Women's Basketball | 12/19/2015 1:15:00 PM

Georgia Southern (3-4) at Stetson (7-3)
Sunday, Dec. 20 – Edmunds Center (4,000) – 1:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern (3-4) vs. Bethune-Cookman (5-5)
Monday, Dec. 21 – Edmunds Center (4,00) – 3:00 p.m.
 
Live Video - ESPN3 (Stetson Game Only) | Live Stats (Stetson Game) | Live Stats (Bethune-Cookman Game)

Georgia Southern Information:
[Roster] [Schedule] [Season Stats] [@GSAthletics_WBB] [Game Notes (PDF)]

Stetson Information:
[Roster] [Schedule] [Season Stats] [@StetsonHatters]
 
Bethune-Cookman Information
[Roster] [Schedule] [Season Stats] [@BCUWBB]
 
Probable Starters for Georgia Southern:
#11 Angel McGowan, G
#12 Abby Hix, G
#20 Sierra Kirkland, F
#23 Alexis Sams, G
#35 Patrice Butler, F
 
GEORGIA SOUTHERN IN THE HATTER CLASSIC
• This season will mark the 28th time Stetson has hosted the Hatter Classic in DeLand, Fla. dating back to the 1980-81 season.
• Georgia Southern will be participating in the tournament for the fifth time, but it is the first time since the 2012-13 season.
• The Eagles have an all-time record of 4-4 all-time in the tournament that includes winning the inaugural tournament in 1981. The Eagles also played for the tournament crown in 1997 falling 95-81 to Colorado State.
• In GSU's four previous trips to DeLand, the Eagles have faced Stetson three times (2-1). They have also played Wake Forest, Duke, Colorado State, Maine and Bethune-Cookman in previous Classics.
• Georgia Southern has placed four players on the all-tournament team including two in the 1997 tourney. Those four players include Mary Perry (1997), Sharon Mitchell (1997), Mimi Lindsey (2001) and MiMi DuBose (2012).
 
LAYUP LINE
• The Eagles wrapped up a three-game home stand with a record of 2-1 following a 64-49 loss to Robert Morris. They now begin a four-game road swing that takes them into Florida and Texas to close out the non-conference slate as well as 2015 and open 2016 the their Sun Belt Conference schedule.
• The 1,509 in attendance at Thursday's game against the Colonials of Robert Morris was the 10th-most people to attend a home game in program history. The game between the Eagles and Colonials surpassed the 1,490 mark set on Jan. 22, 1996 in a game against Davidson.
• The Eagles started off the month of December 3-0. It was the first three-game winning streak since Rusty Cram's 2011-12 team bested Jacksonville (52-46, 12/21/11), Southern Wesleyan (75-40, 12/30/11), and Wofford (56-48, 1/2/12) in consecutive games.
• The 64 points scored in the win over Charleston Southern tied the season-high for most team points. The Eagles also hit the mark in the first win of the season at Savannah State.
• Speaking of matching season-highs, the Eagles' 22 field goals made and 44.9% shooting performance against Charleston Southern also matched season-highs set against the Tigers of Savannah State.
• When Georgia Southern scored 32 points in the first half of the Charleston Southern game, it was the most first half points scored this season by GSU. The Eagles scored 14 points in the first quarter (also a season-high for that period) and 18 in the second quarter. Georgia Southern's season-high for points in a half was 39 in the second half against Savannah State.
• Georgia Southern picked up the first win of the season, and the first Division 1 win for head coach Kip Drown, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 with a 64-48 road win at Savannah State.
 
THE HISTORY WITH STETSON
• Sunday's game against Stetson will be the 34th meeting on the hardwood between the Eagles and Hatters. In the previous 33 meetings, GSU holds a commanding 22-11 all-time record that includes a 10-8 advantage in DeLand.
• Stetson has claimed the last two meetings but Georgia Southern won the previous five.
 
SCOUTING THE HATTERS
• Stetson comes into the 28th Hatter Classic boasting a 7-3 record having won their last four games and are 4-0 at home.
• They have won or shared their own tournament crown a tournament-best nine times, including the last five, and hold an overall record of 27-27 in the previous 27 tourneys.
• The Hatters are averaging 70.6 points per game while holding opponents to 56.2 points per contest. SU is shooting over 45% from the field and 30% from three-point range.
• The only statistic the Hatters are not leading their opponents is the rebounding margin where Stetson average 36.4 while their opposition brings down 37.1 boards per game.
• Stetson has no seniors on the team, but does have five juniors to compliment five freshmen and one sophomore. Six of 11 players have played in all 10 games this season.
• SU has three players that have started every game and are averaging double-digit points highlighted by junior guard Brianti Saunders' 16.7 points per game. She also leads the team with 33.5 minutes per game and 18 three-pointers. She is also second on the team in rebounds with 5.6.
• Junior forward Breana Bey is close behind with 13.3 points per game and leads the team with 7.4 boards and junior guard Aisha Turner is contributing 12.5.
 
THE HISTORY WITH BETHUNE-COOKMAN
• Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman have met three times on the hardwood with the Wildcats owning a 3-0 record all-time over the Eagles.
• The two have not played each other since the 2012-13 season when the Wildcats won 59-48 in the Hatter Classic in DeLand.
 
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• This will be the seventh time the Wildcats have played in the Hatter Classic. They hold an all-time record of 3-9 in the tourney and were co-champions during the 2012-13 season.
• As a team, the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman are 5-5 on the season, including an 0-1 mark at a neutral site, and have split their last four games 2-2. The loss on a neutral court was a 75-59 loss to Western Illinois in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Bethune-Cookman averages 60.9 points per outing but have held opponents to 55.7 points. In the last game the Wildcats played, they hit the century mark and held Warner to just 28 points.
• The Wildcats are shooting 39.8% from the field and have knocked down 56 three-pointers while shooting 35.9 from beyond the arc.
• Kendra Cooper leads the team with 15.0 points per game and has been the Wildcats' leading scorer in five games this season. She is averaging 33.2 minutes per contest and has a team-high 22 three-pointers.
• Kailyn Williams is the only other player averaging double-digit points as she contributes 11.1 per game. Williams leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game and is one of just five players to have played in all 10 games.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• A Niki Stamolamprou tallied 14 points, five rebounds and three steals, and Robert Morris held Georgia Southern to 27 percent shooting in the final three quarters to earn a 64-49 women's basketball victory over the Eagles Thursday afternoon on Field Trip Day in Hanner Fieldhouse. Attendance eclipsed 1,500 as five local elementary and middle schools were in attendance.
• Angel McGowan registered a game-high 17 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Georgia Southern (3-4), which saw its three-game win streak come to an end. Patrice Butler tallied 13 points and seven rebounds, and Alexis Sams scored nine points.
• Megan Smith contributed 14 points and nine rebounds for Robert Morris (5-5), while Ashley Ravelli scored eight. Leah Womack added eight points and seven rebounds.
• The Eagles held Robert Morris to 32 percent shooting from the field, but the Colonials used 15 offensive rebounds to score 19 second-chance points and collected 19 points off of 14 Eagle turnovers.
• The Colonials outscored Georgia Southern 16-6 in the second period to open a seven-point lead at halftime. Trailing 23-22 early in the frame, six different Colonials made baskets in a 12-4 Robert Morris run over the final 8:30 of the period. Robert Morris outscored Georgia Southern 15-4 over the first 7:36 of the third quarter to open a 49-32 lead on a Wormack jumper in the lane.
• The Eagles trimmed the margin to 11 points on an Abby Hix three-pointer with 6:16 to go but that was as close as they would get. Robert Morris went 6-for-6 from the free throw line inside the final minute to dash any comeback hopes.
• Georgia Southern hit five three-pointers and made eight of its first 12 shots in the opening period, and Sams led the way with her nine points on three treys.
 
NEXT UP
• Georgia Southern will open Sun Belt Conference play on the road following the Christmas break. The Eagles will first travel to San Marcos, Texas to take on Texas State in the final game of 2015 before traveling to Arlington for the first matchup of the season with UT-Arlington.
 
SEASON TICKETS
• Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at GSEagles.com/tickets. Season ticket options are available for both general admission and reserved seating. Fans can enjoy chair-back seats in the reserved sections for $90 a season ticket for either men's or women's basketball. Alternatively, general admission season tickets are $65 and are located behind the baskets on bleachers. A combo package is also available for $120 and includes both men's and women's basketball contests.

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