Saturday, February 15
Davidson, N.C.
2 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
at
Davidson
Women's Basketball Caps Road Swing at Davidson
2/15/2014 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern (7-17, 5-8) vs. Davidson (12-12, 9-4)
Date: Feb. 15, 2014 - 2 p.m.
Site: Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: Live on 91.9 FM and GS All-Access
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access
Web sites: GSEagles.com, DavidsonWildcats.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (15-40, 2nd yr), Michele Savage (70-52, 4th yr)
Live Video | Live audio | Live stats | Full game notes (PDF) | @GSAthletics_WBB
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern caps a three-game road swing at Davidson Saturday at 2 p.m.
¦ It's the second of two games against the Wildcats this season. Davidson topped Georgia Southern 79-66 in Hanner Fieldhouse Jan. 18.
¦ The Eagles have lost their last four and are coming off a 76-65 setback at UNCG Monday.
¦ Georgia Southern is 4-8 on the road and 3-3 in road conference games.
¦ Anna Claire Knight ranks third in the SoCon and leads GSU in scoring at 15.4 points a game. The junior has scored in double figures in 20 of the last 22 outings. She recorded the first triple-double in program history and the 11th in the country this season with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Samford Jan. 6.
¦ MiMi DuBose, who is averaging 11.3 points a contest, hit four 3-pointers at App Jan. 27 to become the school's career leader in triples. DuBose scored 16 points at Chattanooga Jan. 4 to top the 1,000-point mark for her career. She played in her 100th career contest vs. Davidson Jan. 18.
¦ Senior Danielle Spencer corralled four rebounds vs. Chattanooga Feb. 3 to reach 500 for her career. She is the 18th Eagle in program history to reach the milestone.
¦ Senior Lacie Dowling averages 7.3 points a game, and sophomore Briana Jones is averaging 7.9 points and 7.4 rebounds and has four double-doubles this season.
¦ Davidson is 3-3 in its last six and coming off a 66-63 road loss at Elon Monday.
¦ The Wildcats are led by a trio of double-digit scorers. SoCon Player of the Year candidate Laura Murray is second in the league in scoring with 18.8 points a game and also averages 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals.
¦ Hannah Early averages 14 points and shoots 44 percent from 3-point range.
¦ Dakota Dukes averages 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds.
¦ Only eight players have played all season for Davidson, and seven play 20 minutes or more a contest.
Series History
¦ Davidson leads the all-time series 25-19 and has won the last six.
¦ The Wildcats have swept the season series against Georgia Southern in each of the last two seasons and won 21 of the last 25 games against the Eagles.
¦ The Eagles are 8-12 against Davidson on the road.
¦ Last meeting (1/18/14): Hannah Early scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Davidson to a 79-66 win over Georgia Southern.
¦ Anna Claire Knight led Georgia Southern with 19 points to go along with six rebounds, and MiMi DuBose notched 17 points and three assists. Briana Jones and Angel McGowan each scored 10, and Danielle Spencer corralled a game-high 11 rebounds.
¦ Early was 6-for-9 from the floor in the second half for Davidson and knocked down all three of her 3-point attempts. Laura Murray tallied 19 points, six assists and five rebounds for the game, while Dakota Dukes scored 10.
¦ A McGowan triple from the baseline cut a five-point Wildcat lead to 56-54 with 7:24 to play, but Shannon Eriksson answered right back with a triple from the wing for the visitors. Jones scored a layup on Georgia Southern's next trip down the floor to cut the margin to three, and the Eagles forced a Davidson turnover but missed a contested layup in transition.
¦ The game really turned when Early got loose for three 3-pointers in less than two minutes. She hit two treys from the wing in an 8-0 Wildcat run, which opened a 67-56 lead with 5:11 to go. A 3-pointer by Knight cut the margin to six, but Early answered with another triple as the Wildcats scored the next 10 points to take control of the contest.
¦ Georgia Southern held a 15-7 edge on the offensive glass and scored 17 second-chance points. The Wildcats forced 21 Eagle turnovers and notched 29 points off the miscues.
¦ Last meeting in Belk Arena (12/1/13): Sophia Aleksandravicius netted a season high 24 points and added 10 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Davidson to a 61-49 victory over Georgia Southern.
¦ MiMi DuBose matched her season high of 21 points to go along with a career-high seven rebounds for Georgia Southern. The junior guard was 8-of-14 from the floor and hit four of her seven 3-point tries.
¦ Turnovers were the difference as Georgia Southern committed 27, which led to 25 points for the Wildcats.
¦ Davidson led by as many 15 points three different times in the second period after taking a 30-21 lead into the break. Aleksandravicius twice gave the Wildcats its biggest lead of the game at 48-33 and 50-35 on turnaround jumpers at the 9:41 and 6:19 marks.
¦ DuBose got the Eagles to within nine after a trey from the wing to make it 54-45 with 3:53 remaining, but sophomore Shannon Eriksson answer that triple with one of her own on the Wildcats' next possession and the lead never went below 10 the rest of the way.
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 played in her 100th career game at Chattanooga (1/4).
¦ Lacie Dowling tied the school record with eight 3-pointers against Detroit (11/30) and scored a career-high 26 points in the game. She shares the record with Allie Rousseau, who notched eight triples vs. Appalachian State Feb. 8, 2000. The performance helped Dowling earn all-tournament honors at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament.
¦ Dowling has played in every game this season and started the last 22. She tallied a career-high seven assists at Western Carolina Jan. 25.
¦ Anna Claire Knight is 118 points away from 1,000 and 27 rebounds away from 400 for her career. The junior has two career double-doubles and has started the last 38 contests.
¦ Sophomore Briana Jones, who sat out last season after transferring from James Madison, has four double-doubles in her first campaign playing for the Eagles. She has started every game.
¦ Senior Jordi Cook played in her 100th career game at Western Carolina Jan. 25. She was one of three Eagles to play in all 31 games in 2012-13.
¦ Sierra Kirkland scored a career high 12 points at Appalachian State (1/27). The sophomore has played in every game in her career.
¦ MiMi DuBose had a streak of 87 straight games and 83 consecutive starts come to an end at UNCG Feb. 10.
¦ Five Eagles scored in double figures at Appalachian State Jan. 27. It's the first time since early in the 2008-09 season that GSU placed five players in double figures.
¦ The Eagles' 79 points against Detroit (11/30) are the most they have scored since posting 80 in an 87-80 home setback to Chattanooga Dec. 4, 2010. GSU's 11 triples in the contest are the most since hitting 11 against Davidson Jan. 8, 2010. The Eagles also scored 79 points against Wofford (12/16).
¦ The Eagles improved to 29-9 in home openers with their 63-50 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 16.
¦ For the first time in four seasons, Georgia Southern opened conference play at home.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 14 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
¦ The Eagles return home to take on Appalachian State Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ It's the ninth annual Pink Game, Senior Day for the women's program, a doubleheader with the men's team and Junior Eagle Club Day with the Kids Zone open in the back Hanner Gym. Fans need just one ticket to watch both basketball games.
Date: Feb. 15, 2014 - 2 p.m.
Site: Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: Live on 91.9 FM and GS All-Access
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access
Web sites: GSEagles.com, DavidsonWildcats.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (15-40, 2nd yr), Michele Savage (70-52, 4th yr)
Live Video | Live audio | Live stats | Full game notes (PDF) | @GSAthletics_WBB
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern caps a three-game road swing at Davidson Saturday at 2 p.m.
¦ It's the second of two games against the Wildcats this season. Davidson topped Georgia Southern 79-66 in Hanner Fieldhouse Jan. 18.
¦ The Eagles have lost their last four and are coming off a 76-65 setback at UNCG Monday.
¦ Georgia Southern is 4-8 on the road and 3-3 in road conference games.
¦ Anna Claire Knight ranks third in the SoCon and leads GSU in scoring at 15.4 points a game. The junior has scored in double figures in 20 of the last 22 outings. She recorded the first triple-double in program history and the 11th in the country this season with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Samford Jan. 6.
¦ MiMi DuBose, who is averaging 11.3 points a contest, hit four 3-pointers at App Jan. 27 to become the school's career leader in triples. DuBose scored 16 points at Chattanooga Jan. 4 to top the 1,000-point mark for her career. She played in her 100th career contest vs. Davidson Jan. 18.
¦ Senior Danielle Spencer corralled four rebounds vs. Chattanooga Feb. 3 to reach 500 for her career. She is the 18th Eagle in program history to reach the milestone.
¦ Senior Lacie Dowling averages 7.3 points a game, and sophomore Briana Jones is averaging 7.9 points and 7.4 rebounds and has four double-doubles this season.
¦ Davidson is 3-3 in its last six and coming off a 66-63 road loss at Elon Monday.
¦ The Wildcats are led by a trio of double-digit scorers. SoCon Player of the Year candidate Laura Murray is second in the league in scoring with 18.8 points a game and also averages 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals.
¦ Hannah Early averages 14 points and shoots 44 percent from 3-point range.
¦ Dakota Dukes averages 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds.
¦ Only eight players have played all season for Davidson, and seven play 20 minutes or more a contest.
Series History
¦ Davidson leads the all-time series 25-19 and has won the last six.
¦ The Wildcats have swept the season series against Georgia Southern in each of the last two seasons and won 21 of the last 25 games against the Eagles.
¦ The Eagles are 8-12 against Davidson on the road.
¦ Last meeting (1/18/14): Hannah Early scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Davidson to a 79-66 win over Georgia Southern.
¦ Anna Claire Knight led Georgia Southern with 19 points to go along with six rebounds, and MiMi DuBose notched 17 points and three assists. Briana Jones and Angel McGowan each scored 10, and Danielle Spencer corralled a game-high 11 rebounds.
¦ Early was 6-for-9 from the floor in the second half for Davidson and knocked down all three of her 3-point attempts. Laura Murray tallied 19 points, six assists and five rebounds for the game, while Dakota Dukes scored 10.
¦ A McGowan triple from the baseline cut a five-point Wildcat lead to 56-54 with 7:24 to play, but Shannon Eriksson answered right back with a triple from the wing for the visitors. Jones scored a layup on Georgia Southern's next trip down the floor to cut the margin to three, and the Eagles forced a Davidson turnover but missed a contested layup in transition.
¦ The game really turned when Early got loose for three 3-pointers in less than two minutes. She hit two treys from the wing in an 8-0 Wildcat run, which opened a 67-56 lead with 5:11 to go. A 3-pointer by Knight cut the margin to six, but Early answered with another triple as the Wildcats scored the next 10 points to take control of the contest.
¦ Georgia Southern held a 15-7 edge on the offensive glass and scored 17 second-chance points. The Wildcats forced 21 Eagle turnovers and notched 29 points off the miscues.
¦ Last meeting in Belk Arena (12/1/13): Sophia Aleksandravicius netted a season high 24 points and added 10 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Davidson to a 61-49 victory over Georgia Southern.
¦ MiMi DuBose matched her season high of 21 points to go along with a career-high seven rebounds for Georgia Southern. The junior guard was 8-of-14 from the floor and hit four of her seven 3-point tries.
¦ Turnovers were the difference as Georgia Southern committed 27, which led to 25 points for the Wildcats.
¦ Davidson led by as many 15 points three different times in the second period after taking a 30-21 lead into the break. Aleksandravicius twice gave the Wildcats its biggest lead of the game at 48-33 and 50-35 on turnaround jumpers at the 9:41 and 6:19 marks.
¦ DuBose got the Eagles to within nine after a trey from the wing to make it 54-45 with 3:53 remaining, but sophomore Shannon Eriksson answer that triple with one of her own on the Wildcats' next possession and the lead never went below 10 the rest of the way.
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 played in her 100th career game at Chattanooga (1/4).
¦ Lacie Dowling tied the school record with eight 3-pointers against Detroit (11/30) and scored a career-high 26 points in the game. She shares the record with Allie Rousseau, who notched eight triples vs. Appalachian State Feb. 8, 2000. The performance helped Dowling earn all-tournament honors at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament.
¦ Dowling has played in every game this season and started the last 22. She tallied a career-high seven assists at Western Carolina Jan. 25.
¦ Anna Claire Knight is 118 points away from 1,000 and 27 rebounds away from 400 for her career. The junior has two career double-doubles and has started the last 38 contests.
¦ Sophomore Briana Jones, who sat out last season after transferring from James Madison, has four double-doubles in her first campaign playing for the Eagles. She has started every game.
¦ Senior Jordi Cook played in her 100th career game at Western Carolina Jan. 25. She was one of three Eagles to play in all 31 games in 2012-13.
¦ Sierra Kirkland scored a career high 12 points at Appalachian State (1/27). The sophomore has played in every game in her career.
¦ MiMi DuBose had a streak of 87 straight games and 83 consecutive starts come to an end at UNCG Feb. 10.
¦ Five Eagles scored in double figures at Appalachian State Jan. 27. It's the first time since early in the 2008-09 season that GSU placed five players in double figures.
¦ The Eagles' 79 points against Detroit (11/30) are the most they have scored since posting 80 in an 87-80 home setback to Chattanooga Dec. 4, 2010. GSU's 11 triples in the contest are the most since hitting 11 against Davidson Jan. 8, 2010. The Eagles also scored 79 points against Wofford (12/16).
¦ The Eagles improved to 29-9 in home openers with their 63-50 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 16.
¦ For the first time in four seasons, Georgia Southern opened conference play at home.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 14 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
¦ The Eagles return home to take on Appalachian State Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ It's the ninth annual Pink Game, Senior Day for the women's program, a doubleheader with the men's team and Junior Eagle Club Day with the Kids Zone open in the back Hanner Gym. Fans need just one ticket to watch both basketball games.
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