BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University women's basketball (7-9, 2-3 SBC) travels to Georgia for a two-game swing, starting with Georgia State (5-11, 1-4 SBC) on Thursday at 7 p.m inside the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta.
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@AppStateWBB at @GSU_WBB | January 19th | 7 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Sports Arena
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About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
The Apps suffered a 60-55 setback to Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C. Joi Jones and Q. Murray led the team while Jones became the 24th player in App State women's basketball history to reach 1,000 points. App committed 27 turnovers in the setback, which was the most since the season opener against DePaul. App State did hold Coastal to 32.8 percent shooting from the floor, the lowest field goal percentage Appalachian has held an opponent to on the road this season.
What to Watch for
• On Thursday conference games thus far (1-1), the Apps are averaging 6.2 more points (69.5-63.3) compared to Saturday conference games (1-2), while allowing five fewer points (62.0-67.0) as opposed to Saturday contests. Expect a better performance against the Panthers on Thursday.
• In four career games against Georgia State, Joi Jones is turning in 14 points per game, shooting 55.8 percent from the field and dishing out 3.5 assists. Anticipate on Jones bouncing back after Coastal Carolina.
• Georgia State is the third worst team in defensive points per possession (natstat.com), allowing .942 per possession. See if the App State offense can bounce back after scoring just 55 points against Coastal Carolina.
• The Mountaineers' 27 turnovers against CCU was the most since the season opener against DePaul (32 turnovers). Anticipate the Apps to protect the ball better against a GSU team that forces just 17.2 turnovers per game.
• App State has shot 46 percent inside the arc over the last two games, including a 48.7 percent mark (20-41) against Coastal Carolina. See if Appalachian can work the ball inside for easier buckets.
Scouting Georgia State (5-11, 1-4 SBC)
• Georgia State has lost eight of its last nine games including a four-game losing streak after a 72-63 setback at UL Monroe.
• The Panthers are led by sixth-year head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener.
• Tiffany Holston leads the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 rpg), while shooting 46.1 percent from the field.
• Holston is the lone player scoring in double figures, but six other players average at least five points per game, including four who average at least eight points per game.
• Holston is third in the league in rebounding and fifth in field goal percentage.
• GSU is second in the conference only behind Troy averaging 40.4 rebounds per game, while its plus-0.2 is fourth in the conference.
• The Panthers are averaging 21.8 turnovers during the four-game slide.
• Georgia State has yet to win a conference home game this season, as it was outscored by an average of 24 points.
• Georgia State hasn't won a game (0-10) when allowing 69 or more points.
Series History
• Georgia State is 4-3 all-time against the Mountaineers, with the Black and Gold taking home an exciting 72-69 win in Atlanta in the most recent outing last season.
• All three of Appalachian's wins have come on the Panthers' home floor.
• The last four games have been by 10 points or less in which the last three games were decided by five points or fewer.
• App State's win last season against Georgia State gave the team a tournament berth in the SBC Tournament.
What's Next
App State will make the short trip to Statesboro for a 2 p.m. affair against archrival Georgia Southern on Saturday.
