Tonie Morgan etched her named in the program record book, finishing with a triple-double, as No. 17 Georgia Tech cruised to an 89-65 victory over Clemson on Sunday in McCamish Pavilion.
Morgan finished with a career-high 14 assists, 12 points and 12 rebounds. Morgan’s triple-double is only the fourth in program history and first since Milli Martinez posted 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Morris Brown on Feb. 23, 2002.
Six different Yellow Jackets finished in double-figures as Tech got back to its winning ways with its 14th double-digit win of the season.
Tech (16-3, 4-3 ACC) set the tone early, jumping out with an 8-0 lead and opened a double-figure advantage on a Kara Dunn three-point play midway through the first quarter. Kayla Blackshear, who opened the game going 7-for-7 from the field, gave Tech a 31-13 lead less than two minutes into the second quarter.
Clemson would be unable to come within single digits the remainder of the half as Chazadi Wright capped the opening 20 minutes with a 3-pointer for a 46-26 Tech halftime lead.
Clemson would crawl back to within seven points in the third quarter as the Tigers won the period offensively, but a 3 from Morgan at the 3:31 mark reignited the Jackets, sealing a permanent double-figure lead. Tianna Thompson jumpstarted the fourth quarter as the freshman posted 10 points in the period to finish with a season-best in scoring. Tech would lead by as many as 28 points late in the fourth quarter to pocket the win.
Dunn scored a game-high 20 points. Blackshear (19), Thompson (13), Rusne Augustinaite (11) and Wright (10) also finished in double figures.
On Sunday, Tech also celebrated the 50th anniversary of women’s basketball at Tech, welcoming back alumnae from all five decades of the program’s history. The alumnae were part of 6,386 in attendance, setting the McCamish Pavilion attendance record and marking the third-highest crowd in program history.
Tech returns to action at 7 p.m. Thursday at Virginia.
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