Georgia Southern (0-0, 0-0) vs. Georgia State (1-4, 0-3)
Date: Oct. 1-2, GSU Sports Arena
Series: GS 22-12, L2 |Â Series History |
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Probable GS Lineup:
#1
Hannah McGlockton
#7
Mya Wilson
#9
Chamblee Russell
#10
Maddie Bryant
#13
Baylor Bumford
#18
Madison Brown
#22
Landon Jones
Georgia Southern will open the season with a pair of Sun Belt matches at Georgia State Thursday and Friday. The Eagles and Panthers are scheduled to play each other four times this season with two in Atlanta and two in Statesboro.
The Eagles had their series against Appalachain State postponed last week, while Georgia State has played five matches and went 0-3 at Troy over the weekend. Leah Wilcox ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in kills per set with 3.45, while Meisheia Griffin leads the league in blocks with 1.60 a set.
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 22-12 and has won five of the last six. Southern's last win in Atlanta was Nov. 10, 2016.
Georgia Southern junior setter
Madison Brown enters the season ranked eighth on the school's career assist list (1,873), and senior
Landon Jones is 391 digs away from 1,000 for her career. Junior
Maddie Bryant is 59 kills away from 500 for her career.
Georgia Southern is scheduled to play a 16-game conference schedule this season, and the Eagles will play series against each of their 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.Â
Following the weekend, the Eagles are slated to open their home schedule with three matches against Troy in Hanner Fieldhouse Oct. 9-10.
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