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Lady Eagles play host to Jacksonville tonight
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    Georgia Southern University and Jacksonville University, two struggling women's basketball teams seeking an identity, meet at 5 p.m. today at Hanner Fieldhouse with the Lady Eagles looking for their first home win of the season.
    Jacksonville is coached by Georgia Southern Hall of Famer Jill Dunn, who was a three-year starter for the Eagles in the 1989-93 seasons. She was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 2006.
    Dunn is still Georgia Southern's record-holder for career 3-point field goal percentage.
    GSU is coming off a 72-48 loss at Davidson on Monday night.
    Jacksonville is coming off a 70-64 loss against East Carolina on Sunday in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
    Records: Georgia Southern 2-8, 0-3 Southern Conference; Jacksonville University 1-9, 0-1 Atlantic Sun Conference.
    The Coaches:  JU — Jill Dunn 105-117 8th season; GSU — Rusty Cram 233-216, 16th season.
    The Series:  Jacksonville University leads, 2-1.
    Players to Watch:  Jacksonville University — Tracie Sneed, 6-0 Jr., 10.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg; Abril Peeples 5-7 So., 8.4 ppg. GSU — Meredyth Frye 5-10 Jr., 9.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg; Janay Wilson 5-8 Sr., 6.5 ppg; MiMi DuBose 5-9 So., 9.3 ppg. 
    Quotable:  “We are trying to find a post game and build from that. We are looking for two post players to give us some strong minutes, some points, rebounds and good defense.” — Georgia Southern women's basketball head coach Rusty Cram