ATLANTA (Interstat) — The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team delivered a dominant performance from start to finish, cruising to an 87-40 victory over Charleston Southern on Thursday night at Hank McCamish Pavilion.

The Yellow Jackets seized control immediately, outscoring the Buccaneers 25-8 in the first quarter and never looked back in front of a crowd of 1,439. The win improved Georgia Tech’s record to 2-1 on the young season, while Charleston Southern remained winless at 0-4.

Talayah Walker led all scorers with 19 points for the Yellow Jackets. The 5-foot-10 guard from Odenton, Maryland, also added five rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes of action. She was a key catalyst in the opening quarter, scoring on drives and from beyond the arc to help build the insurmountable early lead.

She was complemented by a strong all-around game from Catherine Alben, who scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out three assists. The Snellville, Georgia, native was efficient and disruptive on both ends of the floor.

The Yellow Jackets’ dominance was also built on a commanding presence in the paint and on the glass. The frontcourt duo of Brianna Turnage and Jada Crawshaw controlled the boards and facilitated the offense. Turnage, an Atlanta native, pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds to go with six assists and three points. Crawshaw, from Darwin, Australia, just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Savannah Samuel provided a significant scoring punch off the bench with 13 points, while La’Nya Foster also reached double figures with 10 points. D’Asia Thomas-Harris was a force defensively, securing 10 rebounds.

Charleston Southern struggled offensively throughout the contest, managing just five points in the second quarter. The Buccaneers were led by Sydney Bradley, who came off the bench to score five points. Asha Sra facilitated the offense with five assists and eight rebounds, but the team could not find a consistent scoring rhythm against a stifling Georgia Tech defense.

The game was characterized by Georgia Tech’s defensive pressure, which forced numerous Charleston Southern turnovers and converted them into easy transition baskets. The Yellow Jackets maintained their intensity through all four quarters, outscoring the Buccaneers in each period.

The victory was a bounce-back performance for Georgia Tech, which suffered a narrow loss to Princeton in its previous outing. Charleston Southern, which has faced a challenging early-season schedule, continues to search for its first win.

Georgia Tech is scheduled to host Jacksonville on Sunday. Charleston Southern’s next contest is at home against South Carolina State on Nov. 22.