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Women’s Basketball Returns Home Monday Night

Georgia Tech (3-6, 0-0 ACC) vs. Norfolk State (4-6, 0-0 MEAC)

 

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s basketball returns home for the first time in 19 days to face Norfolk State Monday night inside McCamish Pavilion.

The Jackets step onto the hardwood having gone through a treacherous four-game road trip that included three SEC foes and the Big East’s St. John’s. Last time out, Tech fell on the road to Texas A&M, 72-63, in the ACC-SEC Challenge.

D’Asia Thomas-Harris made the most of her return to her home state, posting 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. It marked her second career double-double and the second by a Jacket this season (and in as many games), following Savannah Samuel’s on Nov. 29 against Florida in the Cayman Islands Classic.

The Spartans arrive on The Flats having won two in a row, including a 63-50 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

 

SERIES HISTORY

Monday brings the first-ever meeting between the Yellow Jackets and Spartans, but it will mark the 14th game in program history for Georgia Tech against the MEAC. Tech is 13-0 all-time against MEAC opponents.

 

NUMBERS TO KNOW

1 – Monday is the first-ever meeting between Georgia Tech and Norfolk State.

2 – Georgia Tech has seen its first two double-doubles of the season in each of the last two games. D’Asia Thomas-Harris had 12 points and 10 rebounds at Texas A&M (Dec. 3) while Savannah Samuel had 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

9.2 – Brianna Turnage’s 9.2 rebounds per game leads the squad. That mark is fourth in the ACC.

12 – Georgia Tech has played opponents with a combined 51-17 (.750) record so far this season, the second-toughest in the ACC and 10th in the nation.

14 – Georgia Tech’s 32.6 bench points per game is 17th in the nation and second in the ACC.

13.1 – Talayah Walker leads the Jackets with 13.1 points per game this season. She had a team-high 17 Wednesday at Texas A&M

55 – Georgia Tech has a +55 total rebounding margin this season, tallying 386 boards in eight games.

156 – Georgia Tech is outscoring teams 156-112 in the first quarter this season.

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INSIDE THE ROSTER 

The 2025-26 campaign features a 13-person squad led by a pair of senior guards: a returner from Gijón, Spain, Inés Noguero and a Charleston Southern transfer from Snellville, Ga., Catherine Alben. The duo represented Tech at ACC Media Day with head coach Karen Blair in the preseason. Rounding out the returners are junior center Adriadna Termis and junior guard/forward D’Asia Thomas-Harris. 

Noguero played in 27 games with 21 starts a season ago, finishing second on the team with 39 steals. She has earned three-consecutive All-ACC Academic Team and Honor Roll awards. Termis made 21 starts for Tech last season while averaging 42.6% from the floor. She was named a 2024-25 Hawaii North Shore Showcase All-Star after leading Tech with 13 points in a 74-58 win over No. 21 Oregon. Thomas-Harris has played in 33 career games at Tech as she enters her junior season. 

Tech brings 10 newcomers to the hardwood this season including fifth year guard and Boston College transfer Savannah Samuel. She led the Eagles’ bench last season with 6.3 points per game and posted a career-best 16 points in the WBIT opening round against Villanova. 

Coach Blair’s incoming production includes two senior guards: Brianna Turnage from Florida State and Alben. A 5-7 Grayson High School product, Turnage played in 90 games for the Seminoles in three seasons, averaging 30.8% from the floor. Alben is a two-time All-Big South Conference honoree with over 1,000 career points, having earned a first team nod last season and an All-Freshman team selection in 2022-23. 

The junior class of newcomers features guard La’Nya Foster and forward Jada Crawshaw. Foster, a transfer from Austin Peay, was named Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in 2023-24 and made 47 starts in 64 games played for the Governors. Crawshaw, a native of Darwin, Australia, arrives to The Flats from Long Beach State where she earned Big West All-Freshman Team honors in 2023-24. She saw action in 62 games in two seasons. 

Three sophomores have earned their spot on the Tech roster including guards Talayah Walker and Erica Moon (redshirt) and center Déborah Mukeba. Walker played 29 games at Penn State a year ago averaging 5.6 points on 44.6% shooting and 3.3 rebounds per game. Moon spent two seasons at Texas A&M and also played in 29 games last season, getting starts in seven of the Aggies’ last eight games. Mukeba saw action in just three games at Boston College last season. 

Rounding out the 2025-26 squad are two freshmen: McKayla Taylor, a 6-1 center from Langston Hughes High School and Leyre Urdiain, a 5-11 guard from Zaragoza, Spain. Urdiain is out for the 2025-26 season due to an injury sustained in the preseason.

 

PURCHASE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS 

Season tickets for the 2025-26 Georgia Tech women’s basketball season remain on sale. Season tickets begin at just $50 for general admission and $65 for reserved seats. Fans won’t want to miss any of the action in McCamish Pavilion this upcoming season, which features a challenging nine-game Atlantic Coast Conference schedule in addition to a competitive non-conference slate. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please visit RamblinWreck.com. 

Single-game tickets also remain on sale, as well as a Mini Plan for patrons wishing to attend multiple games this season. A Mini Plan includes tickets to four games, anchored by Tech’s marquee matchup against Notre Dame on Jan. 1 plus the choice of three additional Atlantic Coast Conference games. 

Group tickets are also on sale now. For groups interested in purchasing tickets to a Georgia Tech athletics event, please fill out this form linked. 

 

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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