Game Details: Thursday, Dec. 4, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 7 p.m. ET
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Clemson, S.C., Dec. 3, 2025 – Clemson women’s basketball heads to the Yellowhammer state to face Alabama in the third rendition of the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 4. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m., and the game will air live on ESPNU.
SETTING THE STAGE
The Tigers are looking to get back into the win column after going 1-1 in the 2025 Baha Mar Nassau Championship (Junkanoo Division) last week. The Crimson Tide enters the matchup undefeated, riding an eight-game win streak to start the year.
THE CLEMSON-ALABAMA SERIES
Clemson trails Alabama 6-2 in the all-time series, and the Crimson Tide is on a four-game win streak. The pairings between the Tigers and the Crimson Tide span back to the 1980-81 season. In the last clash, Clemson fell to Alabama, 73-39 (Nov. 26, 2024). Both Squads are 0-2 in the two-year history of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
LAST TIME OUT
Clemson held No. 20/21 Michigan St. to its lowest scoring game and lowest margin of victory this season (eight points) in a 72-64 loss in the 2025 Baha Mar Nassau Championship (Junkanoo Division) at the Baha Mar Convention Center on Sunday night. Junior guard/forward Rusne Augustinaite led the Tigers with 17 points and a season-best five 3-pointers. Senior guard Demeara Hinds (11 points, 10 rebounds) logged her fifth career double-double. Senior guard Taylor Johnson-Matthews (10 points) collected her fourth game of the season in double-digit points. At halftime (38-30), Clemson trailed Michigan St. by eight points, the closest an opponent has trailed the Spartans at the break this season. The Tigers held Michigan St. (99.9 PPG) to 72 points, their lowest scoring game of the 2025-26 season. Michigan St. won by eight points; the Spartans’ average margin of victory is 51.4 ppg.
BEST OF THE TIGERS
In the latest Nitty Gritties Report, Clemson is ranked 44th in the NET, 27th in the NET SOS, and 57th in the WAB. The Tigers are led by the scoring duo of senior guard Mia Moore (13.1 ppg.) and Augusinaite (12.1 ppg.). Augusinaite is also averaging 2.8 3PM Per Game (2nd in the ACC). Moore holds a team-best 7.0 rebound average (12th in the ACC) and 5.1 assists average (6th in the ACC). Senior guard/forward Hadley Periman is the squad’s leading shot blocker (1.0 bpg.) (19th in the ACC).
TIGERS INK MONSTER SIGNING CLASS: HIGHEST EVER IN PROGRAM HISTORY!
The incoming 2026 class is the highest-ranked signing class in program history and ranks third nationally (per 247 Sports) and sixth nationally (per ESPN). Coach Poppie, who is in his second year at the helm, has signed six Top-100 recruits in two years. Prior to the Poppie Era at Clemson, the program has only had six Top-100 recruits in the previous 12 years.
The Class includes: Trinity Jones, Kimora Fields, Julia Scott, Meeyah Green, and Dyarri Braddick.
RACHAEL ROSE NAMED TO NANCY LIEBERMAN PGOTY PRESEASON WATCH LIST
Senior guard Rachael Rose is 1-of-20 players (1-of-6 in the ACC) named to the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason watch list, announced by Hoophall & the WBCA. The Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman. Fans can vote for Rose here.
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