THE FLATS – After closing out a five-game road swing, Georgia Tech women’s basketball returns home on Sunday to play host to Central Michigan. Tip is slated for 1 p.m. between the Yellow Jackets and Chippewas. Action will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
GEORGIA TECH (7-2, 0-0 ACC) vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (1-7, 0-0 MAC)
TV: ACC Network Extra | Watch Online
Play-by-Play: Wiley Ballard | Analyst: Fallon Stokes
RADIO: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App
Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer
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Georgia Tech brings a four-game win streak into Sunday’s matinee after spending three weeks on the road. Most recently, the Yellow Jackets picked up a road win at Belmont, 59-55, to complete a pair of victories over the Bruins in a week’s span. Cameron Swartz and Tonie Morgan led Tech with 19 and 15 points, respectively, in the road win. On the season Swartz paces the Jackets offensively with a 13.9 points per game average. Bianca Jackson follows closely behind at 13.2 ppg, while Kayla Blackshear owns a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game average.
Off to a slow start this season, Central Michigan brings a 1-7 record to Atlanta, coming off an 86-55 loss at home to Cleveland State on Thursday morning. Previously, the Chippewas collected their first win of the season, 66-65, over North Dakota State. CMU is 0-4 in contests away from home. Syndey Harris leads Central Michigan offensively, averaging 15.6 points per game, while Jahari Smith leads on the glass with 6.8 rebounds per game.
Georgia Tech and Central Michigan met for the first time in program history last season in Mount Pleasant, Mich., with the Jackets taking a 74-40 victory. Returners Nerea Hermosa and Eylia Love finished in double-figures with 18 and 15 points, respectively. CMU was held to a 25.5 percent shooting clip from the floor and only had one Chippewa in double-figures.
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 met its initial fundraising goal of $2.5 million in less than six weeks and has extended its target to $3.5 million raised by Dec. 31. 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, meaning that if the $3.5 million fundraising goal is met, the matching gift would result in a $7 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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