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Ponder Earns Student-Athlete of the Week honors

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ATLANTA -- Junior Makeba Ponder knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer against Georgai Southern on Saturday and is this week's Georgia State Student-Athlete of the Week, powered by the U.S. Marines.

Ponder hit three 3-pointers in a row in the closing moments, including a deep 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left, to lift Georgia State over rival Georgia Southern 63-62 on Saturday.

Ponder finished with 20 points and sunk six long balls in the game. She also tallied five assists and two rebounds, including a big offensive board that led to a put-back plus a foul in the fourth quarter.