Women's Basketball Hosts Elon in Hanner Monday
3/3/2013 11:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern (7-21, 6-13) vs. Elon (16-12, 13-6)
Date: March 4, 2013 - 7 p.m.
Site: Hanner Fieldhouse (4,358 capacity) - Statesboro, Ga.
Audio: Live on GSEagles.com and 91.9 FM
Video: Live on GSEagles.com
Web sites: GSEagles.com, ElonPhoenix.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (7-21, 1st season), Charlotte Smith (32-26, 2nd season)
Full game notes (PDF) | Live stats
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern caps the regular season with a 7 p.m. contest against Elon Monday in Hanner Fieldhouse on Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night.
¦ It's the second meeting of the season between Elon and Georgia Southern this season. The Phoenix prevailed 70-59 over the Eagles back on Jan. 28, in Alumni Gym.
¦ The Eagles are 3-2 in their last five and coming off a 67-53 win over UNCG Saturday. GSU is currently in eighth place in the league standings.
¦ An Eagle win or a Western Carolina loss tonight will give GSU the eighth seed in next week's SoCon Tournament in Asheville. A GSU loss and Western Carolina win over Davidson tonight will give the Eagles the ninth seed.
¦ Regardless of the seeding, Georgia Southern will play Western Carolina in the No. 8 vs. No 9 game at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 8, in Kimmel Arena.
¦ Georgia Southern is 4-7 at home this season and 4-5 in home league games.
¦ MiMi DuBose is leading the team in scoring at 12.9 points a game. The junior is fourth on the GSU career list in 3-pointers (135), two behind her sister Lee (2002-06). MiMi has scored 20 or more points in seven games this season.
¦ DuBose has led the Eagles in scoring in 16 contests this season and is now 163 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
¦ Meredyth Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two seasons. The senior scored 17 points at Wofford Feb. 23, to go over 1,000 for her career. She has scored in double figures in her last nine games.
¦ Anna Claire Knight is averaging 10.9 points and a team-high six rebounds a game. The sophomore has led the team in scoring five times and is 42 points away from 500 for her career.
¦ Elon enters the game tied for third in the league standings but owns the tiebreaker over Appalachian State by virtue of having handed regular-season champion Chattanooga its only league loss. ¦ The Phoenix have won four of their last five and are coming off a 72-56 home win over Davidson Saturday.
¦ Elon is 4-10 on the road and 4-5 in road league games.
¦ Player of the Year candidate Ali Ford leads the Phoenix in scoring at 16.4 points a game and also averages 3.9 assists a contest.
¦ Kelsey Evans averages 14.1 points and 8.6 rebounds a game.
Series History
¦ The Eagles lead the all-time series, which began in the 2003-04 season when the Phoenix joined the SoCon, 11-9, but Elon has won the last three.
¦ GSU is 7-2 against Elon in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ Last meeting: Ali Ford netted 23 points, and Elon outscored Georgia Southern 17-3 over the last 5:29 of the game to pull away and post a 70-59 win over the Eagles in Alumni Gymnasium Jan. 28.
¦ MiMi DuBose scored 21 points to lead Georgia Southern, and Anna Claire Knight recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Alexis Sams tallied eight points and two assists, and Meredyth Frye collected eight points, six rebounds and four assists.
¦ Kelsey Evans added 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Phoenix, and Kelsey Harris contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds. Shon Redmond scored nine.
¦ With GSU trailing by seven points midway through the second half, DuBose, Knight and Sams made consecutive triples in a 9-2 run that tied the score at 47-47. Later, DuBose got a four-point play as she was fouled making a 3-pointer, and the Eagles took a 56-53 lead with 5:29 remaining.
¦ Ford and Harris took over from there in a 10-0 Phoenix run. Ford hit back-to-back runners, and Harris scored six consecutive points, giving Elon a 63-56 advantage with 2:05 to play.
¦ DuBose hit a triple for the Eagles, trimming the margin to four points, but Evans came right back with a layup. GSU missed on its next two trips down the floor, and trailing by six, was forced to foul inside the last minute. Elon sealed the win by going 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
¦ Georgia Southern shot 30 percent for the game, but nine of their 17 field goals came from long distance, and the Eagles cashed in on 16 of their 21 free-throw attempts. Elon scored 38 points in the paint and netted 18 second-chance points.
¦ Last meeting in Hanner: The Phoenix dealt the Eagles their worst loss in the series, an 83-53 decision last February.
¦ Aiesha Harper led Elon with 21 points, and Kelsey Evans scored 14. The Phoenix shot 50 percent for the game.
¦ Meredyth Frye led the Eagles with 13 points, and MiMi DuBose scored 11.
Quick Hitters
¦ Four Eagles who have started multiple games this season have missed at least one contest because of an injury. Three of those players saw games played streaks of 40 or more come to an end (Danielle Spencer, Meredyth Frye, Anna Claire Knight).
¦ The Eagles have held two opponents without a 3-point field goal this season - Kent State, Nov. 24 (0-for-5), Appalachian State, Feb. 4, (0-for-7).
¦ Georgia Southern won two SoCon games on the road this season for the first time since the 2009-10 campaign.
¦ The Eagles are 46-29 in Hanner Fieldhouse in the last six seasons.
¦ The Eagles' six-game road trip this season is their longest since a seven-game stretch in the 2010-11 campaign.
¦ GSU played 10 of its first 12 games on the road. The Eagles played seven of their first 10 SoCon games on the road.
¦ The Eagles have tallied double-digit steals in seven games.
¦ GSU has held five opponents under 35 percent field goal shooting.
¦ MiMi DuBose (135) is fourth in all-time 3-pointers at Georgia Southern, two away from third, held by her sister, Lee (2002-06).
¦ DuBose has scored 20 or more points in seven games this season.
¦ DuBose played all 40 minutes at George Mason (12/29) to become the first Eagle to play 40-plus minutes since Jamie Navarro played 41 against Chattanooga Dec. 18, 2010.
¦ Meredyth Frye scored her 1,000th career point at Wofford Feb. 23.
¦ Frye played in her 100th career game vs. Western Carolina Jan. 7.
¦ With 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5, Frye surpassed 400 caroms for her career.
¦ Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two campaigns, becoming the first Eagle since Tiffany Brown to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons (2006-08).
¦ Frye posted her third career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5.
¦ Anna Claire Knight hit the game-winning shot as the buzzer sounded in the Eagles' 61-58 home win over Wofford Jan. 20. It's the second game-winning buzzer-beater of the sophomore's career (at Mercer, 11/17/11).
¦ Knight has two double-doubles this season - 20 pts, 11 reb at Georgia State (11/23) and 17 pts, 10 reb at Elon (1/28).
¦ Danielle Spencer collected her first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds against College of Charleston Feb. 9.
¦ The Eagles opened SoCon play at Davidson Dec. 1. It's the fourth straight season GSU has opened league play on the road. The Eagles' first three league games were on the road.
¦ The Eagles' 13 steals at Georgia State were the most since posting 17 against Wofford Jan. 24, 2011.
¦ GSU's 71 points against Kent State were the most the Eagles have scored against a Division I opponent since a 72-49 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 26, 2011.
¦ The Eagles' 24-point margin of victory over the Golden Flashes was their most over a Division I opponent since topping Mercer 76-45 Dec. 11, 2009.
¦ The Eagles' 63-56 victory at UNCG Jan. 26, snapped a 10-game SoCon road losing skid. It was GSU's first road SoCon win since a 35-34 victory at College of Charleston Jan. 18, 2012.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 12 losses by five points or less. The Eagles have suffered four losses by five points or less this season.
¦ GSU finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 1-8 record in non-conference games.
