Panthers Lose by a Point at the Buzzer

Sports Editor Shawn Haney Associate Editor Jason Hanes Sports Covering Georgia State University Sports Panthers lose by a point at the buzzer By (ason Hanes Staff Writer to Shellord Pinkett, who missed a shot with two sec After a tough loss to onds on the clock. Georgetown the day before, As the ball went out of the Georgia State men's bounds to GSU, the final basketball team traveled to buzzer sounded, giving Richmond to take on Vir VCU a 55-54 win. ginia Commonwealth last The Panthers lost their Sunday, only to lose at the second tough games in as buzzer, 55-54. many games, but continue The Panthers were to impress and show vast down early to the Rams, but improvement. the Panthers went to a full- Especially impressive court defense. The move was Hamilton, who scored paid off, as the Panthers 17 points in addition to scored five points in 20 sec grabbing nine rebounds, onds to draw within one at tallying eight assists and 25-24. stealing four. The Panthers continued As a team, the Panthers to battle back, taking the only shot 37.7 percent for lead off a Mike Zak three the game, but made as pointer. The freshman hit many baskets as VCU, who three treys in the first half, Photo by Shawn Haney-the Signal shot 38.5 percent over 40 accounting for nine points minutes. The Georgia State Panthers basketball team huddles around head coach Lefty Dricsell during the and giving the Panthers the The only real difference VASDA game. lead. was at the foul line, where Shooting 12-29 for the into the final six minutes, with 14.4 seconds re up the final play for GSU with VCU made 10 of 13 foul first half, the Panthers went VCU would slowly chip maining. With two fouls 7.7 seconds remaining. shots, while the Panthers into the lockerroom after 20 away at the lead. After a to give, the Rams used The Panthers put the ball were seven of 10. minutes with a 33-29 lead late basket to cap an 11-4 the fouls in the first in to senior point guard The Panthers will re on Virginia Commonwealth. run, Virginia Common seven seconds. Rodney Hamilton. Hamilton turn to action tomorrow in But the Rams would wealth led 55-54. Panthers head coach drove to the baseline, but their first home game come back. While the Pan The Panthers would in Lefty Driesell asked for a was shut off by the VCU de against Loyola-Chicago. thers were up 50-44 going bound the ball at midcourt timeout, and tried to set fense. He passed the ball off Game time is 6 p.m. Panthers' soccer ends season with 4-2 loss to Howard's team By Jason Hanes The ball bounced off a The score remained Staff Writer GSU defender and into the the same until the 83:05 net to even the score at 1-1. mark. Johan Chang took After shocking the Trans David Prescod an the ball from the keepers America Athletic Confer swered for the Panthers at across the box and into ence by winning the TAAC 34:50. the net. Howard led by Tournament, the Georgia Prescod took a pass two. State University men's soc from Josh Littleton and put Time wound down and cer team tried to continue it past Howard goalkeeper the Panthers were unable the magic last Sunday Kofi Boxill to give the Pan •to score again. As the against Howard. thers a 2-1 lead. scoreboard horn sounded However, the clock It would be the final goal for the last time this year struck midnight on the Panthers would score at Panthersville, GSU had Cinderella and the Panthers this season. been defeated 4-2. as GSU lost the NCAA Tour Howard got on the board Howard led in all game nament Play-In game 4-2. again at 41:27 when Gregory statistics. They outshot the The Panthers got on Simmons controlled the ball Panthers 16-9, including 8- top early in a foul plagued at the top of the box. 4 in the second half, had game. He then turned and shot more corner kicks (7-3) and GSU's Josh Littleton it in the net to even the less fouls (19-17). was fouled inside the box score at 2-2 going in at the Darren McKune did all and awarded a penalty half. he could in goal for the Pan shot. Howard would control thers. After shutting out Littleton put the ball the second half of play. At GSU's opponents in the between the pipes to place the 50:05 mark, Hasim TAAC Tournament, he the Panthers 1-0 after Anderson flicked the pass blocked six shots against File photo Senior toward Montrinc Thomas (52) breaks open in the 14:32. into the middle of the right the aggressive Howard. paint for a shot under the basket. The Lady Panthers hung Howard responded four side. From there, Mike The Panthers are now close but fell in the final minutes to Team Champion 81-74 minutes later. After a foul on Lawrence headed the ball eliminated from progress Wednesday evening. the Panthers, Howard's into the net to put Howard ing to the NCAA Tourna Game story page 19. Andre Virtue had a free kick. up 3-2. ment. .

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