MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball opens the new year on the road, with a weekend road swing at Georgia State on Thursday and Old Dominion on Saturday. The Jags are looking for their first conference win of the season.
 
South is coming off a 37-58 loss to Southern Miss, while Georgia State defeated ULM 59-49 and Old Dominion lost to James Madison 54-68.
 
South Alabama was picked to finished 13^th in the Sun Belt, with Georgia State coming in at 11th and Old Dominion 2^nd.
 
South Alabama and Georgia State are meeting for the 24^th time and South and Old Dominion for the 14^th. The Jaguars and the Monarchs are meeting for the first time since 1991.
 
 
GAME INFORMATION vs Georgia State
Date: Jan. 5
Time: 5:30 p.m. CST
Site: Atlanta, Ga.  
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THE SERIES
All time series: South leads 12-11
Home: South leads 6-4
Away: Series tied 5-6
Neutral: Series tied 1-1
 
GAME INFORMATION vs Old Dominion
Date: Jan. 7
Time: 1 p.m. CST
Site: Norfolk, Va.   
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THE SERIES
All-time series: South trails 3-10
Home: South leads 3-1
Away: South trails 0-6
Neutral: South trails 0-3
 
 
NOTES

• South was picked to finished 13^th in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll, receiving 38 points.
• Georgia State received 50 points and Old Dominion totaled 166 points.
• Freshman Kelsey Thompson has recorded double digits four times this season: 21 pts at Auburn, 11 pts vs Tulane, 15 points vs SLU, 19 at Nicholls.
• Nadia Howard has recorded six double-digit games this season: 11 vs Spring Hill, 12 at Auburn, 13 at New Orleans, 15 at Mercer, 12 at Nicholls and 10 vs Marshall.
• She is averaging 8.3 points per game, the second-highest of the team behind Kelsey Thompson.
• Thompson leads all conference freshman in points per game with 9.5.
• Kelsey Thompson is ranked 12th in the Sun Belt for steals per game with 1.8
• Zena Elias is ranked 14th in the conference for rebounds per game with 5.9 and Kiana Anderson is ranked 19th with 5.5 per game.
• Kiana Anderson is ranked 10th in the conference for blocked shots per game with 0.8.
• Jordan Rosier is ranked 12^th in the conference for three-point field goal percentage with .355 and Tristen Washington is ranked with .327. 

 
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