Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Eagles play two in FAU Thanksgiving Tournament
11/29/2013 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern (1-4) at FAU Thanksgiving Tournament
Date: Nov. 29-30, 2013
Site: FAU Arena (5,000 capacity) - Boca Raton, Fla.
Audio: No GSU broadcast
Video: Live on FAU All-Access (FAU game only)
Web sites: GSEagles.com, FAUSports.com, DetroitTitans.com, GoRhody.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (9-27, 2nd yr)
Live video | Live stats | Eagles on Twitter | Full game notes (PDF)
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern travels to Boca Raton, Fla., for two contests at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament.
¦ The Eagles will take on host Florida Atlantic in the first game Friday at noon and meet either Detroit or Rhode Island Saturday at either 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.
¦ The games are part of a four-game road trip for Georgia Southern, its longest road trip of the year. Three of the four will be played in the state of Florida.
¦ The Eagles have lost two in a row and are coming off a 79-58 loss at Jacksonville last Saturday.
¦ Junior Anna Claire Knight leads GSU in scoring at 14.4 points a game.
¦ Newcomer Briana Jones is averaging 8.4 points and 10 rebounds, while senior Danielle Spencer leads the team in rebounding with 10.2 boards a contest.
¦ MiMi DuBose (145) enters the game third in all-time 3-pointers at Georgia Southern, 22 away from first, held by Svetlana Trjeskal (1995-99). The senior is 98 points away from 1,000 for her career. DuBose is 13 games played away from 100 for her career.
¦ Florida Atlantic has won three in a row after dropping its first two at Akron and Ohio State.
¦ Latavia Dempsey leads the team in scoring with 13.6 points a game, and Chenise Miller is averaging 12.8 points and 9.4 rebounds. Takia Brooks averages 11.2 points.
¦ The Owls were picked 14th in the 16-team Conference USA in the league's Preseason Poll.
¦ Detroit enters the weekend with a 1-5 record and is coming off an 80-74 home loss to Ball State.
¦ Senee Shearer leads the team in scoring with an 18.5 points a game average, and Ellisha Crosby averages 15 points and 7.8 rebounds. Tayelor McCalister averages 11.8 points.
¦ The Titans were picked sixth in the nine-team Horizon League in the league's Preseason Poll.
¦ Rhode Island enters the weekend 0-5 and coming off a 65-57 home setback to Lehigh.
¦ Tayra Melendez leads the Rams in scoring with 15 points a game.
¦ The Rams were picked last in the 13-team Atlantic 10 in the league's Preseason Poll.
Series History vs. FAU
¦ The Eagles lead the all-time series, which began in 2000, 4-2, but have lost the last two, including a 75-55 decision in last season's opener in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ MiMi DuBose led the Eagles with 17 points, including a 10-for-12 outing at the free-throw line.
¦ Chenise Miller and Latavia Dempsey each scored 16 points to lead the Owls.
¦ Georgia Southern is 2-1 against FAU on the road and fell 68-65 in the last meeting at FAU in December of 2010.
Series vs. Detroit and URI
¦ The Eagles have never played Detroit or Rhode Island in women's basketball.
Quick Hitters
¦ Danielle Spencer has two double-doubles this season. The senior had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Jacksonville State (11/16) and 12 points and 17 rebounds at Jacksonville (11/24).
¦ Spencer needs 26 rebounds to reach 400 for her career and is eight games played away from 100.
¦ The Eagles improved to 29-9 in home openers with their 63-50 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 16.
¦ The Eagles are 47-31 in Hanner Fieldhouse in the last seven seasons.
¦ For the first time in four seasons, Georgia Southern will open conference play at home as the Eagles take on Furman Dec. 7.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 12 losses by five points or less.
¦ Georgia Southern dropped to 23-18 in season openers after falling to Auburn 69-59 Nov. 9.
¦ With their loss at No. 7 Kentucky Nov. 13, the Eagles fell to 0-14 against ranked opponents since the 2000-01 season.
Happy 40th
¦ This is the 40th anniversary of women's basketball at Georgia Southern.
¦ The Eagles began competition in the 1973-74 season.
Next Up
¦ Following the weekend, Georgia Southern returns to action at Mercer Wednesday (12/4) before starting Southern Conference play at home against Furman Saturday (12/7).
Date: Nov. 29-30, 2013
Site: FAU Arena (5,000 capacity) - Boca Raton, Fla.
Audio: No GSU broadcast
Video: Live on FAU All-Access (FAU game only)
Web sites: GSEagles.com, FAUSports.com, DetroitTitans.com, GoRhody.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (9-27, 2nd yr)
Live video | Live stats | Eagles on Twitter | Full game notes (PDF)
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern travels to Boca Raton, Fla., for two contests at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament.
¦ The Eagles will take on host Florida Atlantic in the first game Friday at noon and meet either Detroit or Rhode Island Saturday at either 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.
¦ The games are part of a four-game road trip for Georgia Southern, its longest road trip of the year. Three of the four will be played in the state of Florida.
¦ The Eagles have lost two in a row and are coming off a 79-58 loss at Jacksonville last Saturday.
¦ Junior Anna Claire Knight leads GSU in scoring at 14.4 points a game.
¦ Newcomer Briana Jones is averaging 8.4 points and 10 rebounds, while senior Danielle Spencer leads the team in rebounding with 10.2 boards a contest.
¦ MiMi DuBose (145) enters the game third in all-time 3-pointers at Georgia Southern, 22 away from first, held by Svetlana Trjeskal (1995-99). The senior is 98 points away from 1,000 for her career. DuBose is 13 games played away from 100 for her career.
¦ Florida Atlantic has won three in a row after dropping its first two at Akron and Ohio State.
¦ Latavia Dempsey leads the team in scoring with 13.6 points a game, and Chenise Miller is averaging 12.8 points and 9.4 rebounds. Takia Brooks averages 11.2 points.
¦ The Owls were picked 14th in the 16-team Conference USA in the league's Preseason Poll.
¦ Detroit enters the weekend with a 1-5 record and is coming off an 80-74 home loss to Ball State.
¦ Senee Shearer leads the team in scoring with an 18.5 points a game average, and Ellisha Crosby averages 15 points and 7.8 rebounds. Tayelor McCalister averages 11.8 points.
¦ The Titans were picked sixth in the nine-team Horizon League in the league's Preseason Poll.
¦ Rhode Island enters the weekend 0-5 and coming off a 65-57 home setback to Lehigh.
¦ Tayra Melendez leads the Rams in scoring with 15 points a game.
¦ The Rams were picked last in the 13-team Atlantic 10 in the league's Preseason Poll.
Series History vs. FAU
¦ The Eagles lead the all-time series, which began in 2000, 4-2, but have lost the last two, including a 75-55 decision in last season's opener in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ MiMi DuBose led the Eagles with 17 points, including a 10-for-12 outing at the free-throw line.
¦ Chenise Miller and Latavia Dempsey each scored 16 points to lead the Owls.
¦ Georgia Southern is 2-1 against FAU on the road and fell 68-65 in the last meeting at FAU in December of 2010.
Series vs. Detroit and URI
¦ The Eagles have never played Detroit or Rhode Island in women's basketball.
Quick Hitters
¦ Danielle Spencer has two double-doubles this season. The senior had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Jacksonville State (11/16) and 12 points and 17 rebounds at Jacksonville (11/24).
¦ Spencer needs 26 rebounds to reach 400 for her career and is eight games played away from 100.
¦ The Eagles improved to 29-9 in home openers with their 63-50 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 16.
¦ The Eagles are 47-31 in Hanner Fieldhouse in the last seven seasons.
¦ For the first time in four seasons, Georgia Southern will open conference play at home as the Eagles take on Furman Dec. 7.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 12 losses by five points or less.
¦ Georgia Southern dropped to 23-18 in season openers after falling to Auburn 69-59 Nov. 9.
¦ With their loss at No. 7 Kentucky Nov. 13, the Eagles fell to 0-14 against ranked opponents since the 2000-01 season.
Happy 40th
¦ This is the 40th anniversary of women's basketball at Georgia Southern.
¦ The Eagles began competition in the 1973-74 season.
Next Up
¦ Following the weekend, Georgia Southern returns to action at Mercer Wednesday (12/4) before starting Southern Conference play at home against Furman Saturday (12/7).
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