No. 25 GEORGIA TECH (10-0, 0-0 ACC) at No. 14 NORTH CAROLINA (10-1, 0-0 ACC)
- Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Carmichael Arena
- Television: ACC Network | Watch Online (Announcers: Jenn Hildreth, Kelly Gramlich)
- Radio: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App (Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer)
- Live Stats: Click Here
Georgia Tech women’s basketball opens Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend, traveling to No. 14 North Carolina on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets and Tar Heels meet for the 84th time in program history on the hardwood in a battle of the top defenses in the league. UNC leads the league in scoring defense, while GT comes in right behind in second. Georgia Tech also leads the ACC in assists and three-point field goal percentage defense.
Georgia Tech jumped into the national rankings this week, coming in at No. 25 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Yellow Jackets entered the poll for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
The Yellow Jackets look to extend their win streak to 11 games after defeating Louisiana Monroe last Wednesday, 97-37. The 60-point rout was the largest margin of victory since 2011 as four different Yellow Jackets reached double-figures to help seal the win. Rusne Augustinaite led the way offensively with 17 points, connecting of five from three-point distance. For the fourth time this season, Tech finished with 10 or more three-pointers, draining 14 in the win.
North Carolina comes into Sunday’s matinee with a 10-1 ledger and its only loss coming against No. 2 UConn. The Tar Heels are 6-0 when competing at home and carry a seven-game win streak into ACC play. Alyssa Ustby leads UNC with 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game on average.
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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