Clemson to Host Virginia Tech in Pack the House Event Monday

Feb. 12, 2011

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team will play host to Virginia Tech (10-14, 0-9 ACC) on Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:00 pm in Clemson’s “Pack the House” game. The contest will be televised on Fox Sports South, and all fans will be able to receive free admission by printing this voucher.

The first 500 students in attendance will receive free popcorn and a soft drink, and there will be special giveaways, including an iPad for one lucky student.

Clemson is coming off a 60-47 loss to No. 10 North Carolina in one of their best defensive efforts of the season. The Lady Tigers held UNC to 20 points below their season average, and forced a season-high 27 turnovers.

Monday’s game will also be ACC Day, which will feature several promotions put on by the conference, including the ACC blimp.

Clemson Lady Tigers (10-15, 3-7 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-14, 0-9 ACC) Date: Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM ET Location: Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SC Broadcast Information: Radio: WCCP-FM 104.9; wccpfm.com (Dan Scott, Kanetra Queen)

TV: Fox Sports Network (Mike Hogewood, Debbie Antonelli) Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com

Quick Clemson Notes:

Head Coach Itoro Coleman is in her first season as a head coach. The 2000 graduate of Clemson was most recently at Penn State; Coleman is a two-time ACC Champion as a player (1996, 1999)

The Lady Tigers recorded a 2.78 GPA in the classroom in the fall, the best mark since 2007

Clemson opened its 34th season of ACC basketball with a 76-74 win at NC State. Clemson is 21-13 in all-time ACC openers

The Tigers rank 2nd in the ACC in 3FGM/GM at 6.4 and third in 3FG% at .344

Clemson has made 159 three-pointers this season, tying the school record for a single season

The Tigers rank third in the ACC with a 4.9 blocks per game average

Clemson has won two ACC road games this season, a 76-74 victory over NC State and a 77-73 win over Wake

The Lady Tigers are 10-2 when scoring more than 60 points in a game

Sthefany Thomas’ 22 points against UVa were one shy of her career-high, and she tied a school record with 6 3-pointers; Her 2.40 3FG/GM average would be a school record if she can maintain the pace; Thomas ranks 19th in school history in scoring with 1,046 points

Jasmine Tate needs 4 rebounds to pass Itoro Coleman for 15th on the Clemson all-time rebounding list

Kirstyn Wright ranks t-6th in Clemson history in 3-pointers made