Thursday, December 3
Opponent: Furman
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time: 6 PM

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Quickly: Georgia Southern opens up its 2020-21 home slate by hosting Furman on Thursday evening at Hanner Fieldhouse ... Furman opened up the 2020-21 season with a stiff test, traveling to ACC foe Clemson on November 25th to take on the Tigers. Clemson held Furman to just 27.9% shooting from the floor in picking up an 83-43 win over the Paladins ... Last year, Furman hosted the Eagles in the 2019-20 season opener for Georgia Southern and Head Coach Anita Howard's first game at the helm of the Eagles. Furman picked up a 78-63 win in that contest. Tatum Barber led GS with 14 points, while grad transfer Nikki McDonald collected 12 points. Four Paladins reached double figures in that contest, led by Le'Jzae Davidson's 19 points. However, only one of the four Furman players who had double figures returns for 2020-21 - senior forward Celena Taborn (14 pts, 6 rbs) ... Georgia Southern leads the overall series between the two teams, 28-26, but Furman has won the last nine meetings, dating back to 2011. Georgia Southern's last win over Furman was a 56-46 win in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 15 ... The Eagles are 33-13 in home openers all-time, but Georgia Southern has dropped its last two home openers ... Sophomore Shondell Vickers leads the Sun Belt and ranks 13th in the nation in total rebounds (25) and 22nd in rebounds per game (12.5). As a team, the Eagles rank 32nd in total rebounds.