Women’s Basketball Travels to Miami on Sunday

No. 20 GEORGIA TECH (17-4, 5-4 ACC) at MIAMI (13-8, 3-7 ACC)

Coming off its midweek bye, Georgia Tech women’s basketball returns to the hardwood with a trip to Miami for its lone meeting this season against the Hurricanes. The Yellow Jackets look to get back to winning ways after dropping a heartbreaking loss to No. 14 Duke last Sunday, 55-50. The two squads stood tied entering the fourth quarter, but the Jackets shot just 10.5 percent from the field in the final 10 minutes as the Blue Devils were able to walk away with the road win. Zoesha Smith logged her third double-double as a Yellow Jacket with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while junior Kara Dunn surpassed the 1,000-career points club in the outing.

Miami comes into the contest on a two-game win streak after rallying for a 77-74 victory over Virginia on Thursday night. After shooting just over 30 percent in the first half, Miami shot 54.5 percent, including 43 percent from three-point range, in the second half to take the win. Haley Cavinder leads Miami, averaging 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. She is one of three Hurricanes averaging double-figure scoring numbers on the season.

Georgia Tech looks to collect its second-straight win over Miami on Sunday, having topped the Hurricanes in overtime last March in Coral Gables. Miami, however, holds the slight edge in the all-time series, 22-18. Sunday’s game will also mark Miami’s annual pink game.

PURCHASE TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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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