755 Hank Aaron Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 Will Owens, Digital Media Coordinator Office: 404.413.4031 • Cell: 502.718.2525 • Email: [email protected]GeorgiaStateSports.com • Twitter: @GSU_WBB 2017-18 RECORDS Georgia State: 4-11, 0-4 Sun Belt H: 4-4, A: 0-7, N: 0-0 Appalachian State: 3-12, 1-3 Sun Belt H: 0-6, A: 3-6, N: 0-0 HEAD COACH Sharon Baldwin (Georgia, 1991) GSU: 84-141 (8th Yr.) Career: 279-283 (18th Yr.) SERIES RECORDS All-time series: GSU leads 5-4 H: 2-3, A: 3-0, N: 0-1 Last Meeting: W, 59-55 (2/11/17) GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: 1340 The Fan 3, 103.7 FM and online at GeorgiaStateSports.com and through the GSU Athletics mobile app. Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 16: GEORGIA STATE (4-11, 0-4 SBC) at APPALACHIAN STATE (3-12, 1-3 SBC) Jan. 11, 5 p.m. • Holmes Convocation Center • Boone, N.C. Radio: 1340 The Fan 3 / 103.7 FM QUICK NOTES • Georgia State visits the Carolinas this weekend for games at Appalachian State Thursday and Coastal Carolina Saturday. • Georgia State is a perfect 3-0 in trips to Boone, N.C. The Panthers defeated App State 59-55 in the last meeting. • Kierra Henry is averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game. She has scored double- digit points in 13 of 15 games this season. • Georgia State is shooting an impressive 75.4% from the free throw line this season which ranks 32nd in NCAA D-I. Kierra Henry leads the team at 85.1% (min. 20 att). • The Panthers rank ninth in the country with 258 free throws made. That mark is tops in the Sun Belt. • GSU ranks third in the Sun Belt in steals per game with 9.6. Madison Newby leads the conference with 2.29 steals per contest. • Kierra Henry scored 28 points at Troy earlier this season. It was the most points scored by a Panther since Kelcey Roegiers scored 33 in 2007. • Junior Kierra Henry leads Georgia State in points (230) and assists (61). Shay Fluker is the leading rebounder with 72. • Sophomores Jada Lewis and Madison Newby were named preseason All-Sun Belt. • Jada Lewis was the 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and Madison Newby was the 2015-16 SBC Freshman of the Year. • The Panthers had a challenging start to the season, facing Florida, No. 4 Mississippi State and Georgia Tech on the road for the first three games. • Head coach Sharon Baldwin has two new members on the staff in Tron Griffin and Jasmine Young.Young played for Baldwin at East Carolina (2005-09). PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) Pos # Name ...................................Ht Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 23 Madison Newby ..................... 5-8 RSo. 9.5 3.9 Finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists at Troy G 1 Janessa Murphy ...................... 5-7 Jr. 5.5 3.1 Set career highs in points (25), rebounds (8) and assists (5) at Troy F 2 K.K. Williams ......................... 5-10 Jr. 5.4 2.6 Career high is 15 points F/G 21 Kierra Henry .......................... 5-9 Jr. 15.3 3.8 Leads GSU in points; Scored 28 at Troy on 9-of-14 shooting F 11 Juliet James ............................. 6-0 Jr. 4.0 3.4 Transfer from Northwest Tech CC RESERVES .................................................. G 5 Shay Fluker ............................. 5-10 Jr. 14.1 6.0 Led GSU in scoring vs. North Greenville with 25 points G 13 Jada Lewis ............................... 5-7 So. 15.5 1.0 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year F 20 Francesca Minali.................... 6-2 RJr. 1.8 3.6 Career high 11 rebounds in win over JSU F/G 22 Deja Mitchell .......................... 6-0 Fr. 5.2 3.1 Reached 14 points vs. Allen C 30 Shaq Miller-McCray .............. 6-3 So. 2.9 3.2 Totaled seven blocks at Troy F/G 32 Victoria Middlebrooks .......... 6-1 Jr. 1.6 1.5 Transfer from Southwest Tennessee CC F/C 33 Rakeah Williams .................... 6-1 Fr. 2.3 1.0 Tallied 12 points in just 11 minutes on 12/3 vs. Allen
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755 Hank Aaron Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 Will Owens, Digital Media CoordinatorOffice: 404.413.4031 • Cell: 502.718.2525 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @GSU_WBB
2017-18 RECORDSGeorgia State: 4-11, 0-4 Sun Belt H: 4-4, A: 0-7, N: 0-0Appalachian State: 3-12, 1-3 Sun Belt H: 0-6, A: 3-6, N: 0-0
SERIES RECORDSAll-time series: GSU leads 5-4 H: 2-3, A: 3-0, N: 0-1 Last Meeting: W, 59-55 (2/11/17)
GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIRRadio: 1340 The Fan 3, 103.7 FM and online at GeorgiaStateSports.com and through the GSU Athletics mobile app.
Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com
Game 16: GEORGIA STATE (4-11, 0-4 SBC) at APPALACHIAN STATE (3-12, 1-3 SBC)Jan. 11, 5 p.m. • Holmes Convocation Center • Boone, N.C.
Radio: 1340 The Fan 3 / 103.7 FMQUICK NOTES
• Georgia State visits the Carolinas this weekend for games at Appalachian State Thursday and Coastal Carolina Saturday.
• Georgia State is a perfect 3-0 in trips to Boone, N.C. The Panthers defeated App State 59-55 in the last meeting.
• Kierra Henry is averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game. She has scored double-digit points in 13 of 15 games this season.
• Georgia State is shooting an impressive 75.4% from the free throw line this season which ranks 32nd in NCAA D-I. Kierra Henry leads the team at 85.1% (min. 20 att).
• The Panthers rank ninth in the country with 258 free throws made. That mark is tops in the Sun Belt.
• GSU ranks third in the Sun Belt in steals per game with 9.6. Madison Newby leads the conference with 2.29 steals per contest.
• Kierra Henry scored 28 points at Troy earlier this season. It was the most points scored by a Panther since Kelcey Roegiers scored 33 in 2007.
• Junior Kierra Henry leads Georgia State in points (230) and assists (61). Shay Fluker is the leading rebounder with 72.
• Sophomores Jada Lewis and Madison Newby were named preseason All-Sun Belt.• Jada Lewis was the 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and Madison Newby was
the 2015-16 SBC Freshman of the Year.• The Panthers had a challenging start to the season, facing Florida, No. 4 Mississippi
State and Georgia Tech on the road for the first three games.• Head coach Sharon Baldwin has two new members on the staff in Tron Griffin and
Jasmine Young. Young played for Baldwin at East Carolina (2005-09).
PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game)
Pos # Name ...................................Ht Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 23 Madison Newby .....................5-8 RSo. 9.5 3.9 Finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists at Troy G 1 Janessa Murphy ......................5-7 Jr. 5.5 3.1 Set career highs in points (25), rebounds (8) and assists (5) at Troy
F 2 K.K. Williams .........................5-10 Jr. 5.4 2.6 Career high is 15 points F/G 21 Kierra Henry ..........................5-9 Jr. 15.3 3.8 Leads GSU in points; Scored 28 at Troy on 9-of-14 shooting F 11 Juliet James .............................6-0 Jr. 4.0 3.4 Transfer from Northwest Tech CC
G 5 Shay Fluker .............................5-10 Jr. 14.1 6.0 Led GSU in scoring vs. North Greenville with 25 points G 13 Jada Lewis ...............................5-7 So. 15.5 1.0 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year F 20 Francesca Minali ....................6-2 RJr. 1.8 3.6 Career high 11 rebounds in win over JSU F/G 22 Deja Mitchell ..........................6-0 Fr. 5.2 3.1 Reached 14 points vs. Allen C 30 Shaq Miller-McCray ..............6-3 So. 2.9 3.2 Totaled seven blocks at Troy F/G 32 Victoria Middlebrooks ..........6-1 Jr. 1.6 1.5 Transfer from Southwest Tennessee CC F/C 33 Rakeah Williams ....................6-1 Fr. 2.3 1.0 Tallied 12 points in just 11 minutes on 12/3 vs. Allen
2017-18 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultNov. 11 at Florida (SEC+) L, 82-66Nov. 16 at #4 Mississippi State (SEC+) L, 106-50Nov. 21 at Georgia Tech (ACC+) L, 75-51Nov. 24 VCU (ESPN3) W, 61-56Nov. 26 WKU (ESPN3) L, 74-63Nov. 30 at Kennesaw State L, 71-61.Dec. 3 ALLEN (ESPN3) W, 101-56Dec. 10 NORTH GREENVILLE (ESPN3) W, 91-89Dec. 15 FAU (ESPN3) L, 82-50Dec. 19 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) W, 55-41Dec. 21 at UNCW L, 74-62Dec. 29 at South Alabama * L, 88-52Dec. 31 at Troy * L, 90-86Jan. 4 LITTLE ROCK * (ESPN3) L, 65-50Jan. 6 ARKANSAS STATE * (ESPN3) L, 75-58Jan. 11 at Appalachian State * 5 p.m.Jan. 13 at Coastal Carolina * 1 p.m.Jan. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * (ESPN3) 12 p.m.Jan. 25 UT ARLINGTON * (ESPN3) 5 p.m.Jan. 27 TEXAS STATE * (ESPN3) 12 p.m.Feb. 1 at Arkansas State * 6 p.m.Feb. 3 at Little Rock * 4 p.m.Feb. 8 LOUISIANA * (ESPN3) 5 p.m.Feb. 10 UL MONROE * (ESPN3) 12 p.m.Feb. 17 at Georgia Southern * 2 p.m.Feb. 22 at Texas State * 1 p.m.Feb. 24 at UT Arlington * 3 p.m.March 1 TROY * (ESPN3) 5 p.m.March 3 SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) 12 p.m.March 6-11 at Sun Belt Championship * TBA*-Sun Belt game
GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name ............................... Georgia State UniversityLocation ........................................................Atlanta, Ga.Founded .................................................................... 1913Enrollment............................................................. 50,000Nickname .......................................................... PanthersColors ..................................................... Blue and WhiteArena .................................. Georgia State Sports ArenaCapacity ................................................................... 3,854Affiliation ............................................ NCAA Division IConference ......................................................... Sun BeltPresident ................................................. Mark P. BeckerAthletics Director ..................................... Charlie Cobb
BASKETBALL HISTORYFirst Season of NCAA Basketball .....................1975-76All-Time Record .................................................578-618NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................3 ............................................................ (2003, 2002, 2001)WNIT Appearances .......................................... 1 (2000)
WHERE GSU RANKS IN THE SUN BELTTeam Rankings: Free Throws Made (258) - 1st Free-Throw Percentage (75.4%) - 2nd Steals (144) - 3rd Steals per Game (9.6) - 2ndIndividual Rankings: Kierra Henry: Assists per Game (4.1) - 5th Free Throws Made (74) - 1st Free-Throw Percentage (85.1%) - 2nd Points per Game (15.3) - 5th Total Points (230) - 5th Madison Newby: Free Throws Made (61) - 2nd Free-Throw Percentage (81.3%) - 4th Steals per Game (2.29) - 1st Shay Fluker: Free-Throw Percentage (79.5%) - 6th
RALLY TIME Georgia State overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat VCU on 11/24/17 in the GSU Thanksgiving Classic. The 21-point comeback is the second-biggest in school history. The Panthers beat Belmont in 2013 after trailing by 23 points. On 12/10 against North Greenville, the Panthers trailed by 16 points in the third quarter before rallying to win 91-89.
POWER-5 The Panthers started the season with a challenging first three games. GSU played three Power-5 teams in Florida, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech to open the 2017-18 season.
BACK-TO-BACK Jada Lewis made an immediate impact for Georgia State as a freshman last season and was named the 2016-17 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. In 2015-16, it was Madison Newby who became a main contributor right away and she was honored as the 2015-16 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, giving Georgia State the award in back-to-back years.
HEAD COACH SHARON BALDWIN
Head Coach Sharon Baldwin is in her eighth season at Georgia State.
In 2016-17, Georgia State’s Tiffany Holston was named the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and guard Jada Lewis was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year., giving Baldwin back-to-back SBC Freshman of teh Year winners. In 2015-16, the Panthers hadthe youngest team in the Sun Beltand the development process wasunderway as four freshmen playedmore than 2,100 minutes, while five transfers played their first season at GSU and two new assis-tant coaches joined the staff. Madison Newby was voted Sun Belt Freshman of the Year after leading the league in assists and ranking top 50 in the NCAA.
Baldwin picked up her 200th career win as a head coach onDec. 29, 2010, vs. Mississippi Valley State (91-65) and guidedGSU to the 500th all-time win in school history on Jan. 9, 2011,in a win over Hofstra (84-70).
In eight years, she turned around the East Carolina women’sbasketball program, winning 126 games, while earning post-season bids to the NCAA and WNIT tournaments. The LadyPirates won the C-USA Tournament in 2007.
Her return to Atlanta was a homecoming as she played herprep ball in Smyrna and her college ball at both Kennesaw Stateand Georgia. She was an assistant coach at Georgia and a headcoach at Life in Marietta to start her career.
In 2009-10, her 23-11 ECU team was No. 37 in the NCAA inscoring, while ranking No. 12 in 3-point field goal percentage,No. 14 in overall field goal percentage, No. 19 in assists and No.42 in rebound margin among the 345 Divison I colleges anduniversities.
Her tenure at ECU followed one season at Mercer. She wasthe Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year in her onlyseason in Macon.
She first gained notice as NAIA National Coach of the Yearat Life. She began that program with a final No. 7 ranking in itsfirst year in 2010 and then produced a team ranked No.1 in thenational polls in her second season (2001).
In her first 12 years as a head coach before coming to GSU,Baldwin had a 207-161 overall record. Her 126 wins at ECU area school record.
As a collegiate player, Baldwin played her first two seasonsnear her home at Kennesaw State, where she was as an allconfer-ence player with 831 points in two years.
As a student, she transferred to Georgia for her final twoseasons under coach Landers and was a starting guard and teamcaptain her senior campaign. The Bulldogs finished No. 7, withfive wins over top 20 teams, including a nationally televisedwin over No. 3 Tennessee. Baldwin led the team in free throwpercentage (79%). As a junior, her team was 23-7 and No. 10 inthe final AP poll.
Baldwin earned a bachelor’s degree in education fromGeorgia in 1991 and completed her master’s of education in1997, also at Georgia.
She has two children: Luke and Samantha.
1998-99 Hired by Life to establish new program...................................
1999-00 Life (NAIA Sweet 16) .......................................................................22-11
2000-01 Life (NAIA Elite 8, ranked No. 1) ...................................................... 31-3
GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPSat Florida ...................................................NEWBY LEWIS FLUKER HENRY MILLER-MCCRAYat Mississippi St. ......................................NEWBY LEWIS FLUKER MITCHELL JAMESat Georgia Tech ........................................NEWBY MURPHY HENRY MITCHELL JAMESVCU ............................................................NEWBY MURPHY HENRY MITCHELL JAMESWKU ..........................................................NEWBY HENRY WILLIAMS, K. MITCHELL MINALIat Kennesaw St. .......................................NEWBY FLUKER WILLIAMS, K. HENRY MITCHELL Allen ..........................................................NEWBY HENRY WILLIAMS, K. MITCHELL MILLER-MCCRAYNorth Greenville .......................................NEWBY HENRY WILLIAMS, K. MITCHELL MILLER-MCCRAYFAU ............................................................NEWBY FLUKER HENRY WILLIAMS, K. MILLER-MCCRAYJacksonville St. .........................................NEWBY MURPHY FLUKER HENRY MILLER-MCCRAYat UNCW ....................................................NEWBY MURPHY FLUKER HENRY MILLER-MCCRAYat South Alabama .....................................NEWBY MURPHY WILLIAMS, K. HENRY MILLER-MCCRAYat Troy ........................................................NEWBY MURPHY K. WILLIAMS HENRY JAMESLittle Rock ................................................. HENRY MURPHY K. WILLIAMS MITCHELL MILLER-MCCRAYArkansas State .........................................NEWBY MURPHY HENRY WILLIAMS, K. MILLER-MCCRAYat Appalachian State ......................................at Coastal Carolina .........................................Georgia Southern ...........................................UT Arlington ....................................................Texas State .....................................................at Arkansas State ...........................................at Little Rock ...................................................Louisiana ........................................................ULM .................................................................at Georgia Southern .......................................at Texas State .................................................at UT Arlington ................................................Troy ..................................................................South Alabama ...............................................Sun Belt Championship .................................
USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 10)RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Connecticut 11-0 800 2 Notre Dame 13-1 745 3 Mississippi State 15-0 725 4 Louisville 16-0 718 5 South Carolina 12-1 676 6 Baylor 12-1 634 7 Tennessee 13-0 596 8 Texas 11-1 586 9 Oregon 13-2 529 10 Ohio State 13-2 494 11 West Virginia 13-1 466 12 Florida State 13-1 463 13 Maryland 13-2 423 14 UCLA 10-3 377 15 Missouri 13-1 353 16 Oregon State 11-2 318 17 Iowa 14-1 255 18 Duke 11-3 254 19 Texas A&M 11-4 157 20 Michigan 12-3 152 21 Villanova 11-1 144 22 South Florida 11-3 131 23 Oklahoma State 11-2 115 24 Green Bay 11-2 59 25 Rutgers 14-2 54
GSU Opponents in Bold
College Insider Mid-Major Poll (Jan. 9) Record Points Conference1. FGCU (25) 15-3 766 Atlantic Sun2. Green Bay (5) 12-2 737 Horizon3. South Dakota State 12-4 704 Summit4. Belmont (1) 14-3 667 Ohio Valley5. Princeton 11-3 607 Ivy League6. Ball State 13-1 588 Mid-American7. Mercer 15-2 566 Southern8. Central Michigan 11-3 513 Mid-American9. Elon 10-4 481 Colonial10. UC Davis 12-3 445 Big West11. Chattanooga 11-5 439 Southern12. Quinnipiac 10-5 436 Metro Atlantic13. Wright State 12-4 408 Horizon14. Northern Colorado 12-3 407 Big Sky15. Gonzaga 11-4 383 West Coast16. Buffalo 11-3 352 Mid-American17. IUPUI 11-3 247 Horizon18. American 10-4 194 Patriot19. Saint Mary’s 10-5 182 West Coast20. Drake 9-7 126 Missouri Valley21. Albany 12-3 122 America East22. Brown 12-1 115 Ivy League23. Navy 11-3 113 Patriot24. South Dakota 11-5 83 Summit25. Gardner-Webb 12-3 73 Big South
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: New Hampshire 72, Western Illinois 71, James Madison 35, Drexel 26, To-ledo 20, Penn 15, BYU 14, William & Mary 14, Northern Illinois 13, Milwaukee 11, Loyola Marymount 9, Cleve-land State 5, South Alabama 4, Weber State 3, Jackson-ville 2, Robert Morris 2, Abilene Christian 1, Central Arkansas 1, Bethune-Cookman 1, Hartford 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.
GSU Opponents in Bold
GEORGIA STATE 2017-18 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 5 Shay Fluker G 5-10 Jr. Belleville, Mo. (Belleville West/Walters State CC) 21 Kierra Henry G 5-9 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Pope) 10 Kiersten Hunter G 5-5 *So. Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview/Trevecca) 11 Juliet James F 6-0 Jr. Kaduna, Nigeria (Paterson Eastside (N.J.)/Northwest Tech CC) 0 Allison Johnson F 6-0 *R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross/Kennesaw State) 13 Jada Lewis G 5-8 So. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 32 Victoria Middlebrooks F/G 6-1 Jr. Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/Southwest Tennessee) 30 Shaq Miller-McCray C 6-3 So. Sumter, S.C. (Crestwood) 20 Francesca Minali F 6-2 R-Jr. Stezzano, Italy (Northeast CC) 22 Deja Mitchell F/G 6-0 Fr. Duluth, Ga. (Duluth) 1 Janessa Murphy G 5-7 Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Dutchtown/Tallahassee CC) 23 Madison Newby PG 5-8 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer) 2 K.K. Williams F 5-10 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackmon 33 Rakeah Williams F/C 6-1 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) 12 Walnatia Wright C 6-2 *R-Sr. Augusta, Ga. (Laney/Texas A&M) * Transfer Who Will Sit Out 2017-18 Season
GEORGIA STATE 2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Allison Johnson F 6-0 *R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross/Kennesaw State) 1 Janessa Murphy G 5-7 Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Dutchtown/Tallahassee CC) 2 K.K. Williams F 5-10 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackmon 5 Shay Fluker G 5-10 Jr. Belleville, Mo. (Belleville West/Walters State CC) 10 Kiersten Hunter G 5-5 *So. Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview/Trevecca) 11 Juliet James F 6-0 Jr. Kaduna, Nigeria (Paterson Eastside (N.J.)/Northwest Tech CC) 12 Walnatia Wright C 6-2 *R-Sr. Augusta, Ga. (Laney/Texas A&M) 13 Jada Lewis G 5-8 So. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 20 Francesca Minali F 6-2 R-Jr. Stezzano, Italy (Northeast CC) 21 Kierra Henry G 5-9 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Pope) 22 Deja Mitchell F/G 6-0 Fr. Duluth, Ga. (Duluth) 23 Madison Newby PG 5-8 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer) 30 Shaq Miller-McCray C 6-3 So. Sumter, S.C. (Crestwood) 32 Victoria Middlebrooks F/G 6-1 Jr. Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/Southwest Tennessee) 33 Rakeah Williams F/C 6-1 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) * Transfer Who Will Sit Out 2017-18 Season
Head Coach: Sharon Baldwin (Georgia, 1991), 8th Year GSUAssistant Coach: Kelly Mathis (Pfeiffer, 2009)Assistant Coach: Tron Griffin (Bethune-Cookman, 2006)Assistant Coach: Jasmine Young (East Carolina, 2009)Dir. Of Operations: Portia Jones, (Armstrong State, 2010)Graduate Manager: Mercedes Jorge (Embry-Riddle, 2017)
PRONUNCIATIONSKierra Henry ............................................................................................... key-AIR-uhKiersten Hunter .......................................................................................... KEER-stenFrancesca Minali...................fran-CHESS-kuh mih-NAH-lee (also goes by Fran)Rakeah Williams .......................................................................................... rah-KEY-uhWalnatia Wright........................................................................................ wall-NET-uh
2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS
• Double-double (15 pts., 13 reb.) in first game as a Panther (11/11/17).
• Reached double figures in scoring at No. 4 Mississippi State (11/16/17)
• After missing two games due to injury, Fluker returned to action against WKU on 11/26 and scored 14 points to go with 7 rebounds.
• Played all 40 minutes at KSU (11/30), leading GSU in scoring with 17 points.
• Had 24-point and 25-point performances in back-to-back contests against Allen and North Greenville.
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Named NJCAA All-American at Walters State CC in Tennessee after ranking seventh among all JUCO players in points at 19 per game.
• Was also named TCCAA Player of The Year and broke the 31-year Walters State scoring record with 614 points.
CAREER HIGHS (at GSU)POINTS: 25vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
FIELD GOALS MADE: 10vs. Allen, 12/3/17
3-PT FG MADE: 4at Kennesaw State, 11/30/17
FREE THROWS MADE: 8
vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
REBOUNDS: 13at Florida, 11/11/17
ASSISTS: 3at Kennesaw State, 11/30/17
BLOCKS: 1vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
STEALS: 4at Kennesaw State, 11/30/17
MINUTES: 40at Kennesaw State, 11/30/17
2017-18 Highlights• Fourth-most points on team against Florida (11/11/17)• Was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line at No. 4 Mississippi
State (11/16/17).• Career-best 17 points against Georgia Tech (11/21/17).• Totaled 14 assists on 12/3 vs. Allen, coming up just two shy of
matching GSU record.• Scored career-high 20 points against North Greenville on 12/10.• Matched career-high 20 points against JSU on 12/19.
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Started 17 games as a sophomore and appeared in 24.• Averaged 6.5 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game. • Scored a season-high 15 points in a win at Troy on Jan. 28.• Recorded four steals twice and finished with 27 on the year.• Tallied seven rebounds twice.• Scored 14 points against Coastal Carolina on 5-for-9 shooting
on Jan. 21.• Recorded at least two points in all but two contests.• Missed six games due to injury.
2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Played 30 minutes in GSU debut at Florida (11/11/17).
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Developed as a more complete player during sophomore campaign at Northwest Tech CC in Kansas, averaging a double-double at 11.4 points per game and nearly 13 rebounds per game.
• Was the top rebounder in the Kansas region and ranked fifth in the NJCAA.
• Was the third-best offensive rebounder in the NJCAA.• Named a 2016-17 WBCA All-American Honorable Mention.
• Made her first career 3-pointer on 11/11/17 at Florida.• Tallied four blocks against FAU on Dec. 15.• Recorded seven blocks against Troy on Dec. 31. It was the most
by a Panther in a single game since 2011.2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 13 games as a freshman, recording 12 points, 21 rebounds and 10 blocks over 72 minutes of court time.
• Totaled a season-high seven points and six rebounds against Elon on Dec. 22.
• Averaged 1.6 rebounds per game and 5.5 minutes per contest.
ASSISTS: 1at Mississippi State, 11/16/17
STEALS: 3vs. Jacksonville State, 12/19/17
BLOCKS: 7at Troy, 12/31/17
MINUTES: 27at Troy, 12/31/17
POINTS: 9vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
FREE THROWS MADE: 5vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
REBOUNDS: 12vs. North Greenville, 12/10/17
CAREER HIGHS
2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in GSU debut at Florida (11/11/17).• Grabbed eight rebounds vs. VCU (11/24/17).• Totaled career-high 11 rebounds vs. Jacksonville State (12/19/17).
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Sat out after transferring from Northeast CC in Nebraska.
• Played 11 minutes in GSU debut at Florida (11/11/17).• Made first start as a Panther at Georgia Tech and played 29
minutes, scoring 8 points (11/21/17).• Scored 11 points with 4 assists on 12/3 vs. Allen.• Had a record night on Dec. 31 at Troy, scoring 25 points on 8-of-
11 shooting including a staggering seven 3-point baskets on just nine attempts.
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Averaged more than 10 points per game her second season at Tallahassee.
• Was an impressive 80% (60-80) from the free throw line and tallied double-digit points 18 times.
• Recorded 3 steals at Georgia Tech (11/21/17).• Scored career-high 15 points in win over VCU on 11/24/17.
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Started 21 games and averaged nearly 24 minutes per game.• Averaged 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per
game.• Shot 73% (41-56) from the free throw line.• Scored a season-high 14 points against Louisiana on Feb. 4.• Reached double-digit points five times on the year.• Ranked third on the team with 33 steals.• Missed final three games of the season due to an injury
• Made GSU debut on 11/11/17 at Florida.• Reached 12 points and three rebounds in just 11 minutes of
action against Allen on 12/3.
2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
• Played two seasons at Westlake HS after two seasons at Arlington Christian School.
• Earned a spot on the GHSA 6A All-State, GACA All-State and AJC All-State teams in 2016.
• Was also named to the GACA Junior South All-Star team MVP this year after helping guide Westlake to the GHSA Elite Eight for the second straight year.
• At Arlington Christian, Williams took her team to the GISA Final Four in 2013-14 and to the title game in 2012-13.
• Was named all-region and all-state in both 2013 and 2014 by the GISA.
• During her senior year, she played on the EBYL Nike National Championship Team and Team Elite Pointer and received an ESPN Hoopgurlz mention.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Florida .............. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Miss State ........ DNPat Georgia Tech .... DNPVCU ....................... DNP - Inj.WKU ...................... DNP - Inj.at Kennesaw St. ... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0Allen ...................... 11 4-5 0-0 4-5 1-2 3 0 2 1 1 12North Greenville... DNPFAU ........................ DNPJacksonville St. .... DNPat UNCW ............... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Ala. ........ DNPat Troy ................... DNPLittle Rock ............ 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2Arkansas State .... 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started
Officials: Susan Blauch, Lisa Mattingly, Mark ReschTechnical fouls: Georgia State-None. Florida-None.Attendance: 1509
Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalGeorgia State 20 11 18 17 66Florida 20 18 20 24 82
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsGeorgia State vs Mississippi State11/16/17 7:02 p.m. at Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalWKU 20 15 17 22 74Georgia State 24 14 13 12 63
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsGeorgia State vs Kennesaw State11/30/17 7 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center)