THE FLATS – No. 20 Georgia Tech rallied back to take the lead in the third frame, but No. 13 NC State answered with a strong finish to take an 83-68 decision on Thursday evening in McCamish Pavilion. Tonie Morgan led four Yellow Jackets in double-figures in the setback.
The Wolfpack, who shot 53 percent in the game, opened a 13-point lead, 31-18, midway through the second quarter before Morgan answered with a quick 5-0 run to bring the Jackets back within single digits. After NCSU (21-5, 13-2 ACC) reopened a 10-point lead, Tech sliced it back to five, 35-30, off an Inés Noguero three-pointer at the 3:25 mark as the teams tossed possessions back-and-forth, leaving NC State with a 42-36 halftime lead.
Tech (21-6, 9-6 ACC) came out of intermission and quickly attacked its deficit, stringing together an 11-2 run, fueled by seven points from Kara Dunn and back-to-back jumpers from Dani Carnegie, to gain the advantage, 53-52, with 3:11 to play in the third. But the Wolfpack answered with a 17-0 run spanning into the fourth quarter to gain its largest lead of the game, 69-53. A pair of free throws from Morgan sparked an 8-0 spurt from the Jackets, setting up a 71-63 tally, but it would be the closest Tech would come the remainder of the game.
Dani Carnegie logged her 17th double-figure game with 16 points on Thursday.
Morgan finished the contest with 17 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Carnegie followed with a 16-point effort. Dunn added 11 points to the scoreboard, while Kayla Blackshear just missed a double-double with 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Zoesha Smith contributed nine points, seven rebounds and a block in the outing.
For the game, Tech shot 39.7 percent from the field to NC State’s 53.2 percent efficiency. Aziaha James and Zoe Brooks both contributed 17 points. NC State narrowly won the rebounding battle, 37-35.
Georgia Tech returns to action with its final regular season home game on Sunday, welcoming Florida State to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 4 p.m. on the CW. The Jackets will honor its senior class prior to tip-off.
Tonie Morgan postgame press conference
Head coach Nell Fortner postgame press conference
PURCHASE TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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 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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