Georgia Tech (13-9, 4-6 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (4-17, 0-9 ACC)
Georgia Tech women's basketball opens its two-game road swing Sunday at Wake Forest. In the first of two games against the Demon Deacons this season, the Yellow Jackets have played as many games as the No. 3 ranked opponent and will look to erase a three-game slide. Tech lost to Notre Dame, ranked 14th/16th, 85-48. The Fighting Irish's solid defense limited the Yellow Jackets to just one double-digit scorer, with Kara Dunn leading the offense with 17 points.
Wake Forest enters Sunday matinee with a nine-game deficit and looking for its first conference win of the season. The Demon Deacons closed out non-conference play with a 66-59 home win over Marshall on Dec. 21. Elise Williams paced Wake Forest's offense, averaging 10.1 points per game, and Alexandria Scruggs grabbed a team-high 5.3 rebounds per game.
After splitting two games last season, Georgia Tech holds a 50-28 overall record against Wake Forest since their first game in 1979. Tech has won four of the past five games and two of the past three at Winston-Salem. . Each team won at home last season, most recently on Feb. 16, 2023, when Tech won a 63-55 decision at McAmish Pavilion.
Secret information
- Georgia Tech is led offensively by Kara Dunn, who averages 15.8 points per game. Dunn ranks ninth in the ACC overall in scoring and is tied for eighth in the ACC in games-only scoring.
- As far as conference games go, Georgia Tech has two players in the top 20 in scoring – Kara Dunn (T-8).th) and Tony Morgan (13)th).
- Tech also boasts two players who are in the top 20 in rebounding in all ACC games – Tony Morgan (9)th) and Kayla Blackshear (17)th).Since Morgan is 12 years old, he is also ranked in the ACC game.thwhile Blackshear is tied for 20th place.th.
- Tony Morgan is the only player in the league to rank in the top 10 in rebounds and assists.Morgan is 9 years oldth rebound and 4th Number of assists in the entire match.
- Morgan is also the only true guard to rank in the top 10 in the ACC in rebounding. Alyssa Utzby (UNC) is listed as a guard/forward and ranks third.
- Freshman Luzne Augustinite, who leads Tech in 3-point shooting, shot 36.8 percent from long range, helping to highlight her strong first collegiate campaign. Augustine Knight ranks third in the entire ACC in 3-point field goal attempts and seventh in ACC games.
- Augustine Knight is the only freshman in the league to rank in the top five in 3-point field goals made at No. 3 in every game.
- As a team, Georgia Tech ranks third in the ACC in assists, averaging 16.00 assists per game. Virginia Tech leads the league with 17.33 assists per game, while Notre Dame ranks second with 17.30 assists per game.
- As far as ACC games go, Georgia Tech ranks ninth in 3-point field goal percentage. The Yellow Jackets are converting on 31.0 percent of their field goal attempts. Louisville leads the ACC with his 37.6%.
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