Saturday, January 15
Opponent:Â UT Arlington
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time:Â 2Â p.m.
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Quickly: Georgia Southern wraps up the week by hosting UT Arlington on Saturday afternoon at Hanner in Sun Belt Conference action ... The Eagles fell to 10-5 overall and 1-2 in the Sun Belt after Thursday night's 78-74 loss to Texas State ...
Terren Ward had a team-high 23 points in the game, but Texas State's Da'Nasia Hood hit for a career-high 32 in leading the Bobcats to the victory ... UT Arlington is 9-4 overall and 3-1 in the Sun Belt after downing Georgia State, 82-68, on Thursday in Atlanta ... Starr Jacobs led the way with 22 points, while Terryn Milton added 15 points ... Jacobs is averaging a team-best 19.4 ppg, while Milton is averaging 12.1 ppg ... UTA is the best team in the Sun Belt in protecting the basketball, leading the league in assist/TO ratio (+1.1) and ranking first in fewest turnovers per game (13.8) ... UTA leads the overall series between the two teams, 9-1, and the Mavericks won the last meeting in Arlington, 101-73, on Leap Day 2020 (Feb. 29) ... Georgia Southern's lone win in the series came on January 27, 2018, a 73-68 win by the Eagles in Hanner ... Saturday's game is Salute to Service day at Hanner. Tickets for military members and their families are just $3 (limit of four) and can be purchased at the gate.
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