2017-18 GEORGIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Georgia Tech Athletics Assocation Communications & Public Relations • WBB Contact: Liz Ryan Office: 404-894-5445 • Cell: 404-431-9619 • Email: [email protected] • @GTWBB 2017-18 SCHEDULE Head Coach: MaChelle Joseph Head Coach: Muffet McGraw Overall: 15-10 ACC: 4-8 Streak: W2 Record at GT: 289-187 Record at Notre Dame: 787-229 Home: 11-3 Away: 3-6 Neutral: 1-1 Season: 15th at Career Record: 875-270 Coach Jo vs. Notre Dame: 0-8 Coach McGraw vs GT: 9-0 Nov. 5 UNION (Exh.) W, 80-38 0-9 Georgia Tech 9-0 Nov. 10 at Appalachian State W. 75-41 GT vs. Notre Dame: Notre Dame Notre Dame vs. GT: Nov. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 86-40 Last meeting vs. Notre Dame: (15-10, 4-8 ACC) (22-2, 10-1 ACC) Last game: 2/4/18 1/7/18 - Notre Dame 77, GT 54 Nov. 15 KENNESAW STATE W, 86-48 @GTWBB @ndwbb Notre Dame 72, Duke 54 Nov. 19 at Princeton W, 67-56 STARTING FIVE Nov. 21 GEORGIA STATE W, 75-51 1. Georgia Tech begins its final four games of the regular season making the return trip to Nov. 23 vs. Penn^ W, 69-55 Notre Dame for a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on RSN, locally on Nov. 25 vs. No. 8 Baylor^ L, 57-80 Fox Sports South in Atlanta. Nov. 30 PURDUE# W, 68-55 2. The Jackets and Fighting Irish have met nine times in program history with Notre Dame Dec. 3 MTSU W, 48-45 leading the all-time series, 9-0. Notre Dame has taken all four meetings in South Bend, Dec. 10 UT ARLINGTON W, 80-52 including last year’s 90-69 decision. Dec. 17 at Georgia L, 60-53 3. The Jackets picked up their second straight ACC win of the season on Thursday, defeating Dec. 19 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 78-51 Boston College, 67-43 behind a strong fourth quarter. Tech will look to push its win streak to Dec. 21 SOUTHERN MISS W, 63-44 three straight and pick up its first-ever program win over ND on Sunday. Dec. 28 No. 3/4 LOUISVILLE* L, 74-71 4. Georgia Tech is led in scoring this season by Francesca Pan who is averaging 13.0 points Dec. 31 CLEMSON* W, 66-33 per game. Elo Edeferioka continues to lead the Jackets on the boards, pulling down 6.4 rpg. Jan. 4 at Syracuse* L, 88-77 5. Head coach MaChelle Joseph is in her 15th season on The Flats and carries an all-time Jan. 7 No. 2 NOTRE DAME* L, 77-54 career record of 289-187. Joseph is the all-time winningest coach in program history and Jan. 10 at NC State* L, 56-43 holds the highest winning percentage in Yellow Jacket history at 60.9 percent. Breanna Brown posted seven Jan. 14 at Pittsburgh* L, 68-62 points and seven rebounds in Jan. 21 WAKE FOREST* W, 79-67 Tech’s win at Clemson. Jan. 25 at Virginia Tech* L, 68-62 A WIN WOULD.... -Be the first-ever program win over Notre Dame and snap a nine-game streak the Fighting Jan. 28 VIRGINIA* L, 62-56 Feb. 1 at No. 19 Duke* L, 77-59 Irish hold over the Jackets Feb. 4 at Clemson* W, 60-48 -Mark the first win over a top-25 team since Tech defeated No. 24 Syracuse last season on Jan. 15, 2017 -Be the first win over a top-10 program since Jan. 6, 2011 when the Jackets defeated No. 8 North Carolina, 71-70 Feb. 8 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 67-43 Feb. 11 at No. 5 Notre Dame* 1 p.m. -Mark the 290th win of Coach Joseph’s career -Be the 665th all-time program win in Georgia Tech women’s basketball history and move the Yellow Jackets to 665-614 Feb. 15 NORTH CAROLINA* 7 p.m. overall Feb. 22 MIAMI* 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Florida State* 1 p.m. Feb. 28-Mar. 4 at ACC Tournament! SERIES HISTORY Georgia Tech and Notre Dame first met in 1996 as part of the Comfort Inn Downtown Classic in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish Home games in BOLD | *- ACC Conference Game have been ranked in the top 10 in all nine meetings in program history and come into Sunday’s contest carrying a No. 5 ^ - Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) | # - Big Ten/ACC national ranking. Tech has visited Notre Dame four times with the Fighting Irish taking all four decisions. In the first meeting Challenge | ! ACC Tournament - Greensboro, N.C. between the foes this season in Atlanta, Notre Dame used a 62.3 percent (33-53) shooting clip from the field to pick up a 77-54 win as the No. 2 ranked program in the country. Kaylan Pugh posted a team-high 17 points, but the Jackets were held to a 30.8 percent shooting efficiency for the game. LAST TIME OUT Georgia Tech picked up its second straight ACC win on Thursday, defeating Boston College, 67-43, for the 10th program win over the Eagles. The Jackets held the Eagles to single digits in the first two quarters and used a strong fourth frame to pull away with the victory. Imani Tilford posted a season-high 16 points followed by Kierra Fletcher with 14 points and nine rebounds, nearly missing a double-double. Tech won the battle on the glass, 41-23, paced by Lorela Cubaj’s 10 boards. BC committed 35 turnovers, marking the most by a Tech opponent this season. PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) GP-GS PPG RPG MPG NOTES 12 F Breanna Brown (Gr., 6-3, Oakland, Calif.) 24-2 2.4 3.0 10.2 Posted 12 points and six rebounds against SC State 13 F Lorela Cubaj (Fr., 6-4, Terni, Italy) 25-23 2.5 4.0 18.3 Earned her first collegiate start at App State, played 24 minutes 33 G Francesca Pan (So., 6-1, Bassano del Grappa, Italy) 25-25 13.0 2.4 30.2 Scored in double-figures in 17 times this season 41 G Kierra Fletcher (Fr., 5-9, Warren, Mich.) 25-25 6.6 4.8 25.1 Scored career-high 14 points against CSU 55 G Antonia Peresson (Sr., 5-9, Pordenone, Italy) 24-3 4.6 0.5 15.8 Hit team-best 69 three-pointers last season OFF THE BENCH 0 G Imani Tilford (Sr., 5-5, Greenburgh, N.Y.) 25-1 4.7 1.7 18.2 Led team in assists last season with 119 1 G Kaylan Pugh (Jr., 5-9, Memphis, Tenn.) 24-0 7.6 3.3 17.3 Recorded four games scoring 20-plus points last season 3 G Taja Cummings (Fr., 5-6, Alpharetta, Ga.) 9-0 0.4 0.3 5.0 Scored first collegiate bucket against SC State 4 F Anne Francoise Diouf (So., 6-4, Dakar, Senegal) 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Earned the start at Wake Forest last season 5 F Daijah Jefferson (Fr., 6-2, Hopewell, Va.) 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 F Elo Edeferioka (r-Sr., 5-2, Warri, Nigeria) 24-23 7.9 6.4 24.8 Recorded her second double-double against Georgia 21 F Zaire O’Neil (Sr., 5-11, Newark, N.J.) 25-1 10.4 5.4 21.0 Crossed 1,000-career point mark against SC State 24 G Chanin Scott (So., 6-0, Charlotte, N.C.) 24-22 7.6 4.4 19.8 Set a new career-high in scoring with 17 points against CSU 44 F Martine Fortune (Jr., 6-3, Philadelphia, Pa.) 9-0 0.7 1.0 3.3 Saw action in 10 games in 2016-17 2017-18 GEORGIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES at NOTRE DAME - Game No. 26 QUICK FACTS 2017-18 GEORGIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER GENERAL Numerical Full Name: ........................... Georgia Institute of Technology No. Name YR HT POS Hometown High School/Previous School Location: .......................................................Atlanta, Ga. 0 Imani Tilford Sr. 5-5 PG Greenburgh, N.Y. Woodlands HS Founded: .............................................................. 1885 1 Kaylan Pugh Jr. 5-9 G Memphis, Tenn. St. Mary’s Episcopal School/Ohio State Enrollment: ........................................................ 25,000 3 Taja Cummings Fr. 5-6 G Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis Nicknames: ........................Ramblin’ Wreck, Yellow Jackets 4 Anne Francoise Diouf So. 6-4 F Dakar, Senegal IMG Academy Colors: ...............................................Old Gold and White 5 Daijah Jefferson Fr. 6-2 F Hopewell, Va. Hopewell Arena (Cap.): ............................McCamish Pavilion (8,600) 11 Elo Edeferioka r-Sr. 6-2 F Warri, Nigeria Life Center Academy/Hofstra President: .....................................Dr. G. P. “Bud” Peterson 12 Breanna Brown Gr. 6-3 F Oakland, Calif. Bishop O’Down/Oregon State Athletics Director: ......................................Todd Stansbury 13 Lorela Cubaj Fr. 6-4 F Terni, Italy Istituto Paritario G. Parini Faculty Ath. Representative: ............... Dr. Charles L. Isbell, Jr. 21 Zaire O’Neil Sr. 5-11 F Newark, N.J. Malcolm X Shabazz Sport Administrator: ....................................Mark Rountree 24 Chanin Scott So. 6-0 G Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park 33 Francesca Pan So. 6-1 G Bassano del Grappa, Italy Istituto G. Parini Mestre COACHING STAFF 41 Kierra Fletcher Fr. 5-9 G Warren, Mich. Warren Cousino Head Coach: ..........................................MaChelle Joseph 44 Martine Fortune Jr. 6-3 F Philadelphia, Pa. The Shipley School Years at Tech: ...........................................................15th 55 Antonia Peresson Sr. 5-9 G Pordenone, Italy Liceo Stefanini Yenezia Twitter: ...................................................@GT_Coach_Jo Career Record: ......................................