Lady Tigers Play Host to South Carolina State Sunday

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.