Clemson Women’s Basketball Plays Host to #16 Florida State Thursday

Jan. 13, 2010

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team will take on their third consecutive ranked opponent in #16 Florida State. The Tigers (9-9, 0-2 ACC) and Seminoles (14-3, 1-1 ACC) are scheduled to tip off at 7:00 pm on Thursday night in Littlejohn Coliseum.

Thursday’s game is also Teacher Appreciation Day. All teachers, public administrators, and their families will receive free admission with a school ID. Tickets can be picked up at the East Box Office.

Game Setup

• Site: Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
• Date: January 14, 2010
• City: Clemson
• Tip: 7:00 pm EST
• Game Notes
• Team Stats

Broadcast Notes

• Live Internet Video: TigerCast (Roy Philpott, William Qualkinbush)
• Radio: WCCP-FM 104.9 (Don Munson: play-by-play; Kanetra Queen: Color)
• Livestats: Available on www.clemsontigers.com

Clemson Quick Notes

• The Tigers play four straight ranked teams to start the conference season
• Clemson has won all four games decided by two or fewer points and in OT this season
• The Tigers are in the midst of a seven game stretch in which they play five ranked opponents.
• The current Tigers rank among Clemson’s all-time top ten in three-point field goal made in a career
• Cristy McKinney has coached in 494 games in her career. 500 will be on 2/4
• The Tigers are second in the ACC and 21st nationally in blocks per game at 5.5 per game. Three Tigers are in the ACC’s top 12
• Four different players have scored 20+ points in a game this season for Clemson
• Lele Hardy…
• Is 4th in CU history with 108 career starts
• Became the third Tiger in history to amass 1300 points and 800 rebounds
• Is now ranked 12th in Clemson’s history in scoring and 5th in rebounding.
• Is ranked 8th in ACC history in career steals with 346
• Freshman Keyrra Gillespie is third in the ACC with 5.2 assists per game and is second in the ACC with 88 dimes

Series Notes

• Clemson leads all-time series, 24-14
• The Tigers are 11-7 in Littlejohn against the Seminoles
• Clemson last defeated FSU in 2008 on a put-back by Morganne Campbell as time expired