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Record Crowd Watches Eagles Tussle With No. 5 LSU On Sunday
11/9/2025 4:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tigers defeat the Eagles, 118-70, in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,322 at The Hill
STATESBORO - In front of a record crowd of 5,322 at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, No. 5-ranked LSU defeated host Georgia Southern, 118-70, on Sunday afternoon in Statesboro.
The crowd is the single-game Georgia Southern women's basketball record for a home game, besting the 3,925 drawn by the Eagles last year vs. Coastal Georgia in their annual Kids Day game on December 13. It is also a new arena record for The Hill, which opened in December of 2024.
The Eagles fall to 1-2 with the loss, while LSU improves to 3-0. The No. 5-ranked Tigers were the highest ranked opponent to play in Statesboro against the Eagles since No. 2 Georgia on November 30, 1999.
The Tigers hit 14-of-20 shots in the first quarter to outpoint the Eagles, 31-16, then took a 67-36 lead into halftime.
Georgia Southern came out in the third quarter and hit 7-of-12 shots, including two threes, to outscore LSU by a 23-21 margin. But the Tigers opened the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run to assume control in the contest.
LSU finished the game hitting 52.9 percent from the floor (46-of-87), including 9-of-20 from three-point range. Georgia Southern shot 37.3 percent from the floor (22-of-59), while hitting 10-of-33 three-pointers.
Four Eagles reached double figures on the day, led by Kyla Braynt's 18 points. McKenna Eddings added 13 points, while Shanti Simmons and Kayla Cleaveland each added 10 points.
Six Tigers reached double figures, led by 19 points apiece from MiLaysia Fulwiley and Savannah native Flau'Jae Johnson.
Eagle of the Game
Kyla Bryant hit 5-of-11 shots from the floor, including 3-of-8 threes, and hit 5-of-6 free throws en route to her game-high 18 points. She added two assists, two steals and two rebounds.
Stat of the Game
LSU had a considerable rebounding advantage on the day, collecting 59 rebounds compared to 25 for the Eagles. The 31 offensive rebounds for the Tigers resulted in a 34-14 edge in second chance points on the night.
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on facing the No. 5-ranked Tigers
"Obviously we knew the test that we had coming into today. We knew it was going to be a huge challenge to defend them and to rebound. Obviously they have a huge size advantage on us, and we knew it was going to be tough to get out and defend them in transition. All those things kinda came to fruition. We put up 70 points and I thought we were really aggressive at times, so I'm proud of the way we scored the ball. We think three-point shooting is going to be a part of our identify this year and we did make 10 threes."
Next Up
Georgia Southern will have an eight-day break before next traveling to Missouri State for a 7:30 p.m. ET contest against the Bears in a homecoming game for Coach Haden, who is a Springfield, Mo., native.
