ARLINGTON, TEX. – Against the odds. Georgia State defeated UT Arlington 68-63 in the Sun Belt Conference opener Wednesday night at College Park Center.
The odds didn’t look in GSU’s favor when leading scorer Makeba Ponder sustained a concussion two days ago and her 13 points and 20 3-pointers would be missed. Tatianna Jackson’s nine points a game were absent as she sat with her ankle in a boot. And, gutsy Erica Norwood took her ankle out of her boot earlier in the day in shoot-around and decided to give it a try.
Then, the odds grew longer when UT Arlington burst out to a 15-point lead at 24-9 just seven minutes into the game.