Lady Tigers Set for Home Game with Charleston Southern

Dec. 5, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team (5-3) will return to Tigertown after a five straight games away from home when they take on Charleston Southern (4-3) at 4:00 pm on Sunday. The game will immediately follow the men’s game with South Carolina, and those fans with tickets to the men’s game will be permitted to stay free of charge.

Game Setup

·            Site: Littlejohn Coliseum

·            Date: December 6, 2009

·            City: Clemson, SC

·            Time: 4:00 pm

Broadcast Notes

·         Web: TigerCast – ClemsonTigers.com (Roy Philpott, William Qualkinbush)

·         Radio: WCCP-FM 104.9 (Dan Scott: play-by-play; : Color)

·         Livestats: Available on www.ClemsonTigers.com

Clemson Quick Notes

·         The Tigers defeated the Buccaneers, 85-60 a season ago

·         Lele Hardy

·                     Is now ranked 14th in Clemson’s history in scoring and seventh in rebounding

·                     Crossed the 1200 point plateau against Richmond

·                     Became the 15th player in ACC history to amass 300 career steals with four against Kennesaw State. She now has 319 in 100 career games played.

·                     Needs 8 steals to tie Clemson’s school record

·                     Will start her 99^th career game against Charleston Southern

·         Freshman Keyrra Gillespie leads the ACC with 6.4 assists per game and leads the ACC with 51 assists

·         Shaniqua Pauldo has reached 20 or more points twice this season, including a season-high 21 at Northwesterm

·         The Tigers return to Littlejohn after a five-game streak away from home. The Tigers went 3-2 on the trip with road wins at Kennesaw State and Northwestern, and a neutral site victory against Hofstra

 Clemson in the Third Annual ACC/ Big Ten Challenge

·         The Tigers are 2-1 in the Challenge all-time

·         The ACC has won all three seasons, going 8-3 in 2007 and 7-4 in 2008 and 2009

·         Kirstyn Wright tied a Clemson single-game record with six three-pointers made against the Wildcats

·         Wright scored a career-high 22 points and Shaniqua Pauldo had 21 points in the game

·         Wright hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 2.3 seconds remaining to seal a one-point victory.

 Series Notes

·         Clemson has won all ten meetings with Charleston Southern, including an 85-60 decision a season ago

The Tigers are 8-0 against the Buccaneers in games played in Clemson