Lady Tigers Set For Home Finale In A Solid Orange Event On Sunday

Feb. 20, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team will play its final home game of the 2008-09 season on Sunday afternoon on Senior Day and in a Solid Orange event. The Lady Tigers (13-14, 2-10 ACC) will take on Georgia Tech (18-8, 5-6 ACC) at 1:00 pm at Littlejohn Coliseum. Senior Tasha Taylor will be recognized before the game. Broadcast Notes Sunday’s game will be televised on the ACC’s regional networks (FSN South, FSN Florida, Comcast Sports Network and the New England Sports Network Mike Hogewood will call the play-by-play and Charlene Curtis will serve as color analyst Due to the many Clemson athletic events occurring simultaneously, the game will not be broadcast on the radio but the television feed will be available on www.ACCSelect.com Livestats will be available on www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson Quick Notes Sunday’s game is the final home game for Clemson this season. The Lady Tigers will look to finish .500 at Littlejohn Coliseum as they currently sit at 7-8 Senior Tasha Taylor will be honored in a pregame ceremony, along with the team’s senior managers Georgia Tech won the prior match-up between the Yellow Jackets and Clemson earlier this month Head Coach Cristy McKinney has used 13 different starting lineups this season with 10 different players earning the assignment Lele Hardy became just the 21st player in school history to score 1,000 career points, doing so with 13 points in the Lady Tigers’ game against Virginia Tech Hardy now ranks 17th all-time with 1,080 career points Hardy’s 271 career steals are third in school history The Lady Tigers are ranked 117th in the RPI, according to realtimeRPI.com Lele Hardy ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and scoring (17.0 ppg) Hardy ranks eighth nationally in steals, through Feb. 15 games, and has scored in double figures in all but three games this season Hardy holds the school record with a 3.08 career steals per game average Taylor and Christy Brown both rank in the top six for career assists per game Taylor ranks fourth all-time with 420 career assists Tasha Taylor graduated on Dec. 18 with a degree in sport management The Lady Tigers won five straight games from late November to mid-December after trailing at halftime, a program first With a 8-2 record though the first 10 games of the season, Clemson had its best start since the 2003-04 season and its best record through 10 games under Head Coach Cristy McKinney Clemson won the Husky Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend Lele Hardy was named the MVP of the Husky Classic while Whitney Hood was selected to the all-tournament team Clemson has nine players from the state of Georgia on its roster, which is tops in the nation for a school in a different state, according to a survey by the SID at George Mason Series Notes Clemson and Georgia Tech will be meeting for the 61th time on Sunday in a series that dates back to 1980. The Lady Tigers won that first match-up and own a 41-19 all-time advantage over the Yellow Jackets. However, Georgia Tech has bested Clemson in each of the last six games, including the teams’ earlier match-up this season. The Lady Tigers’ last win in the series was a 72-68 decision at Littlejohn Coliseum during the 2005-06 season. They last defeated the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta in 2003-04.