Wednesday, November 17
Opponent: FIU
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time: 3 p.m.

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Quickly: Georgia Southern enters Wednesday afternoon's contest against FIU with a 2-0 mark, just the second 2-0 start for the Eagles in the last 15 seasons ... The Eagles downed Fort Valley State, 99-71, on Saturday in its home opener at Hanner. Georgia Southern notched 21 steals against the Wildcats and dominated on the glass, grabbing 51 rebounds ...  FIU is 2-1 to start the 2021-22 campaign under second-year head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley. The Golden Panthers were 15-13 in Burks-Wiley's first season and advanced to the consolation bracket final of the WBI ... The Golden Panthers opened up the 2021-22 season with a close 69-67 loss to George Mason last Tuesday, then knocked off cross-town rival Florida Memorial, 72-69, on Friday. FIU downed Kennesaw State on Monday evening, 67-57, before coming to Statesboro to take on the Eagles ... FIU leads the overall series between the two teams, 11-6, but the former NSWAC rivals have not met since 2008, when Georgia Southern took a 61-49 win over the Golden Panthers in Miami ... Three times during their time in the NSWAC, the teams met for the tournament title, with GS winning once - 71-70 in the 1990 final in Miami - and FIU winning twice ... FIU has a 6-2 record against the Eagles in Statesboro.