Jackets Return to Action at Pitt ThursdayJackets Return to Action at Pitt Thursday
Women's Basketball

Jackets Return to Action at Pitt Thursday

Georgia Tech (11-15, 6-8 ACC) at Pitt (8-19, 1-13 ACC)

 

PITTSBURGH – Georgia Tech women’s basketball takes the court after a week off for a road clash with the Pittsburgh Panthers Thursday night.

Last time out, the Jackets delivered a second-half rally and forced not just one, but two overtime periods on the road against the Clemson Tigers.

Erica Moon led the way for Tech with a career-high 22 points while Brianna Turnage grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds – the most by a Yellow Jacket since Dec. 1, 2021. The Tigers emerged victorious in the second overtime, 67-65.

Pitt enters the midweek showdown coming off a one-point loss at SMU Sunday. The Panthers are 6-10 on home court this season.

Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra

 

SERIES HISTORY

Thursday is the 16 meeting between Tech and Pitt, with the Jackets holding a three-game win streak and victories in eight of the last nine.

Georgia Tech is looking to improve to 6-1 at Pitt and add its fourth-straight win on the Panthers’ home court.

 

NUMBERS TO KNOW

11 – Turnage leads the ACC with 11 games of double-digit rebounds in conference action this season.

16 – Thursday marks the 16th meeting between the Yellow Jackets and Pitt.

18.4 – Talayah Walker is averaging 18.4 points per game in ACC action this season, the third-best mark in the conference.

20 – Turnage’s 20 rebounds against Clemson last week were the most by a Jacket since Dec. 1, 2020 (Lorela Cubaj at Purdue).

30.1 – Tech averages 30.1 defensive rebounds per game, the second-most in the ACC this season.

20260212_GTWBB_atCLEMSON_GAME

SEASON STORYLINES

  • Talayah Walker leads the Yellow Jackets in points per game (16.2) and has had eight 20-point games this season. She was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 5
  • Catherine Alben was named to the Cayman Islands All-Tournament Team following Tech’s games versus St. John’s (Nov. 28) and Florida (Nov. 29) in the Caribbean.
  • Georgia Tech is 9-5 inside the friendly confines of McCamish Pavilion this season. Tech is 23-9 in its last 32 games at home and has won 14 of its last 16 there against non-conference opponents.
  • Georgia Tech did not shy away from challenges in the non-conference slate. On top of three SEC opponents and a nationally-ranked West Virginia squad, Georgia Tech has faced the 2025-26 Ivy League preseason favorite Princeton and 2025 MEAC Champion Norfolk State in the non-conference schedule.

2025-26 TEAM GUIDE

 

PURCHASE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS 

Single-game tickets are on sale for the remaining games inside McCamish Pavilion, including matchups against nationally-ranked Louisville and Senior Day against the Miami Hurricanes.

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. 

For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on X (@GTWBB), Instagram (GTWBB), Facebook (Georgia Tech Women’s Basketball) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.