No. 17 GEORGIA TECH (11-0, 1-0 ACC) vs. RICE (7-4, 0-0 American)
- Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET | Atlanta, Ga. | McCamish Pavilion
- Television: ACC Network Extra | Watch Online (Announcers: Andy Demetra, Fallon Stokes)
- Radio: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App (Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer)
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- Parking: First-come, first-served at the Family Housing Deck (located on 10th Street) and Fowler Street
Georgia Tech women’s basketball opens a five-game homestand on Wednesday, welcoming Rice to McCamish Pavilion for the first game of a double-header with men’s basketball. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a top-25 win to open ACC play last Sunday, defeating No. 14 North Carolina in Chapel Hill. With the win, Tech jumped eight spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, moving to No. 17. Tonie Morgan and Dani Carnegie each dropped 20-plus points against the Tar Heels, leading Tech with 23 and 22 points, respectively. With her performances over the past week, Carnegie picked up ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season.
Rice comes into Wednesday’s meeting seeking its first road win of the season. The Owls are 0-2 when competing in true road games and split a pair of neutral site games in the Cancun Challenge. Malia Fisher leads Rice offensively, averaging 12.7 points per game. Dominique Ennis follows at 11.0 points per game, while Hailey Adams leads the Owls on the glass, pulling down a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game.
Wednesday’s meeting on the hardwood will be the third between the programs. Georgia Tech has taken both matchups, leading the series, 2-0. The teams met last season in Houston with Georgia Tech taking home a 78-75 victory. Rice led by as many as 17 points in the game last season before the Jackets stormed back. Kayla Blackshear led five Jackets in double-figures, scoring a team-high 21 points.
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 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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