GEORGIA TECH (7-0) vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-0)
- Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 | 7:15 p.m. ET | Atlanta, Ga. | McCamish Pavilion
- Television: ACC Network | Watch Online (Announcers: Angel Gray, Christy Winters-Scott)
- Radio: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App (Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer)
- Live Stats: Click Here
- Tickets: Click Here
- Parking: First-come, first-served at the Family Housing Deck (located on 10th Street) and Fowler Street
- Promotions: 70’s game; Coca-Cola sponsored tie dye towels for all fans (1,000)
Off to its best start since 1995-96, Georgia Tech women’s basketball continues this homestand on Wednesday, welcoming Mississippi State for the second edition of the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a commanding win over Florida A&M to open the homestand on Sunday, downing the Rattlers, 98-56. Tech saw offensive output from all 11 Jackets that took the floor, leading to a stellar shooting night, connecting on 61.7 percent of its attempts from the field. Kara Dunn led the way with 19 points, while Kayla Blackshear recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Mississippi State comes into the matchup also undefeated on the year at 8-0. The Bulldogs opened the season with a five-game homestand, but are in the midst of playing five-straight away from Starkville. Most recently, MSU won a pair of games in the Cayman Classic, topping Utah and South Florida. Graduate student Jerkaila Jordan was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring 20 points against USF. Eniya Russell leads MSU offensively on the year, averaging 14.0 points per game.
Last year marked the first installment of the SEC/ACC Challenge. Georgia Tech played host to Florida and saw then-freshman Rusne Augustinaite drop a career-high 30 points in the outing. Tech fell to the Gators, 68-58. Meanwhile, MSU welcomed Miami to Starkville, falling 74-68.
Wednesday’s meeting between the programs will be a rematch as the two squads met in postseason play last year in the WBIT in Starkville, Miss. MSU took the match-up, 84-47, to move the all-time series record to 5-1 in favor of the Bulldogs. Tech’s only win in the series came in 2007 in Starkville.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Single game tickets for the season are currently 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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