The No. 13 ranked Georgia Tech women’s basketball team closed out 2024 by dominating Pittsburgh 100-61 on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.
Nine different Yellow Jackets scored, paced by four in double figures as Tech improved to 14-0 and 2-0 in ACC play.
The Jackets opened a double-digit lead less than seven minutes into the first quarter when Kara Dunn completed a three-point play for a 24-14 advantage. Dani Carnegie closed the opening frame draining a 3-pointer and sparked the Jackets in the second quarter as Tech continued to build its lead in the first half.
Tech would carry its largest lead of the half into the locker room up 53-28. Dunn scored 20 of her 28 points in the first 20 minutes to lead all scorers at the break.
Tech continued to push pace in the second half, breaking open a 30-point advantage on a Chazadi Wright bucket for a 73-43 lead. The Jackets would continue to extend the margin in the fourth quarter as Wright’s triple at the 4:28 mark opened a 96-54 advantage.
Dunn led Tech offensively with 28 points, a season-high, hitting 10 field goals and going 7-for-8 at the free-throw line. The junior also led Tech on the glass by securing seven rebounds, while also dishing out three assists and recording a steal.
Carnegie followed with 24 points for a career-best and her second-straight 20-plus point outing. The freshman has now scored 20 points or more in three of the last four games. Carnegie reached 24 points with four 3-pointers to match her personal-best from long distance.
Wright and Tonie Morgan rounded out the Jackets in double figures with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Morgan also led Tech with eight assists. Tech shot 50.7% from the field, hit 12 3-pointers and went 16-for-18 at the free-throw line.
Tech scored 100 points for the first time since a 102-49 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 18, 2015. It was also the first 100-point game against an ACC opponent since March 2, 2008, in a double overtime contest against Virginia.
The Jackets continue their homestand by welcoming Syracuse to McCamish Pavilion at 7 p.m. Thursday.
