STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia State’s women’s basketball team defeated rival Georgia Southern for the fifth straight time Saturday with a 66-58 victory at Hanner Fieldhouse.
The Panthers led by 15 points in the third quarter, but the Eagles battled all the way back to take a 54-53 lead with 4:49 left in the game. GSU used back-to-back 3-pointers by Janessa Murphy to jump back in front.
GSU ended the game on a 14-4 run to secure the victory.
Madison Newby scored 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting to lead the Panthers offense. Newby, the Sun Belt’s top free throw shooter, made 8-of-12 from the stripe as well.