(WBK) Florida Set to Open Season Against Georgia State

Florida Set to Open Season Against Georgia State
Andrew Hile
The official start of 2021-22 season gets underway on Tuesday evening for Florida women's basketball when Georgia State visits Exactech Arena.
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Florida vs. Georgia State
Game Information: Nov. 9, 2021 | 5 p.m. ET
Live Stream: SEC Network+
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Game Notes: Florida | Georgia State | SEC Notes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tuesday evening marks the start of the 2021-22 campaign for Florida women's basketball as Sun Belt-foe, Georgia State, makes their way to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
Opening tip is with the Panthers is slated for 5 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks and Brittany Davis on the call. The men's season opener against Elon will follow at 8 p.m. ET.

Tuesday will mark the 10th meeting between the Gators and Panthers, with Georgia State currently holding a 5-4 advantage, with all five wins coming in 1980 or prior. The Blue & Orange have won the previous two games, most recently defeating GSU, 82-66, on Nov. 11, 2017.
Over the past decade, the women's basketball squad has found success in season-openers, holding a 7-3 record during that span. In the 2020-21 season, UF defeated Grambling State, 90-47, to open the year.
Florida fans received their first glimpse of the Gators in an exhibition matchup with Flagler last Friday evening, a game in which UF crossed the century-mark for a 101-56 victory. Freshman Alberte Rimdal was quick to impress, tallying a game-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including four triples. Fellow newcomers, Zippy Broughton and Taliyah Wyche, each added 16 points for the Gators.

Controlling every facet of the game, the Gators wasted no time in establishing a post presence, using five-straight field goals in the paint to open the game. They ended the night with a 62-14 advantage in points in the pant while also out-rebounding the Saints, 55-29.
Defensively, Florida forced 22 turnovers while recording 14 steals of their own. Veteran playmaker Kiara Smith led defensive charge with four steals, in addition to eight points, six rebounds and six assists on no turnovers. Flagler ended the evening shooting just 16-of-54 (29.6%) from the field.
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Panthers Start Season Tuesday at Florida
QUICK NOTES
• Georgia State opens the season Tuesday at Florida in Gainesville. It's the first meeting between the two sides since the Panthers started their 2017-18 season with the Gators.
• GSU leads the all-time series with Florida 5-3 but the Gators have won the last two meetings. GSU lost in Gainesville to open the 2017-18 season.
• The Panthers return five players that started 10 or more games last season. The key returners for GSU include Taniyah Worth (8.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg), Hannah Sadler (8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg), Tehya Lyons (6.1 ppg, 46 assists), and Kam Dziak (5.0 ppg, 30 3FG made).
• Two of GSU's freshmen will be making their collegiate debuts in their home state Tuesday. Nyla Jean played at Plant H.S. in Tampa and Mikyla Tolivert played for Palm Bay in Melbourne and was the 2020 Florida Dairy Farmer's Miss Basketball. Tolivert was also the Florida 5A Player of the Year.
• The Panthers recorded their second winning season in the last three years in 2020-21 and earned the No. 2 seed from the east at the Sun Belt Championship. It was GSU's first No. 2 seed since 2001.
• GSU returns 10 players overall and welcomes five newcomers. Head coach Gene Hill also welcomed a new assistant coach in the offseason, Roddreka Rogers.
• Of the 15 Panthers on this year's roster, eight are from Georgia, two from Alabama, two from Florida, one from Maryland, one from Ohio, and one from Israel.
• Florida is the first of two SEC opponents GSU will face this season. The Panthers will visit Knoxville, Tenn., on Dec. 12 to take on the Volunteers on SEC Network+.
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