Clemson Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Resume

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE TIGERS

Stamp it, @Coach_Poppie‘s building something special. The Tigers further solidify their tournament resume by snapping No. 9 Duke’s 17-game winning streak.

“We’re going to make @ClemsonWBB special and this is just one of them stamps on it to prove we’re coming.” pic.twitter.com/ZutUaOTrwx

— Chase Justice WYFF News 4 (@ChaseJusticeTV) February 22, 2026

“There’s no doubt this is an NCAA Tournament team.”

Shawn Poppie makes Clemson’s case once again for March following the upset over No. 9 Duke.

He credits the togetherness and grit of this squad to get it done today, showcasing why this squad should be in the Big Dance. pic.twitter.com/XtZxl6bC0C

— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) February 22, 2026

.@Coach_Poppie: “We’re an NCAA Tournament team, now we’ve got four games left to prove it.”@ClemsonWBB are 18-8 (9-5 ACC) after surviving GT 67-65 in 2OT. It’s just the third time since 2002 they’ve won nine ACC games.

The previous two teams both made the NCAA Tournament pic.twitter.com/y1IGQRddxG

— Marc Whiteman (@MarcWYFFNews4) February 13, 2026

.@ClemsonWBB ranks #1 in the nation in defensive rebounding rate… here’s why ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/IS3FB92Fxb

— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) January 30, 2026

Records & Season Notes

RECORD: 19-9 Overall; 10-6 ACC
Record vs. Q1: 3-8 | Record vs. Q2: 1-0 | Record vs. Q3: 1-1 | Record vs. Q4: 14-0
STREAK: Winners of 12 of the last 16 contests (Have only lost five games since Dec. 7).
NET RANKING: 37 | NET SOS: 50 | Average NET Loss: 30 | WAB: 40
MASSEY RATING: 43 | HER HOOP STATS RATING: 43

SEASON NOTES

• The Tigers have won 12 of their last 16 contests, losing just five games since Dec. 7.
• Clemson has amassed a 10-6 ACC record over 15 games in conference play, including home wins over No. 9/13 Duke (Feb. 22) & NC State (Jan. 8); road wins at Notre Dame (Jan. 25) & at Miami (Jan. 4).
• Five of the Tigers’ nine losses have come to teams currently ranked in the Polls (at No. 2/2 South Carolina, No. 22/21 Louisville, No. 20/21 Michigan St. (Baha Mar), at Alabama, & at No. 25/21 North Carolina).
• The Tigers boast a 75.9% Defensive Rebounding Percentage (Sixth Nationally) and allow opponents to grab just 8.1 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the country.
• Clemson has held 17 of its opponents to under 60 points.
• Clemson is ranked 37th nationally (2nd in the ACC) in scoring defense, allowing 57.9 points per game, and 32nd nationally (1st in the ACC) in 3-pointers per game (8.4 3FG Per Game).

SIGNATURE WIN | No. 9/13 Duke | 53-51 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Feb. 22, 2026

• Clemson trailed early, 20-8 after the first quarter, but the Tigers outscored Duke, 45-31, over the last three frames.
• In the final quarter, the Tigers started on a 17-4 run and ended the frame outscoring the Blue Devils 23-12.
• The Clemson defense held Duke’s Naismith Award Late-Season Team Honoree Toby Fournier scoreless over the last 15:40 minutes of game time and without a shot attempt the entire fourth quarter.

TEAM COMPARISONS

SIGNIFICANT WIN | RV/RV Notre Dame | 65-58 | Purcell Pavillion | Jan. 25, 2026

• With 8:39 remaining in the third quarter, Notre Dame held a five-point lead. Over the final eight minutes of the third frame, the Tigers went on a 23-7 run and would not trail for the rest of the game.

SIGNIFICANT WIN | NC State | 75-65 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Jan. 8, 2026

• The Tigers trailed by five points heading into the fourth quarter. A pair of Clemson 3-pointers jumpstarted a 20-3 scoring run that spanned almost 7 minutes, which secured a Tigers win.

CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

No. 22/21 Louisville | L, 65-54 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Nov. 16, 2025

• With under four minutes to play in the third quarter, back-to-back layups from graduate forward Demeara Hinds and senior forward Raven Thompson pulled the Tigers within four points of the Cardinals, but Louisville pulled away on a 12-5 run (six points on free throws) in the last 2:54.

No. 20/21 Michigan St. | L, 72-64 | Baha Mar | Nov. 30, 2025

• Clemson held Michigan State to its lowest non-conference margin of victory this season (eight points), and the Tigers were within five points in the final minute of the game.

at No. 25/21 North Carolina | L, 53-44  | Carmichael Arena | Feb. 5, 2026

• Clemson’s largest lead of the night was six points in the third quarter. In the fourth frame, the Tigers were within four points of the Tar Heels, 47-43, with 3:55 remaining, and kept the game within two possessions until 00:56.

• Clemson was outrebounded by nine without leading rebounder senior forward Demeara Hinds (8.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG), who was out due to injury.
• Clemson limited the Tar Heels to just 4-16 from 3-point range (UNC entered the game averaging 8.0 3PM Per Game).

at Syracuse | L, 68-64 | JMA Wireless Dome | Feb. 16, 2026

• The Tigers took a 54-53 lead with 6:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, and neither team led by more than two possessions the last 12 minutes of the game. Clemson had a chance to tie with 13 seconds left, but the shot fell short, and two Syracuse FTs sealed the game.
• Clemson showcased its depth as the Tiger bench outscored Syracuse’s bench 39-9 in the contest.

BEST OF THE TIGERS

• The Tigers are led by the scoring duo of senior guard Mia Moore (12.9 ppg.) and junior guard/forward Rusne Augustinaite (11.4 ppg.).
• Augustinaite is also averaging 2.6 3PM Per Game (3rd in the ACC) and her 72 3PM Ranks 36th Nationally.
• Moore holds a team-best 4.9 assists average (41st nationally & 5th in the ACC) and a 1.3 steals average.
• Graduate Forward Demeara Hinds (6.5 rpg.) leads the Tigers on the glass.
• Senior guard/forward Hadley Periman is the squad’s leading shot blocker (1.1 bpg.) (16th in the ACC).
• Senior guard Rachael Rose and senior forward Raven Thompson are two of seven P4 players who average 15+ minutes and have an offensive rating of 124-plus and a defensive rating of 91-plus (Per HerHoopStats).