SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Three Yellow Jackets posted double figures, but No. 17 Georgia Tech could not overcome No. 3 Notre Dame on the road, falling 81-66. Tech tied it in the third quarter, but the Fighting Irish continued its offensive front to capture the win.
The Yellow Jackets, playing without Dani Carnegie for the second consecutive game, shook off a slow start as Notre Dame came out with nine unanswered in the first quarter. Chit-Chat Wright, in her first collegiate start, opened Tech’s offense on the night, draining a triple at the 6:38 mark. Notre Dame would expand its lead out to 13 points, 35-22, off an Olivia Miles layup at 4:21 in the second quarter before Tech came roaring back. Zoesha Smith ignited the spark, converting a three-point play as Tech closed the half with a 14-4 run to come within one possession, 39-36, at halftime.
Kara Dunn hit a three-pointer immediately to start the third quarter, knotting the game at 39-all and Tech kept it within one possession until a triple from Cassandre Prosper setup a 48-43 tally. Dunn would cut it back to four points, 52-48, with 3:09 left in the third, but it would be the closest the Jackets would come as Notre Dame slowly built out a double-digit lead. Rusne Augustinaite would spark an 8-0 spurt midway through the fourth, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Fighting Irish.
Dunn finished with a team-high 21 points, followed by a 17-point performance from Tonie Morgan. Wright added 10 points to round out the Jackets’ in double-figures. The Jackets capitalized on Notre Dame’s 21 turnovers, converting the miscues into 22 points.
But Notre Dame dominated on the glass, outrebounding Georgia Tech, 50-25, and outscored Tech in the paint, 46-30. Liatu King led ND on the glass with 12 rebounds. Citron led the Fighting Irish offensively with 21 points as Notre Dame shot 54.8 percent from the field.
Georgia Tech returns for a brief stay at home, welcoming Clemson on Sunday, Jan. 19. The Yellow Jackets and Tigers will tip at 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra on Tech’s annual Alumni Day.
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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