ATLANTA (Interstat) — Georgia Southern defeated Georgia State 66-55 in a Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday night at GSU Sports Arena.

The Eagles used a dominant third quarter, outscoring the Panthers 26-16, to pull away for the victory. McKenna Eddings led Georgia Southern with 17 points, while Destiny Garrett added 10 points and seven assists. Georgia State was led by Crystal Henderson and Ari Dyson, who scored 17 and 14 points, respectively.

Georgia Southern improved to 13-4 overall. Georgia State fell to 7-11. The Eagles shot 13 for 29 from 3-point range, a decisive advantage over the Panthers’ 5-for-11 performance from beyond the arc. An announced crowd of 982 attended the game.