PREVIEW: Women's Basketball vs. North Carolina Central

Saturday, February 20
Opponent: North Carolina Central
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time: 3 p.m.

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Sunday, February 21
Opponent: North Carolina Central
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time: 2 p.m.

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Quickly: Georgia Southern plays its final home regular season games of 2020-21 this weekend by hosting North Carolina Central University out of the MEAC ... The Eagles picked up the pair of games against NCCU after Coastal Carolina was forced to cancel its games against Georgia Southern due to COVID-19 protocols ... NC Central will be making its first trip to Statesboro to play Georgia Southern this weekend. The NCCU Eagles are 3-6 this season and 1-3 in the MEAC ... The last time out, NC Central dropped a pair of home games to North Carolina A&T over the weekend, losing 87-57 on Saturday and 72-62 on Sunday ... Georgia Southern comes into the weekend at 9-10 overall and 5-7 in the Sun Belt ... NCCU is led by preseason All-MEAC selection Anissa Rivera, who is averaging 17.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Rivera has been the MEAC's Player of the Week five times this season, and her 3.22 blocks per game ranks sixth in NCAA Division I ... The Eagles are led by sophomore Mya Burns, who is averaging 12.0 ppg in her last five games.

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