A slate of 11 home games including in-state foe Georgia Tech highlight the Savannah State 2008-09 women's basketball schedule.

The Yellow Jackets visit Tiger Arena on February 11 for a 7:00 p.m. contest. SSU women's head coach Cedric Baker is happy to have the Yellow Jackets play in Tiger Arena.

"They are a great team and known nationally as a powerhouse. They will showcase two local kids from Liberty County and it will be a good game for our students, fans and alumni," said Baker.

The season, which features teams from nine different Division I conferences including the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, Big Ten and Big 12, will start with a trio of home games against Columbia (November 15), Florida A&M (Nov. 17) and Edward Waters (Nov. 20).

SSU will play their first road game on Nov. 22 to plat at Texas El Paso."Its been a challenge, scheduling wise, because we are not in a conference," said Baker. "From top to bottom its going to be tough with a roster of eight newcomers and it will be challenging for the team. But for the fans, I think we have done a pretty good job of having recognizable teams on the schedule," he added.

The Lady Tigers will play home and home games with Charles Southern, Florida A&M, Bethune- Cookman, New Jersey Tech, Morris, Longwood and North Carolina Central.

Key road games include visits to Florida, Louisiana- Lafayette, Texas Tech, Georgia and Mississippi State.

Savannah State will participate in the Cincinnati Holiday Tournament Nov. 28-30 and close out the season by participating in the Independent Colleges and Universities Tournament in Orem, Utah March 5-7.

Baker will be looking to improve on last year's 14-15 record. "We hope to get our first winning season. It's one of the toughest schedules in the nation."