Georgia Southern University
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Eagles Take Seminoles Down To The Wire On Thursday
11/6/2025 8:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Shanti Simmons' career night helps Georgia Southern put a scare into Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Georgia Southern women's basketball gave host Florida State all it could handle on Thursday evening, falling to the Seminoles by an 80-72 score at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Eagles tell to 1-1 on the season, while Florida State improved to 2-0 in the first meeting between the two teams since 2005.
Georgia Southern opened the game's first three minutes on an 11-2 run, then rode 12 first quarter points from Shanti Simmons to take a 26-24 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was a defensive one as Florida State outscored the Eagles by three to take a three-point lead into the break, 39-36.
The Eagles used an 7-0 run midway late in the third quarter to take a 53-52 lead, but the Seminoles regained the lead at the end of the third quarter, 57-55, then outscored Georgia Southern 23-17 in the fourth for the victory.
Neither team shot well from the floor as the Eagles hit just 30.6% (22-of-72) while the Seminoles shot 38.9% (28-of-72). After knocking down 13 threes in the season-opener on Monday, the Eagles made just 4-of-22 threes (18.2%) tonight against Florida State.
Simmons led a trio of Eagles in double figures with 24 points, while Lia Anderson added 14 points and Destiny Garrett added 10.
Florida State also placed three players in double figures, led by 15 points apiece from Sydney Bowles and Sole' Williams.
Eagle of the Game
Simmons notched her career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor, along with 3-of-3 from three-point range, while adding 10 rebounds for her second double-double as an Eagle. She also notched five steals and went 5-for-7 from the free throw line.
Stat of the Game
The 72 points scored by the Eagles against Florida State were the most points scored by a Georgia Southern team against an ACC opponent since December 3, 1988, when the team had 78 against the Seminoles.
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on keeping the game against the Seminoles despite an off shooting night
"We took really good care of the ball, only seven turnovers, and even as poor as we shot it, 30% from the floor and 18% from three, we still had more assists than turnovers. I thought we did a really good job of playing together, and we were able to create points off of their turnovers. I thought we battled, and that was the X factor, we never gave up."
Next Up
Georgia Southern returns home to the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center on Sunday, November 9, to host No. 5 LSU in a 2 p.m. non-conference contest. It will be the highest-ranked opponent that the Eagles have hosted since welcoming No. 2 Georgia to Statesboro on November 30, 1999.
