Mia Moore Scores 1,000th Career Point In Loss To Georgia Tech, 58-55

Atlanta, Ga. – Mia Moore scored her 1,000th point as Clemson women’s basketball (12-6, 3-3 ACC) fell to Georgia Tech (8-10, 3-3 ACC) at McCamish Pavilion on Sunday afternoon, 58-55. 

Three minutes into the first quarter, Mia Moore (seven assists) caught a pass behind the arc and drained her first of two three-pointers on the day to become the 32nd player to score her 1000th point in a Clemson jersey. Raven Thompson (15 points) led the Tigers in scoring and put in her fourth straight double-digit scoring performance. Rachael Rose added 11 points of her own. Demeara Hinds (10 points, nine rebounds) finished one rebound shy of a double-double.

Georgia Tech was paced by a 22-point performance from Talayah Walker and a season-best 18 rebound performance by Brianna Turnage.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Clemson took a five-point lead into the break, 30-25, but Georgia Tech used a 12-2 run in the first seven minutes of the second half to take a 37-32 lead they would not give up the rest of the afternoon.

In the final 47 seconds, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Tigers, 7-6, which included four trips to the charity stripe and a Georgia Tech Layup. Thompson connected on a 3-pointer at the Buzzer, but Clemson fell by a narrow margin of three points.

HEAD COACH SHAWN POPPIE SAID

HIGHLIGHTS

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• Moore (eight points) eclipsed the 1,000 career points milestone and  is the 32nd player in program history to hit the milestone while wearing a Clemson Jersey.
• Moore (seven assists) recorded her 11th game of the season with five-plus assists.
• Georgia Tech continues to hold a 51-47 lead in the all-time series with Clemson.
• Thompson (15 points) led the Tigers in scoring and put in her fourth straight double-digit scoring performance.
• Rose (11 points) recorded her fifth double-digit scoring performance over her last seven games and her ninth such game this year.
• Hinds (10 points, nine rebounds) finished one rebound shy of a double-double.

UP NEXT
Clemson hosts Wake Forest at Littlejohn Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tipoff is slated for Noon, and the game will stream live on ACCNX.

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