Nov. 27, 2010
CLEMSON, SC – Already off to their best start since 2003-04, Itoro Coleman’s Lady Tigers will try to move to 5-1 on the young season on Sunday at 2:00 PM in Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson and South Carolina State (1-2) renew an in-state rivalry in a series that hasn’t been played since 1994.
All Lady Tiger Basketball Camp participants will receive free admission and their parents may purchase a ticket for $3.00.
Clemson has relied on hot shooting a solid defense in the early going. The Lady Tigers lead the ACC in three-point shooting at 45.2%. The Tigers also rank second in the conference in blocked shots at 7.0 per contest.
The Tigers are coming off back-to-back wins against Kennesaw State and Furman, and went 2-1 in their stretch of three games in six days. The Tigers will play next in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday night at 7:00 pm against Indiana.
Game Information
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010
- Time: 2:00 PM
- City: Clemson, SC
- Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Broadcast Information
- Live Video: TigerCast at ClemsonTigers.com
- Radio: WCCP-FM 104.9, Dan Scott and Kanetra Queen
- LiveStats: Gametracker at Clemsontigers.com
Watch Clemson vs. South Carolina State Live on TigerCast
Clemson Quick Notes
- Head Coach Itoro Coleman returned to the sidelines on Nov. 23 against Furman after missing the first four games
- Coleman is in her first season as a head coach. The 2000 graduate of Clemson was most recently at Penn State
- Clemson’s 4-1 start is their best since the 2003-04 campaign
- The Lady Tigers tied a school record with 11 three-pointers made against Kennesaw St.
- The Tigers are 33-73 (.452) from long range in 2010-11 and two players have already made more than 10 threes.
- Tiger wing player Sthefany Thomas has scored in double figures in each of the first four games, giving her double-figures in nine straight and ten of the last eleven games, dating back to last season.
- Jasmine Tate ranks in the top five in the ACC in rebounding and has 47 in five games so far
- Shaniqua Pauldo put up career highs of 26 points and 15 rebounds for her first career double-double against UNCG; She is averaging 13.4 ppg so far in 2010-11, and is 5-8 from three-point range
- Kirstyn Wright’s 29 points against Charleston Southern is tied for the most by any ACC player this season and was the most points by any Clemson player since the 2008-09 season (Lele Hardy – 32 – 11/22/08)
- Clemson opens with seven of their first eight games at home for only the 2nd time in school history (1982-83)
- Bryelle Smith ranks 2nd in the ACC with a 5.7 assists/game average
- Freshman Kelia Shelton is third on the team in rebounding at 5.6 per game despite her 5-7 frame.