Pitt women fall to Georgia Tech in 1st round of ACC Tournament
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tonie Morgan had 24 points and 11 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season, Kara Dunn added 14 points and nine rebounds and 10th-seeded Georgia Tech knocked off No. 15 seed Pitt, 73-60, on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Georgia Tech (17-14) advances to play No. 7 seed Duke in the second round on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets will look to avenge an 84-46 loss at Duke on Jan. 14.
Bella Perkins scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half, and Aislin Malcolm also finished with 16 for Pitt (8-24).
Liatu King, named the most improved player in the ACC, was held scoreless in the first half, going 0 of 5 from the field, and finished with 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting.
Georgia Tech closed the game on a 13-2 run, and Pitt’s only points in the final 2 minutes, 30 seconds came on King’s layup with 28.4 seconds left. Morgan made four straight free throws to seal it.
Pitt point guard Marley Washenitz did not play after injuring her ankle in the regular-season finale.
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