87, Angela Gresham (40 vs. Fla. A&M)Scored 30 or More Points 2-18-07, Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen (33 vs. Hofstra)Scored 25 or More Points 12-18-09, Danyiell McKeller (25 at Iona) 12-16-09, Danyiell McKeller (26 at Delaware State)
Two Players Scored 20 or More 11/14/09, Danyiell McKeller (22) and Chan Harris (22) at Kennesaw State 2/14/08, Danyiell McKeller (25) and Brittany Hollins (20) vs. Mason
Had 20 or More Rebounds 3-3-94, Lakia Hayes (20 vs. FAU)Had 15 or More Rebounds 2-3-08, Shay Rawls (15 vs. Towson)
Had 10 or More Assists 11-28-09, Crystal Johnson (10 vs. Troy) 11-28-09, Angelique Burtts (11 vs. Murray State) 1-08-09, Crystal Johnson (11 vs. Northeastern)
Shot 90% or Better 12-12-09, Angelique Burtts (.900, 9-10 vs. Nicholls) 2-11-07, Marcquitta Head (.917, 11-12 vs. Towson)Shot 85% of Better 2-3-08, Danyiell McKeller (.875. 7-of 8 vs. Towson)
Made 10 or More FT 12-28-07, Shay Rawls (10-of-10 vs. MVSU)
Made 6 or More 3’s 11-21-06, Tabitha David (6-of-8 vs. Norfolk State)Made 5 or More 3’s 1-22-09, Brittany Graham (5 at Towson)
Had 8 or More Steals 12-29-08, Jylisa Williams (9 vs. MVSU, ties school record)
Blocked 10 or More Shots 12-3-06, Marcquitta Head (11 at Hofstra, school record)Blocked 5 or More Shots 2-11-07, Marcquitta Head (6 vs. Towson)
Had Triple-Double 11-27-09, Angelique Burtts (19 pts, 11 assists, 10 reb vs. Murray State) 12-3-06, Marcquitta Head (16 reb, 14 pts, 11 blks, at Hofstra)
Senior Danyiell McKeller and junior Angelique Burtts have something in common. They each have a twin brother.
Danyiell’s twin is named Daniel. Angelique’s twin is named Angelo, both in honor of mom Angela.
Chan Harris isn’t a twin, but she does have younger twin brothers, Marvel and Gregory.
TWO OF A KIND (TWINS)
Georgia State All-time Overtime Games - 30 overtime games - 14-16 recordDouble overtime games: 3 Overtime games: 27________________________________________Georgia State in CAA Overtime Games (9) - Record 4-5
2008-09 (1) Record 0-12-12-09 at Northeastern Northeastern 68, Georgia State 66
2007-08 (1) - Record 0-13-2-06 at Towson Towson 63, Georgia State 58
2006-07 (5) - Record 3-22-22-07 at William and Mary William and Mary 55, Georgia State 532-8-07 UNC Wilmington Georgia State 61, UNC Wilmington 571-21-07 VCU VCU 75, Georgia State 641-18-07 at UNC Wilmington Georgia State 78, UNC Wilmington 76 (2 Overtimes)12-30-06 Tenn-Martin Georgia State 58, Tennessee-Martin 50
2005-06 (2) - Record 1-13-2-06 VCU VCU 82, Georgia State 802-5-06 Towson Georgia State 78, Towson 69
2004-05 - None
2003-04 (2) - Record 1-13-12-04 A-Sun Tourney Semis Lipscomb 71, Georgia State 641-8-04 at UCF Georgia State 62, UCF 58
2002-03 (1) - Record 0-112-7-02 Atl. Hyatt Invitational Marquette 79, Georgia State 75 (2 Overtimes)
2000-02 - Two years, no overtimes
1999-2000 (1)- Record 1-012-18-99 GSU Tournament Georgia State 91, Grambling 80
1998-99 (1) - Record 1-01-14-99 Samford Georgia State 70, Samford 65
1996-98 - Two years, no overtimes
1995-96 (1) - Record 1-01-27-96 at Jacksonville State Georgia State 85, Jacksonville State 84
1994-95 -no overtimes_________________________________________________________________________Coach Henry OT at Georgia State: 15 overtime games, 8-7 recordPrior to Coach Lea Henry: 15 overtime games, 6-9 recordMost OT games in one season: 5 in 2006-07 and 3 in 1984-85
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2 Angelique BURTTS 6-0, Jr., G/F Conyers, Ga.
10 Brittany GRAHAM 5-9, Sr., G Boulder, Col.
12 Chandra HARRIS 6-2, Jr., F Macon, Ga.
23 Crystal JOHNSON 5-8, So., G Gainesville, Fla.
Head Coach LEA HENRY 16th year at State 20th year as HC
25 Shay RAWLS 6-2, Sr., F/C Augusta, Ga.
30 ErikaSUMPTER6-2, Fr., F/C
Orangeburg, S.C.
22 TraciHALTIWANGER 5-9, Jr., G Summerville, S.C.
42 Danyiell McKELLER 5-11, Sr., F Fayetteville, N.C.
• Was third-team Junior College All-America pick at East Missis-sippi CC, averaging 15.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, with 72 steals and 70 assists on a 25-7 Sweet Sixteen team.• Played freshman season at Middle Tennessee State (21 games) with two double-figure scoring games.• 24 Double-Figure games in JUCO; 8 Double-Figures in NCAA for 32 total games
THIS SEASON:• 2nd in assists (47, No. 7 CAA), 2nd on team in scoring (11.1 No. 18 CAA) and third in steals (29, No. 9 CAA). 6 Double-Fig-ure scoring games.• Scored 15 points (7-11), made 7 assists and 3 steals at KSU• Had 8 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds vs. FSU• Her triple-double vs. Murray State was just third in school his-tory as she had 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.• Led team with 6 steals in win over Troy, with 6 pts and 4 rebs• Contributed 9 points, 5 rebounds in 24 minutes at Presbyterian• Led team with 20 points (9-10 FG), 4 steals, 2 asst. vs. Nicholls• Netted 12 points, grabbed 6 rebunds, had 4 assists and 3 blocked shots in win at Delaware State• Dished 5 assists, had 5 rebounds, scored 4 points at Iona• Contributed 13 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks vs. Ga. Tech• Produced 8 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists vs. UT Martin• Had 9 points, 2 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists vs. UMES• Scored 14 of her 16 points in second half vs. UNCW, 4 reb. 2 stl.• Grabbed 6 rebounds, scored 5 points in 20 min. at JMU (fouls)
LAST SEASON:
• Had 24 double-figure scoring games with 10 games of 20 or more points.• Had 10 double-double games• Led her team in scoring, rebounding, steals and 3-point baskets• Blocked 19 shots on defense• 70.3% free throw shooter on season (102-145)
BURTT’S CAREER BESTS (NCAA)
Pts: 20 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 19 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 16 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 15 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 13 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/09 12 vs. Western Carolina, 12/12/07 12 at Delaware State, 12/16/09Reb: 10 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 10 vs. North Texas, 1/26/08 6 two times (last at JMU, 1/7/10)Blks: 3 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 2 three timesAssts: 11 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 7 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 7 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/093 FGs: 1 Three TimesStls: 6 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 6 vs. North Texas, 1/26/08Min: 39 at Iona, 12/18/09 37 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 BURTT’S CAREER BESTS (JUCO)
Pts: 27 vs. Holmes, 1/22/09 26 at Hinds, 11/10/08 26 vs. Itawamba, 1/12/09 26 at Holmes, 2/16/09 25 Alabama Southern, 12/4/08 (24 double-figure games)Rebs: 19 at Northwest Miss., 1/29/09 13 at Coahoma, 1/8/09 13 vs. Copiah-Lincoln, 3/5/09 12 Three timesBlks: 4, vs. NW Mississippi, 3/3/09 2 Three TimesAssts: 7 Two timesStls: 9 at Copiah-Lincoln, 11/20/09 6 Three times3 FGs: 3 (of 6) Mississippi Delta, 1/20/09 2 Two times
THIS SEASON:• Contributed 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1FT), 4 reb., 3 asst. at KSU• Added an assist and a block vs. Florida State• Scored 2 points, grabbed 4 rebounds vs. Murray State• Hit a three-point basket and made a steal in win over Troy• Netted 3 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, made 2 steals at PC• Made two free throws for 2 points, 1 reb., 1 steal, 1 assist vs. Nicholls State• Scored 2 points,made a steal and blocked a shot vs. UT Martin• Played 4 minutes vs. UMES
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
• Led team in scoring (19.7), while grabbing 9.1 rebounds a game at Dougherty High.• Second-team All-State on 21-7 team that advanced to SweetSixteen of state tournament• Was a career 1,000-point scorer with multiple games of 30 or more points, topped by a pair of 34-point outings.• In track, was third in state long jump (18-0) and on 4x100 relay team that was fifth at state meet
ANDERSON’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 5 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 3 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 3 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 2 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 2 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 2 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09
Rebs: 4 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 4 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09
Blks: 1 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09 1 vs, UT Martin, 12/28/09
Assts: 3 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 1 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09 1 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 1 vs. Nicholls State, 12.12/09
Stls: 2 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 1 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 1 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 1 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09
3 FGs: 1 vs. Troy, 11/28/09
Mins: 17 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 14 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 13 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 11 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09
• Made 48 three-point baskets as sophomore in junior college as All-Jayhawk Conference second team guard. Averaged 12 points per game there Had 18 career double-figure scoring games in JUCO.• Made 67 three-point baskets at State and has 8 double-figure scoring games in career here.• Played one year of Division I ball (8 games) at UM-Kansas City and one year of JUCO ball (25 games) before coming to Geor gia State last year.
THIS SEASON• Made 17 of last 26 treys over last 6 gamse (65.4%)• Leads team with 27 three-point baskets (.458, No. 6 CAA).• Started at KSU with 3 points (her 100th all-time trey), 4 reb• Started vs. FSU with 10 points, then personal-best 4 assists and personal best 3 steals. Hit 2-of-5 treys.• Started vs. Murray State and netted 8 points, two treys, 4 re bounds and 2 assists• Started vs. Troy and netted 9 points on 3-of-6 treys, with career best 7 assists, adding 4 rebounds and 3 steals• Started vs. PC and had 5 rebounds and 3 points• Started vs. NSU with a three-point basket and 3 assists• Started at Delaware State, played 11 minutes• Started at Iona, scored 8 points, made 2 treys, had 2 reb.• Hit 3-of-4 treys off the bench vs. Ga. Tech with 2 rebs. off bench• Knocked down 2-of-3 treys, grabbed 4 rebounds, blocked 3 shots and made a steal vs. UT Martin• Hit 3-of-4 treys vs. UMES for 9 points, with 5 reb., 2 asst., 1 steal• Scored 11 points with 3-8 treys vs. UNCW, 1 steal, 1 asst., 1 reb.• Fired in 16 points (4-4 treys), 6-7 overall, personal-best 8 reb. with 3 assists and 2 steals at James Madison
LAST SEASON:
• Led team in three-point baskets (29.6% on 40-of-135)• Shot 82% from free throw line (9-of-11)• 145 points were 6th most on team (5.0 avg. was 7th)• Finished with 53 rebounds, 23 assists, 15 steals• First game at Georgia State was 17-point day in win at Clem- son with 5-of-6 three-point baskets
GRAHAM’S JUCO CAREER BESTS (from 2007-08 season)
Pts: 21 vs. Mid-America Nazarene 19 vs. Benedictine 18 at Hesston3-Pt: 4 vs. Mid-America Nazarene 3, Six times in 2007-08Rebs: 9 vs. NE Oklahoma A&M 8 vs. Fort ScottAssts: 5 vs. Mid-America Nazarene 5 at MeramacStls: 5 vs. Mid-America Nazarene 3 Three times
Had 18 double-figure scoring games in 25 played as sophomore in JUCO
GRAHAM’S CAREER BESTS (GSU)
Pts: 17 at Clemson, 11/22/08 16 at James Madison, 1/7/10 16 at Drexel, 1/15/09 15 at Towson, 1/22/09 12 vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09 12 at William & Mary, 2/1/09 11 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 10 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09Rebs: 8 at James Madison, 1/7/10 6 at William & Mary, 2/1/09 5 at UNCW, 1/4/09 5 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 5 vs. UMES, 12/23/09Blks: 1, at Charleston, 11/29/08 1, vs. JMU, 2/22/09Assts: 7 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 4 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09Stls: 3 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09Blks: 3 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/093 FGs: 5 (of 6) at Clemson, 11/22/08 5 (of 12) at Towson, 1/22/09 4 (of 8) vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09
CAREER NOTES:• Played in all 66 games for Georgia State• Has 19 career double-figure scoring games and 6 career double-figure rebounding games• Has 6 career double-double games• Scored 400th career point in Troy game, 11/29 (421 now)• Grabbed 200th career rebound at Mason, 2/8 (283 now)
THIS SEASON:• Has bone fracture in foot, 12/16, surgery required, out• Second in Rebounding (37, 6.2), 3rd in scoring (11.0)• Led team with 22 points (9-15), 11 reb., 2 steals at KSU• Co-led team with 8 rebounds, had 3 points• Produced 14 points, 8 rebounds vs. Murray State, to go with team-best 3 steals and added 3 assists• Scored 10 points in 16 minutes vs. Troy (5-of-6 FG)• Added 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks in 19 minutes at PC• Was 5-of-7 for 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks vs. Nicholls
LAST SEASON:• Averaged 11.4 per game over final 13 of season, made 23 of last 30 FG attempts over final three games (76.7%)• 12 double-figure scoring games; scored 258 points (8.6)• Shot 50.2% from the field (105-of-209), 4th CAA• Led team with 23 blocked shots
HARRIS’ CAREER BESTS
Pts: 22 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 22 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 17 at Drexel, 1/15/09 14 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 14 vs. Northeastern, 3/12/09 14 vs. Towson, 2/5/09 14 at Delaware, 3/1/09 13 vs. Nicholls, 12/12/09 13 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 12 at ODU, 1/18/09 12 vs. VCU, 3/4/09 11 vs, ODU, 1/29/09 11 vs. W & M, 3/13/08 (CAA) 10 six times (19 double-figure games)
Rebs: 12 at George Mason, 2/8/09 11 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 10 at ODU, 1/18/09 10 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 10 vs. MVSU, 12/28/07 10 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 9 vs. VCU, 3/4/09 8 three times (6 double-figure games)
Assists: 2, seven timesBlocks: 3 at VCU, 2/19/09 3 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 3 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 2 five timesSteals: 4 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 3 six timesMin: 38 vs. ODU, 1/29/09 37 at ODU, 1/18/09 37 vs. Towson, 2/5/09 37 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09
Pts: 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/07 13 vs. Delaware, 1/24/08 13 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 12 at Towson, 3/2/08 12 vs. Drexel, 3/6/08 11 vs. Towson, 2/5/09 11 at UNCW, 2/10/08 11 at Northeastern, 2/12/09 10 five times
13 career double-figure games
Rebs: 6 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 5 at Towson, 3/2/08 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/09 4 Four Times
3 FGs: 4 vs. Delaware, 1/24/08 3 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 3 vs. JMU, 2/22/09 3 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 3 vs. Towson, 2/5/09 2 Nine times
Asst: 7 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 6 vs. William and Mary, 1/17/08 5 vs. Old Dominion, 1/6/08
Stls: 4 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 4 at UNCW, 2/10/08
Min: 34 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 33 at Towson, 3/2/08 (OT) 32 William & Mary, 1/17/08
CAREER NOTES:
• Played in 66 games for Georgia State• Has 13 career double-figure scoring games at State• Scored 330 career points• Made 74 career assists• Made 59 career steals• Has 55 career 3-point baskets
THIS SEASON:• Played first game at PC (12/5) and hit 3-of-6 treys for 9 points with 3 steals• Logged 20 minutes vs. Nicholls with 4 points, 2 asst, 1 steal• Scored 7 points in 8 minutes at Del. State with 3-3 FG, a trey, an assist and a rebound• Had a rebound, steal and assist in win at Iona• Played 22 minutes vs. Ga. Tech with 5 rebounds, 4 points• Hit a trey vs. UMES with 2 assists and a steal
LAST SEASON:
• Played in 28 of 30 games• Had 18 three-point baskets, second on team• Had 3 double-figure scoring games
CRYSTAL JOHNSON
Guard • 5-9 • SophomoreGainesville, Fla. (P. K. Yonge HS)Birthday: December 23 # 23
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JOHNSON’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 21 vs. Old Dominion, 1/29/09 19 at Towson, 1/22/09 15 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 15 vs. Miss. Valley State, 12/29/08 13 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 12 at George Mason, 2/8/09 11 at Iona, 12/18/09 11 at Clemson,11/22/08 11 vs. Delaware, 1/11/09 11 at Drexel, 1/15/09 11 at William & Mary, 2./1/09 11 at Northeastern, 2/12/09 10 at Charleston, 11/29/08 (14 double-figure games)
Rebs: 9 at George Mason, 2/8/09 8 vs. Delaware, 1/11/09 6 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/30/08 6 vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09
Blks: 1 Three times
Assists: 11 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 11 vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09 10 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 9 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/30/08 8 at VCU, 2/19/09 8 at Towson, 1/22/08 8 vs. UNCW, 2/26/09 7, six times
Stls: 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/26/09 5 at Clemson, 11/22/08 4, 5 times, last -Ga Tech, 12/22/09
3 FGs: 2 vs. James Madison, 2/22/09
Mins: 40, 10 times
THIS SEASON:• Leads CAA, No. 37 NCAA in assists with 71 (5.3); No. 3 CAA, No. 74 NCAA in steals (32). No. 45 NCAA in Turnover Ratio.• Opened with 8 points (4-7), 4 assists, 4 steals , 3 reb. at KSU• Scored 7 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, made a steal vs. FSU• Produced 15 points, 5 assists in win over Murray State• Led team with 10 assists vs. Troy, adding 8 points and 2 steals to make All-Tourney team• Had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals at PC• Made 5 assists, scored 6 points, had 2 steals (4-for-4 FT)• Scored 11 points, made 7 assists in win at Delaware State• Had 4 points, 4 assists, 4 steals in win at Iona• Produced 6 points, 5 reb., 4 steals, 3 assists vs. Ga. Tech• Led team with 6 assists vs. UT Martin• Led team with 5 assists vs. UMES to make All-Tourney team• Tied personal-best with 11 assists, scored 13 points, tied personal-best 6 steals, 2 rebounds vs. UNCW• Had 8 assists, 8 points, 2 reb., 1 steal before eye injury at JMU
LAST SEASON:
• Named to CAA All-Rookie Team• Led the CAA in assists (166, 5.53), No. 20 NCAA• Started all 30 games, played all 40 minutes in 7 games• Scored in double figures in 11 games• Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 24, Jan. 12, Feb. 2 to tie for most times awarded• Had 4 or more assists in 27 of 30 games• Ranked 3rd in CAA in assist/turnover ratio (+49 assists to turn.)• Ranked 8th in CAA in steals (61, 2.0), 13th in FT pct. (.716)• Led team in minutes played (1,054, 35.1), 4th CAA• Fifth on team in scoring (8.1, 242 points)
SHAY RAWLS
Forward • 6-2 • SeniorAugusta, Ga. (Cross Creek HS)Birthday: January 16 # 25
PANTHER PLAYER SEASON UPDATES
RAWL’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 16 at Winthrop, 12/17/07 16 vs. Jackson State, 11/27/07 16 vs. MVSU, 12/28/07 15 at UNCW, 2/10/07 15 vs. Alcorn, 12/29/07 14 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/16/07
(18 career double-figure games)
Rebs: 15 vs. Jacksonville St.,11/24/07 15 vs. Towson, 2/3/08 13 vs. Hofstra, 1/25/09 12 vs. Towson, 2/5/09 12 at William & Mary, 2/22/07 12 vs. MVSU, 12/28/07 12 at VCU, 1/13/08 12 vs. VCU, 3/4/09 11 vs. UMES, 12/30/09 11 at Georgia Tech, 11/16/06 11 vs. Hofstra, 2/18/07 11 vs. Jackson State, 11/27/07 11 at Hofstra, 1/20/08 10 five Times (three times, 07-08) (19 career double-figure games)
Blks: 3 vs. Towson, 2/3/08 3 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 2 Eight times
Stls: 5 at Hofstra, 1/20/08 4 vs. VCU, 2/25/07 3 vs. MVSU, 12/28/07 3 vs. Old Dominion, 1/6/08 3 vs. Hofstra, 1/25/09 3 vs. Ga. Tech, 12/22/09
Asst: 4 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09s 3 at Towson, 2/1/07 2 Five times
Min: 40 at VCU,2/25/07 39 vs. Towson, 2/2/08
CAREER NOTES:
• Played in all 103 career games at Georgia State, 47 starts• Has 528 career points• Has 639 career rebounds, including 294 offensive rebounds• Has 47 career blocked shots• Has 18 career double-figure scoring games• Has 19 career double-figure rebounding games• Has 10 career double-double games
THIS SEASON:• Leads team in rebounding (91, 7.0, No. 10 CAA) and blocked shots (13)• Had 1 rebound in 5 minutes at KSU• Co-led team with 8 rebounds vs. FSU, to go with 4 points and a blocked shot• Grabbed 4 rebounds, scored 2 points vs. Murray State• Pulled down 6 rebounds, scored 5 points in win over Troy• Led team with 9 rebounds at PC, scoring 8 points, blocking 2 shots and making a steal• Grabbed 7 rebounds, had 4 points, 1 block, 2 steals vs. Nicholls• Started at Del. State (12/16) with 9 rebounds, 6 points, 2 blocks• Started at Iona with 13 points (6-6 FG), 6 rebounds, 2 stls at Iona• Pulled down 8 rebounds, had 3 steals, 2 pts., 1 block vs Ga. Tech• First double-figure game of season with 10 points, 6 rebs., 4 assists, 3 blocks and a steal vs. UT Martin• Produced Double-Double vs. UMES with 11 points, 11 rebs.• Led team with 8 rebounds, had 3 steals, 3 points vs. UNCW• Had 8 rebounds (4 off.), 7 points, 1 steal, 1 assist at JMU
LAST SEASON:
• Overcame wrist fracture in preseason practice• Grabbed 126 rebounds, tied 3rd most on team, 62 offense• Played in all 30 games• Had double-double game vs. Towson• Started vs. Towson and had double-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals
ERIKA SUMPTER
Center • 6-2 • FreshmanOrangeburg, S.C. (Wilkinson HS)Birthday: October 22 # 30
PANTHER PLAYER SEASON UPDATES
THIS SEASON:• Played 4 minutes at KSU with 2 points (1-2 FG)• Scored 4 points (2-2 FG), grabbed 3 rebounds in 6 minutes in win over Murray State• Grabbed 4 rebounds and scored 2 points, with a block vs Troy• Played 6 minutes at PC with 1 rebound• Was 3-for-3 for 6 points in 7 minutes vs. Nicholls with 2 rebs.• Logged 8 minutes at Delaware State with 2 points, 2 rebounds• Played 9 minutes at Iona with a rebound• Season-high 18 minutes vs. UT Martin with 6 points (3-4 FG), 4 rebounds, 1 block• Logged 6 minutes vs. UMES with a block and assist• Spelled Rawls for 2 minutes vs. UNCW• Played 2 minutes with 1 rebound at James Madison
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
• Three-time All-State pick (two-time first team) and named one of top 100 players in South Carolina• Rebounding force with 35 double-figure games• Team was 24-5 and No. 5 in state polls• Averaged 11.5 points, 9.0 rebounds as senior after averaging double-double in both points and rebounds as junior• Blocked 73 shots as senior, with two games of six blocks
SUMPTER’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 6 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 6 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 4 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 2 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 2 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 2 at Delaware State, 12/16/09
Rebs: 4 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 4 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 3 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 2 at Delaware State, 12/18/09 2 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 1 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 1 at James Madison, 1/7/10
Blks: 1 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 1 vs, UT Martin, 12/29/09 1 vs. UMES, 12/30/09
Assts:
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3 FGs:
Mins: 18 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 14 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 9 at Iona, 12/18/09 8 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 7 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 6 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 6 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 4 at Kennesaw, 11/14/09 2 vs, UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 2 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09 2 at James Madison, 1/7/10
• Played 3 minutes at Kennesaw with one steal• Played 1 minute vs. Murray and hit 2-2 FT• Played 3 minutes vs. Troy• Played 2 minutes vs. UMES with 5 points, 2 rebounds
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
• Hit 27 3-point baskets last year in averaging 11.6 points a game for Douglas County. Had three games with three treys.• Averaged 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals a game, with a best game of eight steals. Had three games with six assists.• Team was 22-6 in tough metro Atlanta league• Two-time All-Region and All-Douglas County pick
TAYLOR’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 5 vs. UMES, 12/30/09 2 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09
Rebs: 2 vs. UMES, 12/30/09
Blks:
Assts:
Stls: 1 at Kennesaw, 11/14/09
3 FGs:
Mins: 3 at Kennesaw, 11/14/09 3 vs. Troy, 11/29/09 2 vs. UMES, 12/30/09 1 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09
CODY PAULK
Center • 6-3 • FreshmanGadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)Birthday: June 3 # 33
PANTHER PLAYER SEASON UPDATES
THIS SEASON:
• Played 3 minutes at Kennesaw State• Saw 7 minutes of action vs. No. 10 Florida State• Played 1 minute vs. Murray State• Blocked 2 shots in 6 minutes in win over Troy• Logged 2 minutes vs. Nicholls with 1 reb., 1 block• Played 2 minutes at Delaware State, 1 block• Played 6 minutes vs. UT Martin, 2 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound• Made a basket, got a rebound in 4 minutes vs. UMES• Had 2 points, 2 rebounds and a block on Dawn Evans in just four minutes at James Madison
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
• Double-double scorer (12 ppg) and rebounder (11 rpg) on No. 4 team in Alabama that was 25-5 last year.• One of top shot blockers in state, averaging 6.7 per game• Second-team All-State, First-team All-Region pick• In addition to double-doubles, had a rare triple-double game with double figures in points, rebounds and blocks
PAULK’S CAREER BESTS
Pts: 2 at James Madison, 1/7/10 2 vs. UT Martin, 12/29/09 2 vs. UMES, 12/30/09
Rebs: 2 at James Madison, 1/7/10 1 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 1 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 1 vs. UMES, 12/30/09
Blks: 2 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 2 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 1 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 1 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 1 at James Madison, 1/7/10
Assts:
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3 FGs:
Mins: 7 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09 6 vs. UT Martin, 12/28/09 6 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 4 at James Madison, 1/7/10 4 vs. UMES, 12/30/09 3 at Kennesaw, 11/14/09 2 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 2 at Delaware State, 12/16/09
Pts: 26 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 25 at Iona, 12/18/09 25 vs. George Mason, 2/14/08 24 at Clemson, 11/22/08 24 vs. UNCW, 2/26/09 24 at Alabama State, 12/7/07 23 vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09 22 vs. UMES, 12/30/09 22 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 22 at Presbyterian College, 12/5/09 21 vs. Florida State, 11/22/09 21 at Jacksonville St.,11/25/06 21 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 20 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 19 at Georgia Tech, 11/26/08 19 at Delaware, 2/28/08 19 at Hofstra, 1/20/08 (50 career double figures)
Rebs: 13 at UNC Wilmington, 1/18/07 12 at Delaware, 2/28/08 11 vs. La. Lafayette (UAB), 12/15/08 11 at Clemson, 11/22/08 11 at Hampton, 111/19/06 11 vs. Northeastern, 1/4/07 11 vs. VCU, 1/21/07 11 at Northeastern, 2/12/09 10, 5 times (13 career double figures)
Steals: 5 at Delaware State, 12/18/09 4 vs. Drexel, 1/28/07 4 at UNC Wilmington, 2/10/08
Assts: 4 vs. La. Lafayette (UAB), 12/15/08 4 vs. Drexel, 1/28/07 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10
Blocks: 2 vs. UMES, 12/30/09
Mins: 49 at UNCW, 1/18/07 (OT) 40 vs. Samford, 12/28/06 40 vs. UNCW, 1/3/10
CAREER NOTES:
• Has 50 career double-figure scoring games• Has 13 career double-figure rebounding games• Has 8 career double-double games• Has played 92 games at Georgia State• Has scored 1,077 career points • Has 536 career rebounds• Has 123 career steals
THIS SEASON:• Ranks No. 16 in NCAA in scoring (20.2), No. 4 CAA• Named CAA Player of the Week - Dec. 21 (3rd time, career)• MVP of both Georgia State home tournaments this year• Scored 22 points (10-16), had 7 rebounds, 2 asst., 1 stl, at KSU• Netted 21 points, 5 reb., 3 steals, 2 assists vs. No. 10 FSU• Produced 21 points, 9 reb., 1 steal, 1 assist in 26 min. vs. Murray• Hit for 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals vs. Troy• Was 10-for-20 for 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals at PC• Scored 16 points with 6 rebounds, 2 steals vs. Nicholls• Produced career-best 26 points, made personal-best 5 steals, had 4 rebounds and 2 assists at Delaware State• Scored 25 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, had 2 steals at Iona• Hit 14 points (5-of-23), 6 reb., 3 steals vs. Ga. Tech. Scored 1,000th point on free throw in second half• Led team with 19 points vs. UT Martin• Hit 7-of-11 for 22 points vs. UMES with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks• Netted 20 points (10-20) vs. UNCW with 7 rebs., 4 steals, 2 asst.• Contributed 16 points (8-26), 4 asst., 4 reb., 1 steal at JMU
LAST SEASON:
• Named CAA Player of the Week - Nov. 24• Named CAA Player of the Week - Dec. 8• Scored in double figures in 14 of her 21 games• Led team in scoring (12.5)• Played first 8 minutes vs. Delaware on Jan. 11 and did not return Sat out four weeks until Feb. 8 with knee sprain.• Had fluid drained from knees and did not dress vs. VCU, 3/4/09
Pts: 23 vs. La. Lafayette (UAB), 12/15/08 17 vs. Delaware State, 12/21/08 16 at Towson, 1/22/09 15 vs. Hofstra, 1/25/09 14 at Northeastern, 2/12/09 14 vs. Presbyterian, 12/2/08 13 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/30/08 13 vs. Miss. Valley State, 12/29/08 13 vs. Delaware, 1/11/09 13 at W & M, 2/1/09 12 vs. Old Dominion, 1/29/09 12 at Drexel, 1/15/09 12 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 (20 double-figure games) Rebs: 10 vs. Hofstra, 1/25/09 9 vs. Delaware State, 12/21/08 9 at Coll. of Charleston, 11/29/08 8 at UNC Wilmington, 1/4/09 8 vs. Miss. Valley State, 12/29/08 7 at George Mason, 2/8/09 7 vs. UNCW, 2/26/09 Blks: 1 at Old Dominion, 1/18/09Assts: 6 vs. UNCW, 2/26/09 6 vs. Miss. Valley State, 12/29/08 4 at Clemson,11/22/08 4 vs. Northeastern, 1/8/09 4 vs. Old Dominion, 1/29/09Stls: *9 vs. Miss. Valley State, 12/29/08 7 at Charleston, 11/29/08 6 at George Mason, 2/8/09 5 vs. Presbyterian, 12/2/08 5 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/30/08 * ties school record3 FGs: 1, vs. La. Lafayette (UAB), 12/15/08Mins: 39 vs. UNCW, 2/26/09 38 vs. Delaware State, 12/21/08 38 vs. Old Dominion, 1/29/09 37 vs. Hofstra, 1/25/09
2009-10 SEASON NOTES:
THIS SEASON:
• Played first game on 12/12 vs. Nicholls (20 minutes) with 5 points, 3 assists and 2 steals• Played 23 minutes at Delaware State, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 points and a steal• Scored 10 points for first double-figure game of season with 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists at Iona• Had 2 pts, 1 assist, 1 reb. in 6 minutes vs. Ga. Tech (foul trouble)• Scored 6 points, had 2 steals, 2 rebounds vs. UT Martin• Contributed 10 points in 21 minutes vs. UMES (8-8 FT) with 5 rebounds and 2 steals• Played 6 minutes vs. UNCW with 1 steal, 1 rebound• Earned 30 minutes playing time at JMU with good defense and added 6 points and 3 assists.
LAST SEASON:
• Named to CAA All-Rookie Team• Started all 30 games• Voted a team tri-captain for the season• Led all CAA freshmen in scoring (314), 18th overall in CAA• 71 steals were second on team, 4th CAA, 62nd NCAA• Scored in double figures in 18 games• Second on team in scoring (10.5) and third in rebound avg. (4.6)• 61 assists were third most on team• Played 946 minutes, second most on team (31.5 per game)
