WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Taking advantage of a second-quarter turnaround, the Clemson Tigers (15-8, 6-4) tallied an emphatic, 69-53, road victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-13, 1-9) on Thursday. The Tigers improve to 6-4 in ACC play, the most conference wins for Clemson since the 2003-04 campaign.
Picking up their fourth conference road win for the first time since 2001, Clemson shot 44 percent from the floor, including a solid 6-of-11 output from beyond the arc. The Tigers dominated the Demon Deacons inside with 38 points in the paint.
Continuing to serve as the spark plug for Clemson, senior Aliyah Collier scored in double figures for the seventh time in the last nine games. The guard tallied 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting and hauled in a season-high 14 rebounds for her second double-double this year. Fellow senior Danielle Edwards also fared well for Clemson going 4-of-5 from distance in a 14-point showing.
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Someone grab the water because @aliyahcollier12 is on 🔥🔥🔥!50-33 Clemson, 2:11 Q3 pic.twitter.com/Ev0747Oozj— Clemson Women's Basketball (@ClemsonWBB) February 8, 2019
Someone grab the water because @aliyahcollier12 is on 🔥🔥🔥!
50-33 Clemson, 2:11 Q3 pic.twitter.com/Ev0747Oozj
— Clemson Women's Basketball (@ClemsonWBB) February 8, 2019
Pressure in the paint? No problem as Edwards drives to the rim! 14 points for the senior.58-37 Clemson, 7:44 Q4 pic.twitter.com/f1hOiqWfAx— Clemson Women's Basketball (@ClemsonWBB) February 8, 2019
Pressure in the paint? No problem as Edwards drives to the rim!
14 points for the senior.
58-37 Clemson, 7:44 Q4 pic.twitter.com/f1hOiqWfAx
“We did a great job of not letting our early struggles turn into worry or stress," said Coach Butler. "We had enough maturity to own those mistakes and correct them.”
Clemson took control of the contest by way of a 15-0 run that began late in the first quarter and concluded with just over six minutes remaining in the second quarter. A 3-pointer off the bench by Camreé Clegg and quality play by Collier on both ends of the floor set the offensive tone for the Tigers that would continue for the remainder of the game.
Leading 35-24 at the half, an Edwards trey kicked off the third quarter as Clemson continued to dominate on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Shooting 46 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes of game play, Clemson coasted to a 16-point triumph.
Photos by Megan Barnes
Clemson returns to Littlejohn Coliseum on Sunday afternoon to take on the red-hot North Carolina Tar Heels (14-10, 5-5). Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m., and the game will air on ACC Network Extra.
The Tigers will honor the memory of Clemson legend Barbara Kennedy-Dixon at halftime, and the first 200 fans will receive a free T-shirt with her number on the back.
All single game tickets are on sale for adult and youth/seniors at $6 and $4, respectively. Children 12 and under get in free. Single-game and season tickets can be purchased online or at 1-800-CLEMSON. All seats for women’s basketball are general admission.
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