Georgia Tech women breeze past Virginia Tech in tournament

Staff Reports

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Georgia Tech dominated the second half to pull away with a 72-57 victory over Virginia Tech in the second round of the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday afternoon in the First Horizon Coliseum. Tonie Morgan led a trio of Yellow Jackets in double-figures.

The Yellow Jackets (22-9) led by as many as seven points in the second quarter, but the teams stood tied at halftime after the Hokies closed the frame with a 13-6 spurt, setting up a 32-32 standstill. But Georgia Tech answered in the second half, outscoring Virginia Tech, 40-25, including a dominating 24-14 fourth quarter, and shot 50.0 percent in the final 20 minutes to capture the win.

Virginia Tech (18-12) took its final lead of the game off back-to-back buckets early in the third quarter for a 37-36 edge, but Morgan took charge and returned the permanent lead to the Jackets with a bucket at the 5:43 mark of the third period. Georgia Tech held a two-possession lead, 48-43, entering the fourth quarter before the Hokies cut it back to 50-48 with 8:28 to play.

It was Morgan once again that answered, igniting a 22-4 Yellow Jacket run to close the game. Kara Dunn broke open a double-digit Yellow Jacket lead with a triple as Dani Carnegie followed with another three-pointer to put GT ahead, 63-48. The Hokies were held to just one field goal over the final eight minutes as the Jackets shot 62.5 percent in the period, including a 4-for-7 efficiency from three-point range.

Morgan led a trio of Jackets in double-figures with 19 points, followed by Dunn (16) and Carnegie (15). The Jackets were helped by a dominating effort on the glass, winning the rebounding battle, 46-32, paced by Dunn, Carnegie and Kayla Blackshear all with nine rebounds apiece. Morgan put together a solid stat line with six rebounds and a team-high five assists.

Virginia Tech was paced by Rose Micheaux with 19 points and Matilda Ekh with 17 points. The Hokies were limited to a 3-for-7 effort at the free throw line and shot 38.1 percent from the field.

Georgia Tech secured a spot in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since 2022 and will face top-seeded, and seventh-ranked, NC State on Friday, March 7. Tip is slated for 1:30 p.m. on the ACC Network.