THE FLATS – Georgia Tech freshman guard Dani Carnegie earned Atlantic Coast Conference recognition on Monday, being named ACC Co-Rookie of the Week after helping the Yellow Jackets to a pair of wins this past week. It marks Carnegie’s first weekly conference honor of her career. She shares the honor with Notre Dame’s Kate Koval.
Carnegie has made an impressive debut to her collegiate career through four games as a Yellow Jacket, scoring in double-figures in every outing. She currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game, and from three-point distance.
Last week, Carnegie helped lift Georgia Tech to wins over West Georgia and in-state rival, Georgia. Against West Georgia, Carnegie led Tech with a team-high 15 points for her third-straight game leading the Jackets offensively. She hit the mark behind six field goals, including three triples. On Sunday, the freshman recorded her first 20-point outing, scoring 20 points in 30 minutes of playing time against Georgia. She hit four three-pointers to help lift Tech to an 83-67 victory over the Bulldogs.
In the ACC, Carnegie currently leads all freshmen in scoring, three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made. Overall, Carnegie ties for fourth in the league in three-point field goals made, owning a team-best 12 on the young season.
The ACC Player of the Week honors were also shared this week between Florida State’s Makayla Timpson and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo.
Georgia Tech returns to action taking part in the Hawaii North Shore Showcase. The Yellow Jackets open the tournament against South Dakota State on Saturday, Nov. 23.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Single game tickets for the season are also 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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