THE FLATS – For the fifth time this season, and fourth consecutive week, Georgia Tech freshman Dani Carnegie was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week. Carnegie dropped a career-high 28 points in Tech’s win against Syracuse to pick up the honor.
In the Jackets’ lone game last week, Carnegie held a clinic from three-point distance, connecting on 6-of-8 three-point attempts. Her six triples marked a career-high and the 12th game this season she has hit multiple three-pointers in an outing. The performance propelled Carnegie into first in the ACC in three-pointers made in conference games with 12.
Carnegie finished with 28 points against Syracuse for her third-straight game with 20-plus points and fourth in five outings. On the season, the freshman owns five games with 20 or more points and 13 games in double figures. Against the Orange, she added seven rebounds, four assists and a steal.
Carnegie continues to lead Georgia Tech in scoring (16.0 points per game), three-pointers made (45) and three-point field goal percentage (42.1). She ranks 10th nationally in three-pointers per game and 11th in three-pointers made.
With five rookie of the week nods to date, Carnegie becomes just the fourth Yellow Jacket in program history to earn as many honors and the first since 2016-17.
With Georgia Tech’s win against Syracuse, the Yellow Jackets moved to 15-0 on the season and 3-0 in conference play. Tech is one of five undefeated teams in the country remaining, and the only unbeaten team in the ACC. Also released on Monday, Tech remained at No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Thursday, Jan. 9, welcoming Virginia Tech to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
PURCHASE TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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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