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Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball

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Georgia Southern Eagles
2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
UniversityGeorgia Southern University
Head coachHana Haden (1st season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationStatesboro, Georgia
ArenaHanner Fieldhouse
(capacity: 4,358)
NicknameEagles
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
1993, 1994
AIAW tournament appearances
1982
Conference tournament champions
NSWAC/ASUN: 1987, 1988, 1990
SoCon: 1993, 1994
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1988 (NSWAC)
1990 (TAAC)
1994, 1998, 2001 (SoCon)

The Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference and holds matches at Hanner Fieldhouse.[2]

History

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The Eagles previously played in the New South Women's Athletic Conference from 1985 to 1989, the Trans-Atlantic Athletic Conference (now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference from 1989 to 1992 and the Southern Conference from 1992 to 2014 before joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. Georgia Southern made it to the NCAA tournament in 1993 and 1994, losing in the First Round to Alabama 102-70 and 101–53 to North Carolina, respectively. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Eagles have an all-time record of 642–573.[3][4]

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1993 #12 First Round #5 Alabama L 70-102
1994 #14 First Round #3 North Carolina L 53-101

AIAW Division I

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The Eagles made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 First Round Rutgers L, 69–79

References

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  1. ^ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Georgia Southern Athletics". Georgia Southern University.
  3. ^ "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.
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