Clemson Women’s Basketball To Take on USC-Upstate Tuesday

Dec. 14, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – Clemson women’s basketball will return to action on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm, as they play host to the USC-Upstate Spartans (5-2) in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers (6-4) and Spartans have never met on the hardwood. The game will be broadcast live on TigerCast.

Game Setup

Site: Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Date: December 15, 2009
City: Clemson, SC
Time: 7:00 pm EST

Broadcast Notes

Radio: WCCP-FM 104.9 (Dan Scott: play-by-play; Kanetra Queen: Color)
Livestats: Available on www.clemsontigers.com
Internet: Tiger Cast (Roy Philpott, William Qualkinbush)

Clemson Quick Notes

This is the first-ever meeting between the Tigers and Spartans
The Tigers rank third in the ACC in assists per game
Clemson has 11 players averaging more than 10.0 minutes per game
Clemson’s 104 point output against Charleston Southern were the most points scored since 1995
The Tiger bench accounted for 60 points in that game
Lele Hardy…
Is now ranked 12th in Clemson’s history in scoring and sixth in rebounding. She passed Donna Forester with her 12 boards against Chattanooga
Became the 15th player in ACC history to amass 300 career steals with four against Kennesaw State
Needs 4 steals to tie Barbara Kennedy-Dixon’s school record
Became the fifth player in Clemson history to start 100 games when she hit the century mark against Chattanooga
Freshman Keyrra Gillespie is second in the ACC with 5.7 assists per game and leads the ACC with 57 assists
Shaniqua Pauldo has reached double-figures in nine of 10 games and had a career-high nine rebounds against South Carolina.

Series Notes