THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s basketball is set to head to the Sunshine State for the 2022 Gulf Cast Showcase in Estero, Fla., over the Thanksgiving holiday. The three-day tournament runs Nov. 25-27, features an eight-team field and will be played at Hertz Arena. The Yellow Jackets open the tournament on Friday at 7:30 p.m. against South Florida.
GEORGIA TECH (3-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. SOUTH FLORIDA (6-0, 0-0 American)
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Georgia Tech carries a 3-1 record into the tournament after dropping its first game of the season this past weekend against Georgia. For the second-straight game, the Yellow Jackets fell in the rebounding battle, and surrendered 20 offensive boards. Georgia hit 45.2 percent from the field to mark the first opponent to shoot higher than 30.0 percent this season. Cameron Swartz continues to lead Georgia Tech offensively, and notched her fourth game in double-figures with a team-high 15 points against the Lady Bulldogs. On the season, Swartz is averaging 16.0 points per game. Nerea Hermosa leads Tech on the glass with an average of 6.8 rebounds per game.
South Florida played its sixth game of the season on Tuesday night, picking up a commanding 75-57 victory over New Hampshire to improve to 6-0 on the season. The Bulls have played only one game away from its home court, collecting a narrow victory at TCU on Nov. 20. Four players are averaging double-figure scoring numbers to lead USF led by Sammie Puisis at 16.5 points per game. Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu closely follows at 16.0 points and leads on the glass with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Georgia Tech and USF have met five times on the hardwood in program history dating back to 1983, but have not met since 1990. Tech leads the series, 5-0, including a 2-0 edge in neutral site games.
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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