GEORGIA TECH (8-0) at MERCER (4-6)
- Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET | Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
- Television: ESPN+ | Watch Online (Announcers: Luke Winstel, Joe Kopsho)
- Radio: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets App (Play-by-Play: Richard Musterer)
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Georgia Tech makes its only true road trip during the non-conference season on Sunday, traveling to Mercer for a Sunday matinee. The Yellow Jackets are coming off marquee win on Wednesday against Mississippi State in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Tech and MSU stood tied with five minutes left to play as both teams sought their first win in the Challenge series. Kara Dunn led Tech with 23 points on the night, while freshman Dani Carnegie came up big in the fourth quarter, chipping in 10 points, including a pair of free throws in the final seconds to extend Tech’s lead to three points.
Mercer enters the contest off a tough loss to Charlotte, falling in the final minute at home to dip to 4-6 on the season. Sunday caps a two-game homestand for the Bears after playing three-straight on the road. Mercer is 3-2 when competing at home this season. Ashlee Locke leads Mercer, averaging 9.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
The two teams met in McCamish Pavilion last season with Tech taking a 73-60 win to improve its lead in the all-time series to 17-6. Tech has won the last nine-straight against Mercer. Sunday will mark Tech’s first trip to Macon since 1997 with the Jackets owning a 5-3 record when facing the Bears on the road.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Single game tickets for the season are currently 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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