PANTHERS MAKE TWO-GAME SWING TO FLORIDA RECORDS

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1 GAME 2 & 3: GEORGIA STATE FLORIDA TRIP At Stetson Sunday, Nov p.m. Edmunds Center DeLand, Fla. At Bethune-Cookman Tuesday, Nov. 23 Moore Gym Daytona Beach, Fla. RECORDS Georgia State, 0-1 H: 0-0, A: 0-1, N: Georgia State, 15-15, 6-12 H: 9-7, A: 6-7, N: Stetson:1-1 H: 1-0, A: 0-1, N: Stetson, 6-24, 6-14 A-SUN Bethune-Cookman:1-0 H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: B-C, 17-15, 9-7 MEAC HEAD COACH Sharon Baldwin-Tener (Georgia, 91) At GSU: 0-1 Career: (12th year) GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5) Drew Hinesley: Play-by-Play Live statistics at GeorgiaStateSports.com PANTHERS MAKE TWO-GAME SWING TO FLORIDA Georgia State will pack its bags for a two-game road trip to play at Stetson of the A-SUN on Sunday and at Bethune-Cookman of the MEAC on Tuesday. The team will fly into Daytona Beach and be headquartered there for the entire trip. Coach Baldwin-Tener s first GSU squad opened the season on Nov. 12 at Georgia Tech in a loss. The Panthers got down early, but responded by outscoring the host Yellow Jackets, 36-31, in the second half. The Panthers return six letterwinners and will blend in two JUCO transfers and four freshmen from last year s squad. Baldwin-Tener returns to her Atlanta hometown after eight seasons as head coach at East Carolina in C-USA. She took last year s 23-win ECU team to the second round of the WNIT. Georgia State s top returning scorers are 6-foot-2 junior forward Chan Harris (11.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and 6-foot senior Angelique Burtts (10.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg). The Panthers look to get even more from six-foot-three sophomore center Cody Paulk, who started three games last year, while blocking 21 shots in just 193 minutes of playing time. Senior guard Traci Haltiwanger will look to add to her 68 career three-point baskets made. Point guard Lanajia Ernest and forward Letiecia Davenport were both all-conference JUCO players last year as they make the transition to Division I. The four freshman include Atlanta native Kendra Long, who signed with Georgia Tech last November, but later signed with GSU this summer. The Panthers will then look forward to the home opener on campus with the Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 27 and 28. COACH S COMMENTS ON ROAD TRIP We came away from the Georgia Tech opener with some positives, especially in the second half that we hope to build on. We have also used this week-long break before our next game to work on taking better care of the basketball. That is one aspect that has been glaring all pre-season for us and something our team needs to correct. We have worked on better offensive execution as well as rotation in our defense and our presses. Stetson and Bethune Cookman will both be a big challenge for our basketball team. We have very little Division I playing experience on our team. Even though the Tech game was away, we were still in the same city so it was not a normal routine that we will experience as we do on a typical road trip. So, will we adjust to that and prepare accordingly.

2 Starters Returning Name...Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Angelique Burtts...F 6-0 Sr Added 81 assists (No. 13 ), 57 steals (No. 11 ) Chan Harris...F 6-2 Jr.-R Has 19 career double-figure scoring games, 42 career blocks THE PANTHERS AT A GLANCE KEY NEWCOMERS Name...Pos. Ht. Cl. Letiecia Davenport... F 6-0 Jr... JUCO All-Conference player (7.1 rebounds), 1,937 HS points Lanajia Ernest... PG 5-6 Jr... JUCO All-Conference (4.5 assists), 10 points per game Jamie Jordan... F 6-1 Fr... Averaged 18 points a game, top season of 68 three-point baskets Key Returnees Name...Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Traci Haltiwanger... G 5-9 Sr Has made 69 career three-point baskets, made 74 career steals Cody Paulk... C 6-3 So Had 21 blocks (No. 7 ), two double-figure games, started 3 Tiffany Anderson... G 5-9 So Showed potential in 116 game minutes as scorer and defender Jerlisa Taylor... G 5-6 So Gained freshman experience and continues to improve Kendra Long...G 5-7 Fr... All-Metro Atlanta pick, MVP Ga.-Fla. All-Star game, 1,000 points Briana Shepherd... F 6-0 Fr... Scored 1,245 points, grabbed 832 rebounds in Birmingham, Ala. Victoria Smith... F 6-3 Fr... Good size and rebounding skills (9.0 per game) WAITING IN THE WINGS (TRANSFERS) Name...Pos. Ht. Cl. Nicole Hargraves... F 6-2 Jr... Comes from UNC Charlotte...Had 960 points, 674 reb. in HS Sadé Means...G 5-9 Jr... Played in 45 games at Appalachian State, 10 double-figure games GSU BY THE NUMBERS 2 - Number of seniors on roster (Angelique Burtts and Traci Haltiwanger). 3 - Number of N appearances (2001, 02, 03) 13 - Consecutive wins when GSU scores 70 or more points in a game Number of double-figure scoring games by senior Angelique Burtts. She has 41 double-figure games counting her junior college career Number of double-figure scoring games by junior forward Chan Harris Where GSU ranked last year in the N in fewest points allowed per game (55.3) Blocked shots last year by Cody Paulk to rank No. 6 in the Where GSU s defense ranked last year in the N in steals per game (10.9) This will be the 36th year of Georgia State women s basketball. The Panthers have currently played 973 games in the 35 season Steals last year by Angelique Burtts to rank No. 11 in the Career three-point baskets by senior guard Traci Haltiwanger Assists last year by Angelique Burtts to rank No. 13 in the last year Career wins in 11 years by head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener Career wins in GSU basketball history.

3 SCHEDULE Date Opponent... Time/Result N. 12 at Georgia Tech (L) N. 21 at Stetson... 3 p.m. N. 23 at Bethune-Cookman... 7 p.m. N. 27 ALABAMA A&M p.m. N. 28 RICE/MERCER or 4 p.m. D p.m. D. 11 WESTERN CAROLINA...5:30 p.m. D. 16 JACKSONVILLE STATE... 7 p.m. D. 18 at Nicholls State...4:30 p.m. D. 29 MISS. VALLEY STATE p.m. D. 30 HAMPTON/TROY or 4 p.m. J. 2 at George *...2 p.m. (CSS-TV) J. 6 at Drexel *... 7 p.m. J. 9 HOFSTRA *... 2 p.m. J. 13 OLD DOMINION *... 7 p.m. J. 16 at *... 2 p.m. J. 20 NORTHEASTERN *... 7 p.m. J. 23 DELAWARE*... 2 p.m. J. 27 at *... 4 p.m. J. 30 at Old Dominion *... 2 p.m. F. 3 at James Madison *... 7 p.m. F. 6 UNC WILMINGTON *... 1 p.m. F. 10 GEORGE MASON *... 7 p.m. F. 13 TOWSON*... 2 p.m. F. 17 at UNC Wilmington *... 7 p.m. F. 20 at William and Mary *... 1 p.m. F. 24 JAMES MADISON*... 7 p.m. F. 27 at Northeastern *... 2 p.m. M. 2 *... 7 p.m. M. 10 Tournament First Round 3... tba M. 11 Quarterfinals 3... tba M. 12 Semifinals 3... tba M. 13 Championship 3... tba * Game 1- GSU Thanksgiving Tournament 2-17th GSU Holiday Invitational 3- Championships, Upper Marlboro, Md. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name...Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Enrollment... 31,000 Founded Nickname...Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena...Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,400 Affiliation... N Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association () President...Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director...Cheryl L. Levick BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of N Basketball All-Time N Record N Tournament Appearances.. 4 (1981, 2001, 2002, 2003) NIT Appearances...1 (2000) Conference Titles...4 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) NOW YOU SEE US, NOW YOU DON T Georgia State won its exhibition game on Nov. 3, 60-45, over West Georgia, but now doesn t come back home to play until after Thanksgiving. The Panthers started the regular season at Georgia Tech on Friday, Nov. 12, in the 34th meeting in this downtown series. GSU then heads south to Florida for a two-game swing against former A-Sun rival Stetson on Sunday, Nov. 21 in DeLand and then on over to Daytona Beach for a Tuesday, Nov. 23 game at Bethune-Cookman. The official home opener and debut game for Coach Baldwin-Tener will be the Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 27, and Sunday, Nov. 28. Georgia State plays host to Alabama A&M at 2 p.m. on that Saturday with Rice University playing Mercer in the second game. The consolation and championship game will follow on Sunday afternoon. From that Wednesday exhibition, it will be 24 days before GSU will have a home game here in the Sports Arena. December will be more friendly as the Panthers will play three home games and then the Holiday Tournament between Christmas and New Year s. NEW STAFF HELPS GET PANTHERS READY In addition to new head coach Baldwin-Tener, GSU has a veteran staff of assistant coaches to help mold the team. Adrienne Shuler has 17 years of college coaching experience, including a six-year stint as the head coach at Appalachian State ( ). Shuler joined Baldwin-Tener for the past two seasons at East Carolina, helping last year s team to 23 wins and the WNIT bid. Shuler had also been the associate head coach at Furman and on that staff from She played her college ball at the University of Georgia. Jocelyn Wyatt also comes from two years with Baldwin-Tener on the East Carolina staff. Wyatt served two years as a GA at Georgia prior to that. She played college ball at Appalachian State under Shuler and her high school ball in metro Atlanta at Berkmar. Jonathon J.B. Barbaree returns for his second year at GSU and has 14 years experience on women s college basketball staffs. He is an Atlanta native and athlete at Rockdale County High School. PANTHERS ROSTER MAKE-UP The 12 active players include two seniors (Burtts and Haltiwanger), three juniors (Davenport, Ernest, Harris), three sophomores (Anderson, Paulk, Taylor) and four freshmen (Jordan, Long, Shepherd, Smith). The two redshirts are both juniors who will have two years left when they start playing next year (Hargraves and Means). Six of the 12 active players come from Georgia (Anderson, Burtts, Davenport, Harris, Long and Taylor). Two Panthers hail from Alabama (Paulk and Shepherd). Ernest comes from California. Jordan hails from North Carolina and Haltiwanger from South Carolina. Victoria Smith comes from the land down under, in Sydney, Australia. TO BE TOUGH AGAIN The had seven teams earn postseason bids last year and will likely be among the top 10 conferences again. Two of the three All-Americans return, who were both top five scorers in the N. Three teams are Top 25 in the preseason Mid-Major poll among the 22 conferences considered in that category.

4 COACH BALDWIN-TENER S COACHING STYLE Simply put, I believe in playing aggressively, whether on offense or defense. We will play with passion and hunger. Our staff will emphasize the fundamentals and how to prepare each and every day to get better. We want the ball to get up the floor as quickly as possible. We will work hard on the defensive end to get steals and rebounds in order to be able to take advantage of our team speed and score before the defense gets set up. I learned from Coach (Andy) Landers that working hard is extremely important. By that, I mean everyone always thinks they are working hard. I thought that in high school and then at Kennesaw, but when I got to his program, I learned I really could work a lot harder than I was. The players can always do more than they are doing, whether they realize that or not. What we are trying to do now is raise the level and the quality of play every single day. My transition has been pretty smooth at Georgia State and I give the players a lot of credit. They have really bought into what we explained and they understand now what we are trying to do and what we expect of them. I am glad the N moved back the start of practice to Oct. 4 and I think we have put that to good use with the combination of practice time and days off to give the players a chance to recover mentally and physically. - Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener GSU AND STETSON Georgia State has played Stetson 46 times in the two school s histories, mainly as Atlantic Sun rivals. And, the rivals kept it close as each team owns 23 wins in the series. The 46 games are the second most in GSU history vs. any opponent. Stetson won the last game played, March, 12, 2005 in the championship game of the A-SUN tournament in Dothan, Ala. Georgia State won the last regular season game, a win in Atlanta on Feb. 26, 2005, just two weeks before the title game. Each team is 13-8 on its home court in this rivalry and the teams are 2-2 in tournament play. Stetson has defeated St. Leo, 73-37, and lost at USF, 80-42, this season. GSU AND BETHUNE-COOKMAN Georgia State has never played the Wildcats of Bethune- Cookman of the MEAC, so this is a first-ever opponent. B-C defeated Florida Memorial, 70-53, in the opener and plays College of Charleston Friday, Nov. 19. GSU PLAYS DEFENSE Georgia State finished last season ranked No. 20 in the N in fewest points allowed (55.3). The Panthers led the in steals (10.9) and were No. 22 in the N in most steals. The Panthers made 10 or more steals in a game 19 times last year. They held 20 of their 30 opponents below 60 points.. If the defense turns possessions into quick offense, GSU loves that transition play as the Panthers have won 13 straight games when scoring 70 or more points. This year s season opener left room for improvement, but the Panthers did start the year with 12 steals, 21 forced turnovers and seven blocks against Georgia Tech. BURTTS: A SENIOR LEADER Angelique Burtts is back for a final season of college basketball as she will add to an already impressive resume. Burtts, the only player on GSU s team to start all 30 games last year, has 84 games experience with two years N and one year JUCO. The 6-footer has produced 41 double-figure scoring games in her combined career. She has 866 career points and 449 rebounds. Last year, she recorded a rare triple-double game with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a win over Murray State. She had a double-double against George. She scored 20 points in a game twice last year, both in wins for GSU over Drexel and Nicholls State. She can crash the boards and has three games with 10 rebounds and another pair with nine rebounds. A good passer, she had a pair of seven-assist games to go with the 11-assist game last year. Burtts was a third-team JUCO All-America pick at East Mississippi Community College (25-7 and Sweet Sixteen) as she led the way with 15.5 points and 7.9 rebounds. She had 10 double-double games in JUCO. Also an outside shooter, she has 40 three-point baskets in her three years. At Rockdale High in Conyers, Burtts averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds a game as a two-time All-State pick. The all-around athlete was fifith in the state championship in the long jump and was also a 200-meter sprinter. Angelique has a twin brother, Angelo. Sister Lakeia Stokes (Class of 04) played at Clemson and scored 953 points with 463 rebounds.

5 Head Coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener Sharon Baldwin-Tener continues her ascent as a rising star and a proven winner. On April 16, she was named the ninth head coach in GSU history by Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick. In eight years, Baldwin-Tener turned the East Carolina women s basketball program around, winning 126 games, while earning postseason bids to the N and WNIT tournaments. The Lady Pirates of ECU won the C-USA Tournament in It is a homecoming for Baldwin-Tener as she played her prep ball in Smyrna and her college ball at both Kennesaw State and the University of Georgia. She was an assistant coach at Georgia and a head coach at Life University in Marietta. In , her ECU team was No. 37 in the N in scoring, while ranking No. 12 in three-point FG percentage, No. 14 in overall FG percentage, No. 19 in assists and No. 42 in rebound margin among the 345 Division I colleges and universities. Those eight years at ECU followed her season as the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year honor in her only season at Mercer University in Macon. She first gained notice as the NAIA National Coach of the Year at Life University, where she began that program with a final No. 7 ranking in its first year and produced a team ranked No.1 in the national polls in her second season (2001). The Baldwin-Tener File Born: Dec. 1, 1967, Atlanta (Daughter of Harold and Donna Baldwin) Brothers and Sisters: Brian, Janet (deceased) and Kristi Hometown: Smyrna, Ga. Current Residence: Marietta, Ga. Husband: Matthew Tener Children: Luke, 6, and Samantha, 5. Education: Wills High (merged with Campbell), 1985; University of Georgia, 1991 (B.S. education); University of Georgia, 1997 (master s in education) Playing Career: Class 4A Georgia Player of Year, 1985 Kennesaw State, and 86-87, All-District and All-Conference University of Georgia, and team captain as senior As an Assistant Coach SEASON SCHOOL RECORD PCT. POSTSEASON Georgia (Asst.) SEC Tournament Finals Georgia (Asst.) SEC Tournament Finals (N) Georgia (Asst.) Georgia (Asst.) N Final Four, No. 4 ranked Georgia (Asst.) SEC Champion/N Title Game, No. 2 ranked Georgia (Asst.) SEC Champion/N Elite Eight, No. 6 ranked Georgia (Asst.) N Appearance As a Head Coach Life - Established New Program Life NAIA Sweet Sixteen Life NAIA Elite Eight, No. 1 ranked in NAIA Mercer Atlantic Sun Tournament Semifinals East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament Champion (N) East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament East Carolina C-USA Tournament (WNIT, Second Round) Georgia State Years

6 GEORGIA STATE PHOTO ROSTER TIFFANY ANDERSON G 5-9 So. Albany, Ga. 4 Angelique Burtts F 6-0 Sr. Conyers, Ga. 2 LETIECIA DAVENport F 6-0 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. 41 LANAJIA ERNEST G 5-6 Jr. Stockton, Calif. 1 TRACI HALTIWANGER G 5-9 Sr. Summerville, S.C. 22 NICOLE HARGRAVES F 6-2 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 15 CHAN HARRIS F 6-2 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. 12 JAMIE JORDAN F 6-1 Fr. Fletcher, N.C. 23 Kendra Long G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 10 SADÉ MEANS F 5-9 Jr Atlanta, Ga. 24 CODY PAULK F 6-3 So. Gadsden, Ala. 33 BRIANA SHEPHERD F 6-0 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. 20 VICTORIA SMITH C 6-3 Fr. Sydney, Australia 13 JERLISA TAYLOR G 5-6 So. Douglasville, Ga. 32 SHARON BALDWIN-TENER Head Coach 1st Year at Georgia State ADRIENNE SHULER Assistant Coach 1st Year at Georgia State JOCELYN WYATT Assistant Coach 1st Year at Georgia State JonathOn Barbaree Assistant Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State MEGAN DARRAH Director of Operations 1st Year at Georgia State

7 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL Roster No... Name...Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 4.. Tiffany Anderson... G 5-9 So. Albany, Ga. (Dougherty) 2.. Angelique Burtts... F 6-0 Sr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale/MTSU/East Mississippi JC) 41.. Letiecia Davenport... F 6-0 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall/Sante Fe [Fla] CC) 1.. Lanajia Ernest... G 5-6 Jr. Stockton, Calif. (Shelton/San Joaquin Delta College) 22.. Traci Haltiwanger... G 5-9 Sr. Summerville, S.C. (Summerville) *15.. Nicole Hargraves... F 6-2 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley/ Charlotte) 12.. Chan Harris... F 6-2 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. (Northeast) 23.. Jamie Jordan... F 6-1 Fr. Fletcher, N.C. (Veritas Christian Academy) 10.. Kendra Long... G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) *24.. Sadé Means... G 5-9 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 33.. Cody Paulk... F 6-3 So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City) 20.. Briana Shepherd... F 6-0 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin) 13.. Victoria Smith...F/C 6-3 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Lake Forest [Ill] Academy) 32.. Jerlisa Taylor... G 5-6 So. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County)...*Transfer year, can practice but not play in games NUMERICAL Roster No...Name...Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1.. Lanajia Ernest... G 5-6 Jr. Stockton, Calif. (Shelton/San Joaquin Delta College) 2.. Angelique Burtts... F 6-0 Sr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale/MTSU/East Mississippi JC) 4.. Tiffany Anderson... G 5-9 So. Albany, Ga. (Dougherty) 10.. Kendra Long... G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 12.. Chan Harris... F 6-2 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. (Northeast) 13.. Victoria Smith...F/C 6-3 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Lake Forest [Ill] Academy) *15.. Nicole Hargraves... F 6-2 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley/ Charlotte) 20.. Briana Shepherd... F 6-0 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin) 22.. Traci Haltiwanger... G 5-9 Sr. Summerville, S.C. (Summerville) 23.. Jamie Jordan... F 6-1 Fr. Fletcher, N.C. (Veritas Christian Academy) *24.. Sadé Means... G 5-9 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 32.. Jerlisa Taylor... G 5-6 So. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County) 33.. Cody Paulk... F 6-3 So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City) 41.. Letiecia Davenport... F 6-0 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall/Sante Fe [Fla] CC) coaching staff Head Coach: Sharon Baldwin-Tener (Georgia, 1991), First Year Assistant Coach: Adrienne Shuler (Georgia, 1991) Assistant Coach: Jocelyn Wyatt (Appalachian State, 2006) Assistant Coach: Jonathan Barbaree (Ga. College & State U., 1998) Director of BB Operations: Megan Darrah (Georgia, 2008) Graduate Manager: Lesley Dickinson (James Madison, 2007) Athletic Trainer: Jessica Peters (Texas A&M-Commerce, 2005) Strength Coach: Melissa Schmitz (Northern Iowa, 2007) PRONUNCIATIONS Angelique... Ann-Juh-Leek Letiecia...Luh-tee-shuh Lanajia... Luh-nay-juh Haltiwanger...Hall-tea-wang-er Chan...Chan (as in hand) Sadé...shad-day Briana...Bree-ann-a Jerlisa... jur-lisa Baldwin-Tener...ten-er

8 GEORGIA STATE CURRENT STATISTICS Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2010) Away games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 10 Long, Kendra Harris, Chan Burtts, Angelique Paulk, Cody Ernest, Lanajia Haltiwanger, Traci Anderson, Tiffany Davenport, Letiecia Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 7 1 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/10 at GT L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Georgia State Opponents

9 GEORGIA STATE FINAL STATISTICS Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2010) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 42 McKeller, Danyiell Harris, Chan Burtts, Angelique Williams, Jylisa Rawls, Shay Johnson, Crystal Graham, Brittany Haltiwanger, Traci Sumpter, Erika Paulk, Cody Anderson, Tiffany Taylor, Jerlisa Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Georgia State Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/09 at Kennesaw State W /22/09 FLORIDA STATE L /27/09 MURRAY STATE W /28/09 TROY UNIVERSITY W /05/09 at Presbyterian College W /12/09 NICHOLLS STATE W /16/09 at Delaware State W /18/09 at Iona College W /22/09 GEORGIA TECH L /29/09 UT MARTIN W /30/09 MD.-EASTERN SHORE W * 1/3/10 UNC WILMINGTON W * 1/7/10 at James Madison L * 01/10/10 at Hofstra L * 1/14/10 L * 1/17/10 TOWSON W * 1/21/10 at Old Dominion L * 1/24/10 JAMES MADISON L * 1/28/10 at George W * 01/31/10 at L * 2/4/10 NORTHEASTERN L * 2/7/10 WILLIAM & MARY W * 02/12/10 at L * 02/14/10 at Delaware L * 2/18/10 OLD DOMINION L * 02/21/10 at Northeastern L * 2/25/10 DREXEL W * 2/28/10 GEORGE MASON L * 03/03/10 at W /11/10 vs Northeastern L * = Conference game

10 GEORGIA STATE AND FINAL STATISTICS georgia state among caa leaders INDIVIDUAL - ALL GAMES Scoring: Danyiell McKeller... 4th 17.7 Rebounding: Shay Rawls... 4th 8.0 Danyiell McKeller... 18th 6.0 Off. Reb: Shay Rawls... 4th 3.5 Assists: Crystal Johnson...1st 5.4 Angelique Burtts... 13th 2.7 Asst/TO Ratio: Crystal Johnson... 2nd 1.7 Steals: Danyiell McKeller... 2nd 2.6 Crystal Johnson...3rd 2.5 Angelique Burtts... 11th Pt. Pct.: Brittany Graham... 5th Pt. Made Brittany Graham... 10th 1.5 Blocks Cody Paulk... 6th 0.9 TEAM - ALL GAMES Scoring... 10th 58.9 Scoring Defense...1st 55.3 FG Percentage... 5th.406 Rebounding... 5th 35.9 Offensive Rebounds... 9th 12.9 Assists... 2nd 13.5 Blocked Shots... 8th 3.0 Steals...1st 10.9 Turnover Margin... 2nd Pt FG Made... 12th 2.8 Assist/Turnover Ratio...3rd 0.8 FG Percentage... 5th.406 FG Percentage Defense... 5th Pt FG Percentage... 9th Pt FG Percentage Defense... 4th.299 FT Percentage... 10th.654 TOURNAMENT HISTORY A different team has won the Tournament in each of the past three years. James Madison will be the defending tournament champion after last year s win as the No. 2 seed. In , Drexel claimed the championship after entering as the No. 1 seed from the regular season. In , Old Dominion earned the championship as the No. 1 regular season seed. For Old Dominion, that marked a run of 17 consecutive years of winning the championship. Prior to ODU s run that started in 1992, Richmond had won a pair, James Madison had won four and East Carolina had won the first two Championships ever played. The tournament site moves around and this year it will be held at a new venue for the : The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., just outside Washington D.C. This will mark the first time the tournament has been held at a neutral site since 1998 when it was held at the Richmond Coliseum. Colonial Athletic Association Standings Overall W L W L Old Dominion James Madison Delaware Hofstra Drexel Northeastern Georgia State UNC Wilmington William and Mary George Championship (Harrisonburg): Mar. 11 Northeastern 46, Georgia State 42 Delaware 58, George 41 50, 30 Hofstra 66, William and Mary 50 Mar. 12 ODU 68, Northeastern 49 Delaware 67, Drexel 61 (OT) James Madison 67, 40 51, Hofstra 38 Mar. 13 Semifinals ODU 50, Delaware 49 James Madison 79, 70 Mar. 14 James Madison 67, ODU 53 Post-season Tournaments: Mar. 17 WNIT - ODU 63, American 55 Mar. 18 WNIT - Hofstra 76, Penn State 68 Mar. 18 WNIT - 74, Saint Joseph s 63 Mar. 18 WNIT - Richmond 67, Delaware 49 Mar 18 WBI - at Fairfield Mar. 19 WNIT - East Carolina 78 Drexel 76, OT Mar. 21 N - Temple 65, 53 (Norfolk) Mar. 21 WNIT 2nd - 84, Hofstra 65 Mar. 22 WNIT 2nd - Provicence 76, ODU 61 Mar. 26 WNIT 3rd - Syracuse 74, 59 The was rated 8th of the 31 N Division I conferences by two rating services. The was 9th in another and 10th in a fourth. Seven teams earned postseason bids.

11 All-Conference first team junior college point guard from California Led team to 54 wins over two seasons, team was Big 8 Conference Champion Averaged 10 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game All-Tournament team honoree at Delta Classic and Gilcrest Invitational Team was 31-7 as freshman and 23-7 as sophomore for 54 wins Played first two years of high school ball at Lincoln High in Stockton and final two years at Sheldon High in Sacramento Scored 10.6 points with 5.8 assists for Huskies of Sheldon HS Three-time all-conference pick and honor roll student in high school Born August 5, 1990, in Stockton, Calif., to Naketta Elizondo. Has younger brother and sister. Major is sociology LANAJIA ERNEST Guard 5-6 Junior Stockton, Calif. (Shelton HS/San Joaquin Delta College) 1 Started season opener at Tech with 8 points, 3 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 Tech* CAREER BESTS (N) Pts: 8 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Assts: 1 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 3 FGs: 1 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Stls: 1 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Min: 34 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 CAREER BESTS (JUCO) Pts: 22 vs. Santa Barbara 20 vs. Sierra 17 vs. Diablo Valley Assts: 9 vs. Santa Rosa 8 vs. Skyline 7 Santa Rosa 6 Six times 3 FGs: 2 five times Stls: 6 twice Min: 40 Three Times

12 Played 84 career games, two years N, one at JUCO Only GSU player to start all 30 games in Three-year totals: 866 career points, 449 career rebounds, 59 assists, 148 steals Two-year N: 370 points, 196 rebounds, 89 assists, 76 steals 41 double-figure scoring games career, 17 in N Had triple-double game vs. Murray State (11/27/09) Had double-double vs. George (1/28/10) 15 career double-figure rebound games, 3 in N Third-team All-America JUCO pick for 25-7 team that made Sweet 16 Was 11th in in steals, 13th in in assists in Played freshman season at Middle Tennessee (21 games), two double-figures Has dunked in practices, but never in game McDonald s High School All-America nominee in metro Atlanta with 20-point, 10-rebound averages at Rockdale County (Conyers, suburb of Atlanta) Born March 18, Daughter of Angela Burtts and Arthur Thomas Is a twin, brother s name is Angelo Has four brothers and a sister. Sister Lakeia Stokes played at Clemson (Class of 04) with 953 points and 463 rebounds. Fifth in state championship in long jump, also 200-meter sprinter Major is sociology ANGELIQUE BURTTS Forward 6-0 Senior Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale Co. HS/MTSU/East Miss. JC) 2 Started opener with12 points, 3 rebs., 2 assists and 2 Tech* CAREER BESTS (N) Pts: 20 vs. Drexel, 2/25/10 20 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 19 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 16 at George, 1/28/10 16 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1/3/10 16 vs. George, 2/28/10 (17 total double figures, N) Reb: 10 at George, 1/28/10 10 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 10 vs. North Texas, 1/26/08 9 at, 1/31/10 9 at Delaware, 2/14/10 Blks: 3 at Delaware State, 12/16/09 2 three times Assts: 11 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 7 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 7 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/09 3 FGs: 1 Three Times Stls: 6 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 6 vs. North Texas, 1/26/08

13 Played in 19 games as a freshman, logging 116 minutes Scored 27 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, made 7 steals and 7 assists Aggressive, she had 11 of her 15 rebounds on the offensive end Averaged 19.7 points and 9.1 rebounds a game at Albany s Dougherty High Made almost four steals a game with pressure defense in high school Second-team All-State pick, career 1,000-point scorer Had two 34-point games and a 32-point game in high school Third in the long jump at the state championship Ran on 4 x 100 relay team that was fifth at state championship Born Dec. 6, 1990, in Albany, Ga. to Karla Anderson Youngest in family of five with two brothers and two sisters Major is criminal justice TIFFANY ANDERSON Guard 5-9 Sophomore Albany, Ga. (Dougherty HS) Tech CAREER BESTS Pts: 5 at Kennesaw State, 11/4/09 Reb: 4 at Kennesaw State, 11/4/09 4 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 Blks: 1 vs. Florida State and UT Martin Assts: 3 at Kennesaw State, 11/4/09 3 FGs: 1 vs. Troy, 11/28/09 Stls: 2 vs. Presbyterian, 12/5/09 Min: 17 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09

14 KENDRA LONG Guard 5-9 Freshman Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin Mays HS) 10 Scored more than 1,000 points during her 94-game career at Mays HS in Atlanta Most Valuable Player of the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game All-Metro Atlanta first team and McDonald s All-America nominee Two-time Defensive Player of Year honoree Raiders HS teams advanced to Elite Eight and Sweet 16 of state tournament Averaged 10.4 as senior and 22.7 as junior Top scoring games included 42 pointer vs. Washington HS Played four years with Atlanta Celtics AAU state title-winning team Nicknamed Bang Bang for high school scoring abilities Born Nov. 14, 1991, at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, to Kedral and Trina Long. Has older brother, Kedral, Jr. Will major in business Led team with 13 points in season opener at Tech, hitting 3-of-6 Tech CAREER BESTS Pts: 13 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Reb: 2 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Assts: 3 FGs: 3 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Stls: 2 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Min: 27 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10

15 CHAN HARRIS Forward 6-2 Junior- Redshirt Macon, Ga. (Northeast HS) 12 Veteran of 67 games at Georgia State, coming back from a foot fracture injury that sidelined her Dec. 12 last year. Scored 433 career points with 298 career rebounds and 45 blocked shots Has 20 double-figure scoring games and seven double-figure rebounds Averaged 11.0 in first six games last year before injury in limited time, after averaging 11.4 points over final 13 games of sophomore season Led team in total rebounds as sophomore Was All- in track and field as sophomore, finishing second in high jump In high school, was MVP of North-South All-Star game Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks at Northeast High in Macon as the 24-7 team advanced to elite eight Was third at state high school track championship in high jump Born July 12, 1989, in Macon to Charles and Linda Harris, one of four children Father played guard at Iowa State, brother Marvelle is playing at Campbell Majoring in exercise science Had double-double in season opener with 12 points, career-high 15 rebounds, 3 blocks at Tech* CAREER BESTS Pts: 22 at Kennesaw St., 11/14/09 22 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 17 at Drexel, 1/15/09 (20 double-figure games) Reb: 15 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 12 at George, 2/8/09 11 at Kennesaw St., 11/14/09 10 Four times (7 double-figure games) Blks: 3 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 3 at, 2/19/09 3 vs. Nicholls State, 12/12/09 3 at Presbyterian, 12/5/09 Assts: 2, seven times Stls: 4 vs. Winthrop, 1/27/09 Min: 38 vs. ODU, 1/29/09

16 The Australian native played one year of American high school basketball in the Chicago area at Lake Forest Academy Was prep team MVP in a tournament last year with Lake Forest Had top scoring game of 20 points Played a year of AAU basketball as well Played three years of varsity basketball in Australia, but knew she wanted to come to the U.S. to be able to reach her maximum potential Born Aug. 15, 1990, in Sydney Daughter of Larry and Louise Smith. A six-foot-six uncle helped get her started in basketball First got hooked on basketball by watching Larry Bird play in the NBA VICTORIA SMITH Center 6-3 Freshman Sydney, Australia (Lake Forest [Ill.] Academy) CAREER BESTS Pts: Reb: Blks: Assts: 3 FGs: Stls: Min:

17 The Alabama native was a McDonald s All-America nominee from her area in Birmingham Scored 1,245 points, grabbed 832 rebounds in high school Tenacious on defense, she had 112 blocks and made 145 steals Passed for 224 assists during high school career Was MVP of three different tournaments during career Her 23-7 team advaned to state final four Also MVP of her high school volleyball team Nicknamed Juice in high school Born a fraternal twin on June 22, 1992, in West Point, Miss. Twin sister, Brandi, is manager on the GSU basketball team Older brother is serving in the Navy and younger sister is in high school Mother passed away when she was 11. but children pulled together with help of other family and friends Honor Society student BRIANA SHEPHERD Forward 6-0 Freshman Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin HS) CAREER BESTS Pts: Reb: Blks: Assts: 3 FGs: Stls: Min:

18 TRACI HALTIWANGER Guard 6-0 Senior Summervile, S.C. (Summerville HS) 22 One of two seniors on the team Played in 84 career games with 18 starts Scored 393 points with 125 rebounds Has 16 career double-figure scoring games Knocked down 69 career three-point baskets Has 88 assists and 74 steals Averaged 17.6 points a game, 8.3 rebounds, 6.3 steals for Green Wave team at Summerville High in South Carolina Scored 1,196 points in high school to lead women while UGA WR A.J. Green was leading the men s team in scoring Had top prep game with 40 points, 10 assists and eight steals Born Nov. 9, 1989, in Columbia, S.C. to Gerald and Pamular Haltiwanger. Stepfather is Joey Greene. Has three brothers and two sisters. Major is criminal justice Started opener at Tech with 3 points (a trey), 2 steals,1 reb., 1 Tech* CAREER BESTS Pts: 15 at Delaware, 2/14/10 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22/07 13 vs. Delaware, 1/24/08 13 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 (16 career double-figure games) Reb: 6 at Northeastern, 2/24/08 5, three times Assts: 7 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 6 vs. William & Mary, 1/17/08 5 vs. ODU, 1/16/08 3 FGs: 4 vs. Delaware, 1/24/08 3 five times 2 ten times Stls: 4 vs. Northeastern, 1/27/08 4 vs., 2/10/08 Min: 36 at Delaware, 2/14/10 34 at Northeastern, 2/24/08

19 The North Carolina native averaged 18 points and nine rebounds last year at Vertias Christian Academy in western North Carolina Was MVP of a pair of tournaments and was on the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) National Championships all-tournament team Made 68 three-point baskets in a season that was just three baskets shy of the NACA all-time season record Had a game where she made 8-of-11 three-point baskets Played freshman season at Statesville Christian Born Nov. 18, 1990 in Huron, South Dakota, to John and Tina Jordan Father was a basketball player (Nationa Christian Prep Player of Year)and longtime basketball coach Honor roll student in top 5% of class who will major in political science at GSU JAMIE JORDAN Forward 6-1 Freshman Fletcher, N.C. ( HS) CAREER BESTS Pts: Reb: Blks: Assts: 3 FGs: Stls: Min:

20 Got into five games as a freshman, gaining valuable practice time and film study time to improve game Scored five points in win over Maryland-Eastern Shore, make two-of-three, including a three-point basket First collegiate points were from the free throw line in a win over Murray State, making both shots Averaged 11.6 points and 3.2 assists at Douglas County HS in metro Atlanta Made 27 three-point baskets for 22-6 Douglas County team Two-time All-Region player with 20-point game and five 19-point games Daughter of Robin Taylor and Lynnzell Johnson and is the youngest of 10 children Cousin Ricky Dobbs is senior QB at Navy and had been an all-state basketball player at Douglas County before signing to play football at the Naval Academy Major is criminal justice JERLISA TAYLOR Guard 5-9 Sophomore Douglasville, Ga. ( Douglas County HS) CAREER BESTS Pts: 5 vs. UMES, 12/20/09 2 vs. Murray State, 11/27/09 Reb: 2 vs. UMES, 12/20/09 Blks: 0 Assts: 0 3 FGs: 1 vs. UMES, 12/20/09 Stls: 1 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 Min: 3 at Kennesaw State, 11/14/09 3 vs. Troy, 11/29/09

21 CODY PAULK Center 6-3 Sophomore Gadsden, Ala (Gadsden City HS) 33 Career: scored 48 points, grabbed 45 rebounds, blocked 24 shots Led team as freshman with 21 blocked shots in 193 total minutes of action Played 23 games and got three starts as freshman Had two double-figure scoring games Hit 5-of-9 for 10 points with eight rebounds at Northeastern Netted 10 points with nine rebounds in 24 minutes in win at Blocked 5 shots in win over William and Mary with six points Scored 12 points a game and grabbed 11 rebounds for No. 4 team in Alabama as senior (25-5 Gadsden City) Second-team All-State and averaged six blocked shots a game Had a top game of 11 blocks amidst her triple-double and double-double games Born June 3, 1991, in Gadsden to Darron and Chaun Paulk Father is six-foot-six and played at Georgia Southwestern, brother played at Southern Union CC Majoring in chemistry at Georgia State with 3.8 and 3.5 GPA s in first two semesters as freshman Started opener at Tech with 8 points (4-5), 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 Tech* CAREER BESTS Pts: 10 at Northeastern, 2/21/10 10 at, 3/3/10 Reb: 9 at UNC Wilmington, 3/3/10 8 at Northeastern, 2/21/10 Blks: 5 vs. William & Mary, 2/7/10 3 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Assts: 2 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Stls: 2 at Northeastern, 2/21/10 2 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10 Min: 36 at Northeastern, 2/21/10 31 at Georgia Tech, 11/12/10

22 Was All-Mid Florida Conference second team pick for 22-5 team Scored 498 points and had 344 rebounds in two years of JUCO play Ninth in the MFC in rebounding (7.1 per game) Scored 10.9 points per game and shot.472 on 121-of-256 Had 47 steals and 11 blocked shots Teams were her two seasons and won the MFC title Was North Hall High s all-time leading scorer (male or female) with 1,937 points Top game of 37 points, with multiple games over 30 scored Played for Nike Elite AAU team Born June 21, 1990 and raised in Gainesville, Ga. Daughter of Sylvester and Malinda Norman. Middle child with older brother and younger sister Major is sociology Played 13 minutes in season opener LETIECIA DAVENPORT Forward 6-0 Junior Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS/Sante Fe [Fla.] CC) Tech CAREER BESTS Pts: Reb: Blks: Assts: Stls: Min: