Thursday, February 22
Opponent:Â James Madison
Location: Statesboro || Hanner Fieldhouse
Time:Â 5 p.m.
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Quickly:Â Georgia Southern begins its final home week of the regular season by hosting James Madison on Thursday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse ... The Eagles halted their 10-game slide on Saturday by knocking off South Alabama, 85-70, in Mobile ... Georgia Southern trailed the Jaguars by six at halftime but outscored the home team 47-26 in the second half ...
Terren Ward registered her fifth straight 20+ point game with 25 points ...
Eden Johnson added 15 points and three blocked shots. The three blocked shots gave the Eagles 132 blocks this season, setting a new single season school record ... James Madison snapped a two-game slide with a 73-60 win over Coastal Carolina on Saturday ... Two Dukes collected double-doubles in the win over the Chanticleers - Peyton McDaniel (22 pts, 13 rbs) and Annalicia Goodman (10 pts, 11 rbs) ... The series is tied at 3-3, but Georgia Southern has won both previous matchups in Hanner Fieldhouse ... James Madison took a 72-51 win back in Harrisonburg on January 18 ... The Dukes led the Eagles by just two, 33-31, at halftime. But JMU outscored the Eagles by a 21-9 margin in the third quarter en route to the 21-point victory ... Georgia Southern will be celebrating Black History Month in Thursday's game with a free t-shirt giveaway and a halftime performance from the Georgia Southern chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.