Dani Carnegie Repeats as ACC Rookie of the Week

THE FLATS – For the third time this season, Georgia Tech freshman guard Dani Carnegie was tabbed ACC Rookie of the Week. Carnegie averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the two games last week, helping the Yellow Jackets improve to 13-0 on the season.

She opened the week chipping in seven points and six rebounds against Rice before dropping 20 points against No. 23 Nebraska, while adding eight rebounds. The freshman hit four three-pointers against the Cornhuskers for her 10^th game with multiple three-pointers.

Carnegie has scored in double figures in 11 games this season, including three 20-plus point outings. She scored a season-high 22 at North Carolina to open Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Carnegie leads Georgia Tech offensively on the season, averaging 14.5 points per game. She continues to lead all freshmen in the ACC in scoring and ranks 15th overall in the league. Nationally, Carnegie ranks 12th amongst the freshmen class in scoring.

With three rookie of the week nods to date, Carnegie becomes the first Yellow Jacket since 2018-19 to collect as many honors. Overall, this marks Georgia Tech’s 90th ACC weekly award all-time.

With Georgia Tech’s win against No. 23 Nebraska on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets moved to 13-0 on the season. Tech climbed to No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday, making the largest move for the second consecutive week, climbing four spots.

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Dec. 29, welcoming Pitt to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

ACC PICK 3 TICKET PACKAGE FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Pick three premier ACC women’s basketball home games in the ACC Pick 3 ticket plan for just $24. Packages are available for purchase only until Dec. 29. 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 50^th 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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