Sports Catch up: Georgia Southern Wins 20 Games For First Time in 20 Years

Briyanna Thompson, Managing Sports Editor

 Georgia Southern defeated Georgia State 67-61 in their final regular season match, March 2003 was the last time that a GS WBB went 20-10.  

Game Summary: The Eagles created a 23-16 lead by the end of the first and that lead became 39-30 at halftime. 

Stats:

  1. Terren ward- 17 pts, 13 rbs
  2. Shy Booker- 8 pts, 6 rbs
  3. Eden Johnson- 8 pts
  4. Lydia Freeman- 8 pts
  • Regarding GS reaching 20 wins Coach Howard had this to say:
  • “Honestly, I’m surprised it took four years. But I’ve enjoyed the process. We’ve laid the foundation. For the 20th win to come in the last game of the regular season – it’s something we wanted to do and accomplish. So hats off to the ladies who put in the work and our recruits who took a chance on us. But we’re not done. Eagle Nation showed up tonight, some came from Statesboro and some from right here in Atlanta. We needed them. I hope they travel down to Pensacola!”

 

What’s next: The Sun Belt Conference will release the tournament bracket later this evening. Georgia Southern will play on Wednesday in its first tournament game against an opponent to be determined.