THE FLATS – Coming off a successful Gulf Coast Showcase, Georgia Tech women’s basketball readies to play its fourth game in seven days traveling to Michigan State on Thursday for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Yellow Jackets and Spartans will tip at 8 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
GEORGIA TECH (5-2, 0-0 ACC) at MICHIGAN STATE (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
TV: Big Ten Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Shumacker| Analyst: Brenda VanLengen
RADIO: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App
Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer
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Georgia Tech went 2-1 over the Thanksgiving holiday in the Gulf Coast Showcase, picking up wins over Air Force and Belmont to close out the tournament. Bianca Jackson, who dropped a game-high 24 points in the win over Belmont, led Tech offensively in the tournament, averaging 13.3 points per game. She finished two games in double-figures to help lead the way. Freshman Tonie Morgan also put together a solid tournament, capping the three-games with an 11.7 points per game average. Morgan opened the tournament with double-figure scoring performances against South Florida and Air Force. She also led the Jackets on the boards in the tournament, averaging 6.7 rebounds per game.
Michigan State comes into Thursday’s matchup on a two-game skid after opening the season at 6-0. The Spartans went 0-2 in the Phil Knight Tournament, falling to a pair of ranked opponents in Iowa State (80-49) and Oregon (86-78). Owning a perfect 5-0 record on their home court this season, the Spartans are led by Kamaria McDaniel and Matilda Ekh with 12.9 and 11.6 points per game averages, respectively. Isaline Alexander carries a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game average to lead MSU on the glass.
Georgia Tech and Michigan State have met twice in program history, both in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with the series tied at 1-1. The Jackets and Spartans last met in 2014 in East Lansing with MSU taking the narrow decision in overtime. Tech seeks its first road win since 2009 when competing in the Challenge.
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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