Jan. 31, 2008
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Tonight’s Win
· Gives Georgia Tech a 17-4 overall record and 4-3 in the ACC
· Improves Tech’s home record to 11-1 overall and 3-1 in the ACC
· Is the fourth straight for the Yellow Jackets against Clemson, the longest streak in the series dating back to 1980 (58 games)
· Gives Clemson a 41-17 advantage in the all-time series and 17-11 edge in Atlanta
· Gives Tech an overall all-time record of 454-487 and 124-284 in ACC play
· Snaps Tech’s season-long, two-game losing streak
Notes:
· Tech is now 15-1 when scoring first this season and improves to 15-2 when leading at halftime
· Two Yellow Jackets (Mitchell-22, Nnamaka-23) scored over 20 points for the first time since the Tulane game (Nov. 13, 2007) when Nnamaka had 28 and Mitchell added 21
· Tech shot a season-high .844 (27-32) from the free throw line and shot better than 80 percent from the charity stripe for just the second time this season
· It was the Jackets’ largest win in ACC play since beating Virginia 73-49 on Feb. 22, 2007
#1 Jacqua Williams:
· Has now had at least one steal in every game this year
· Moved into sole possession of fourth place on Tech’s all-time steals list (216)
#43 Chioma Nnamaka:
· Has made a three-pointer in all but one game this season (Temple)
· Tallied her 15th double-figure scoring game of the season
· Went over 20 points for the sixth time this year and first in ACC play
· 16 first-half points were the most in a half this season since scoring 17 in the second half at Iowa (Nov. 22)
#22 Alex Montgomery
· Set a career-high with five steals
· Recorded her 12th double-figure scoring game this season
#21 Janie Mitchell
· Moved into 13th-place on Tech’s all-time scoring list (1,251) passing both Marielle Walker and Ida Neal
· Recorded her 17th double-figure scoring game of the season
· Set a new career-high with 10 free throws made and 13 attempted
#23 Deja Foster
• Tied a career-high with three steals (at Mmaryland, Jan. 20, 2008)
