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

Dec. 14, 2009

Game Notes

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

• First Meeting all-time