Jan. 21, 2012
The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team (13-6, 3-3 ACC) will try to bounce back from a loss to Duke when they take on the Florida State Seminoles (11-9, 3-3 ACC) at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
Senior center Sasha Goodlett finished with a game-high 25 points against the Blue Devils and has now scored at least 20 points in five of the Yellow Jackets’ last eight games. Goodlett currently sixth in the ACC in scoring, 15.5 points per game, but leads the league in scoring in conference only games with 19.5 points an outing.
Sophomore Tyaunna Marshall added 13 points and eight rebounds, including six which were offensive against Duke. She has scored in double digits in 18 of the Jackets’ 19 games this season.
Florida State defeated Boston College, 68-56, Thursday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Junior guard Alexa Deluzio finished with 28 points on the strength of six 3-pointers.
The Noles own the all-time series advantage over the Yellow Jackets, 20-18, and have won the last three matchups.
Handy Helpers: Sophomore Dawnn Maye (4th, 4.1) and senior Metra Walthour (5th, 4.1) are the only pair of teammates to rank in the top five in assists per game in the ACC in all games.
NCAA Stats: Through games of January 15, Georgia Tech is ranked in the top 25 in three statistical categories nationally and are top 50 in eight categories.
Alphabet Soup: In the NCAA RPI released January 16, Georgia Tech is ranked 18th, fourth in the ACC behind Maryland (7), Miami (11) and Duke (12). In the NCAA’s strength of schedule (SOS), Georgia Tech is seventh nationally and first in the ACC.
