Week of Feb. 3 Sports Briefs

Men’s Basketball

Georgia State continued its winning ways as of late when the Panthers blew out the Arkansas State Red Wolves by a final of 74-43 on Saturday afternoon at the Sports Arena.

Leading the way for the Panthers was Ryan Harrow who scored 21 points for the game and also reached 1,000 points for his Georgia State career. Markus Crider also earned his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Panthers’ next game will be Thursday on the road at 7:30 p.m. vs. conference-leading rival Georgia Southern.

Women’s Basketball

Shorthanded, the women’s team came up short vs. Arkansas State earlier this past Saturday. The Panthers lost their seventh time in eight games with a 61-47 defeat to Arkansas State.

Georgia State did not have a player in double-digit points for the game. In addition, the Panthers were also playing without their two leading scorers Brittany Logan and Makeba Ponder.

The team looks to turn things around on Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern.

Men’s Tennis

On Saturday, Georgia State attempted a comeback against Troy, but came up short in a 4-3 loss.

The Panthers won the first doubles match, but the Trojans claimed the doubles point after winning the final two doubles matches. Troy went ahead 3-2 before a victory from Andrei Andrukhou kept the match alive for the Panthers.

The Trojans’ Giovani Samaha defeated Joseph Bishop in straight sets to win the match for Troy. The Panthers’ next match is on Friday on the road at Louisiana-Lafayette.