AgSouth Homegrown Athlete of the Week – Lele Hardy

Jan. 20, 2009

Lele Hardy, Women’s Basketball, Junior, Spartanburg, SC

Hardy recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds to help lead the Lady Tigers to a 64-60 win on the road at Wake Forest on Sunday. Seventeen of her 19 points came in the second half and helped erase Clemson’s halftime deficit. The junior hit nine-of-11 free throws in the contest, including six in the final 1:57 to clinch the Lady Tiger victory.

Hardy was the team’s leading scorer with 22 points in a 65-56 loss to 12th-ranked Maryland earlier in the week. She also added seven rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocked shots to the Clemson effort.