THE FLATS – Off to the best start in program history, Georgia Tech women’s basketball catapulted to No. 17 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on Monday. The Yellow Jackets made the biggest jump of the week in the poll, moving up eight spots.
Tech moved to 11-0 on the season after collecting another top-25 win on Sunday at No. 14 North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. The Jackets led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter against UNC, which came into the match-up owning the sixth-ranked scoring defense in the country and led the ACC in limiting their opponents to less than 50 points a game. The Yellow Jackets scored 82 points against UNC, the most allowed by the Tar Heels this season.
Tech’s win on Sunday marked its second over a ranked opponent, as the Jackets took down then-No. 21 Oregon in the Hawaii North Shore Showcase in November. To date, Georgia Tech has faced four teams in the top 50 NET rankings and defeated all four.
Five Jackets finished in double-figures in Chapel Hill, marking the third time this season Tech had five in double-figures in a game. Tonie Morgan and Dani Carnegie led the way, chipping in 23 and 22 points, respectively.
Tech opened the week cruising past Louisiana Monroe, 97-37. The 60-point win against the Warhawks was the Jackets’ largest margin of victory since Nov. 11, 2011.
Georgia Tech is led in scoring by Carnegie, who averages 14.6 points per game on average. Carnegie leads all freshmen in the ACC in scoring and ranks 12th nationally in the freshmen class in scoring. Kara Dunn, who chipped in 13 points at UNC, is second on the team in scoring at 13.3 points, while Morgan rounds out a trio averaging double-figures at 12.0 points per game.
Georgia Tech is one of six ACC teams ranked in the top 25 poll, joining No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 9 Duke, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 21 NC State and newcomer, No. 24 California.
The Yellow Jackets return to Atlanta to open a five-game homestand on Wednesday, Dec. 18, welcoming Rice to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
ACC PICK 3 TICKET PACKAGE FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Pick three premier ACC women’s basketball home games in the ACC Pick 3 ticket plan for just $24. Packages are available for purchase only until Dec. 29. Single-game tickets for the season remain on sale. Single game tickets begin at just $10 for general admission seating and are $12 for reserved seating. Youth pricing begins at $8 per game and are available day of game, while group ticket packages are on sale for 10 or more tickets at $5 per ticket. Please contact the Georgia Tech Athletic Association ticket office for more information on group tickets at tickets@athletics.gatech.edu. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting RamblinWreck.com or by calling the Georgia Tech ticket office at 1-888-TECH-TIX.
GEORGIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Georgia Tech is celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s basketball on The Flats this season. Under the direction of coach Jim Culpepper, Georgia Tech competed its first year in the Georgia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (GAIAW) in 1974-75 before joining the ACC in 1979-80. Tech has seen many highlights over 50 years, including playing in the NCAA Tournament 11 times, with two Sweet 16 appearances (2012, 2021), and producing nine WNBA draft picks, featuring first round draft picks Alex Montgomery and Sasha Goodlett. In its first postseason berth in school history, Georgia Tech captured the 1992 National Women’s Invitational Tournament. Currently in its sixth season under head coach Nell Fortner, the Yellow Jackets have reach postseason play three times in the last five years.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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