Georgia Southern (1-4, 1-4) vs. Georgia State (4-9, 3-8) Date: Oct. 30-31, Hanner Fieldhouse Series: GS trails 23-13, W1 | Series History Promotions: Oct. 30 - Senior Night, Local Heroes Night, Wear White; Oct. 31 - Volloween -Costume Contest for kids, candy giveaway TV: ESPN+

 

Georgia Southern	Georgia State
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Probable GS Lineup:
#7 Mya Wilson
#9 Chamblee Russell
#10 Maddie Bryant
#13 Baylor Bumford
#14 Haley Fuller
#18 Madison Brown
#22 Landon Jones

Georgia Southern is scheduled to play its home opener Friday as the Eagles play host to Georgia State at 6 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. The teams will meet in the final contest of their four-match season series Saturday at 1 p.m., and both contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Friday night is Senior Night, and Georgia Southern will recognize seniors Lauren Hager and Landon Jones prior to the match. It's also Local Heroes Night - tickets are buy one, get one free for all military, first responders, healthcare workers and educators. Saturday is Volloween with a costume contest for kids and a candy giveaway.

Southern and State split a pair of matches back on Oct. 1 and 2, with State taking the first contest 3-0 and Southern winning the second 3-0.

Georgia Southern is coming off a series sweep at South Alabama, losing two matches Thursday and one Friday. Georgia State won two of three at Appalachian State, losing the contest Friday and winning the final two on Saturday.

Georgia Southern junior setter Madison Brown tallied 100 assists against the Jaguars last week to put her over 2,000 for her career (2,041), and she ranks seventh on the Georgia Southern all-time list. Jones is 367 digs away from 1,000 for her career, and junior Maddie Bryant is 21 kills away from 500 for her career.

The Eagles were picked fifth in the East Division in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, while Georgia State was picked sixth. State leads the series 23-13 and has won six of the last eight.

Including these matches, Georgia Southern is scheduled to play eight more conference contests against Sun Belt East Division rivals before all 12 teams advance to the conference tournament in Foley, Alabama, Nov. 18-22. The tournament will feature Olympics style pool play as teams will be grouped into four three-team pods based on their finish in the league standings. The winners of each pod advance to the semifinals for a single-elimination tournament from there. 

Following the weekend, the Eagles are slated to travel to Coastal Carolina for three matches Nov. 5-6.