ATHENS, Ga. – Driving a few Yellow Jackets in double-figures, Ga Tech women’s basketball captured a 55-54 victory about No. 20/19 Georgia in Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday. It marked the second consecutive gain in Athens for Ga Tech and handed the Lady Bulldogs their initial reduction of the year.

Tech (6-2) trailed by as many as 11 factors in the third quarter immediately after Ga (7-1) opened the frame with an 11-2 operate to just take a 36-25 lead. But the Jackets trimmed the score to a solitary possession right away in the fourth quarter. After the teams traded baskets, Sarah Bates drained a 3-pointer to return the lead to Tech for the remaining time, 49-47, with 3:47 to enjoy in the fourth.

Foremost by two, Nerea Hermosa strike a pair of clutch totally free throws with 8.8 ticks on the clock, to setup a 55-51 tally just before Georgia’s Sarah Ashlee Barker slash it to one, 55-54, with 4.5 seconds to go. Ga got a closing shot off, but it was off the mark as the Yellow Jackets sealed its next-at any time win in Athens.

Sarah Bates went 2-for-4 from three-issue range to assist Georgia Tech secure the acquire. Photo by Brian Savage

To start the sport, Eylia Enjoy dominated the opening body, dropping 9 details as the Yellow Jackets claimed a 13-9 edge right after the initially 10 minutes. But the Lady Bulldogs slowly chipped absent at its deficit and outscored Tech in the second quarter to have a slight 25-23 edge into halftime. Securing 8 rebounds in the 1st 50 %, Lorela Cubaj joined the elite 1,000-vocation rebound club, and led the Jackets on the glass who took the fight, 20-14, in the very first 20 minutes.

Hermosa and Like led the Jackets offensively, each chipping in 14 factors, while Cubaj included 11 to the scoreboard. Tech gained the fight on the glass, 44-37, paced by 15 rebounds from Cubaj and eight from Hermosa. For the game, Tech shot 36.8 percent from the industry.

Eylia Really like completed with 14 details, 7 rebounds, two helps and a block. Image by Brian Savage

Georgia was led by Que Morrison with 15 points and Jenna Staiti with 6 rebounds. The Woman Bulldogs shot 35.9 percent from the floor and had been constrained to a 4-of-6 hard work at the absolutely free toss line.

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