Offense Powers Georgia Tech Past UMES Thursday, 89-58

THE FLATS – Consistent scoring and more career-best stat lines propelled Georgia Tech women’s basketball to victory over Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday night inside McCamish Pavilion, 89-58. 

The Yellow Jackets (3-1, 0-0 ACC) had four players in double figures scoring and six with at least seven points and four rebounds – a mark that tied for the third-most by a team this season in Division I and the most by Tech in the last 24 seasons – leading a complete team effort to defeat the Hawks (1-2, 0-0 MEAC). 

Ariadna Termis had a second-straight game with a career-high point total, posting 18 on 7-for-13 from the floor and a stellar 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. Jordan Ode also tallied 18 points, her third game in double figures out of four to start her career. 

La'Nya Foster produced across the stat sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds, tied for the team-high with five assists (Sofia Muñoz) and three steals. Joining her with 14 points was Leyre Urdiain, also setting a personal best in the category. Urdiain also had five rebounds. Erica Moon once again had four steals, reaching that career-high-tying mark for the fourth straight game to open the 2026-27 season. After a scoreless first half Thursday, Talayah Walker neared a double-double with nine points and nine boards. 

UMES managed to even the Jackets in scoring (19-19) in the third quarter, but Tech put its foot on the gas in the final 10 minutes, outscoring the Hawks 29-17 en route to its third win in four games to open the season. The Jackets tallied a season-high 49 rebounds and out-rebounded the Hawks by 18 – also a season-best. 

The Jackets had 23 assists on 29 made shots Thursday, adding to an assist average that is second in the country (80.5%) and less than two points behind American (81.8%). Georgia Tech improved to 8-0 under head coach Karen Blair when scoring at least 80 points. 

FIRST HALF 

Tech started out on a 6-0 run before UMES managed its first points at the 7:35 mark in the opening frame. The Hawks cut their deficit to three, 8-5, before Termis sank the first triple of the game to make it 11-5. Tech led 13-7 at the 4:27 media break. Tech made back-to-back buckets out of the timeout, building a 6-0 run and a 10-point, 17-7 advantage. The Hawks added a triple of their own but it was quickly answered by a trey from Urdiain and a 5-0 Tech run. The Jackets were up 22-13 after one. 

Ode secured the first points of the second quarter, giving her eight on the night. Moments later, Moon added a triple to give Tech its largest lead of the night at that point, 27-13. The Jackets did not allow a UMES bucket for over six minutes, allowing their lead to blossom up to 36-17. UMES scored six points in a minute near the end of the half before a tough score from Foster got Tech to 40, up by 18. The Jackets held UMES to just nine points in the second quarter. 

 

SECOND HALF 

Each team exchanged a single free throw then UMES opened up the scoring with a triple to slice into its deficit, 44-26. Ode made a pair of free throws near the 7:00 mark to get into double figures and put Tech back up by 20, 46-26. Ode added her first three-pointer of the night minutes later to put the Jackets up by 20 again, 49-29. She struck again from distance – as well as Termis – to improve the GT advantage to 57-33 with under three left in the third. Behind two free throws that helped her tie a personal-best in points, Ode helped the Jackets to a 60-41 lead going to the fourth. 

Foster connected on a jumper, getting into double figures to open the final frame. UMES added a couple scores before the Jackets erupted on a 14-0 run to get ahead by 30, 76-46. Termis accounted for eight points of that run, with two shots beyond the arc. Nine of Tech's final 13 points came on free throws as Walker capped off a nine-point, five rebound second half. Tech outscored UMES 29-17 in the final 10 minutes to earn the 89-58 victory. 

 

GAME NOTES 

• Tech had nine assists on all nine of its made shots in the first quarter; that ratio was 14 assists for 17 shots at the half. 

• Seven different Jackets had a first quarter rebound while the defense allowed just one offensive rebound in the period. 

• Tech had five players with at least six points and three rebounds in the opening half. 

• Termis (11) and Ode (10) led Tech in scoring in the second half. Including Walker (9) and Foster (8), the Jackets had four scoring at least eight in the final 20 minutes. 

• Tech was an efficient 22-for-26 from the free throw line Thursday. 

• Tech improved to 96-13 in non-conference games at McCamish Pavilion. 

• Tech improved to 13-7 at home under Blair. 

• Tech improved to 15-0 all-time versus MEAC teams. 

 

UP NEXT 

Tech will host in-state foe Georgia State on Sunday, Nov. 15 inside McCamish Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. 

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