Lady Tigers To Play Host To #12 Maryland Thursday

Jan. 14, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team will play host to 12th-ranked Maryland on Thursday night. The Lady Tigers (10-6, 1-2 ACC) and Terrapins (13-3, 1-1 ACC) are scheduled to tip off at 7:00 pm at Littlejohn Coliseum. Broadcast Notes The game will be broadcast on the airwaves on WCCP-FM (104.9), but will begin as Internet-only. Dan Scott will call the play-by-play with Kanetra Queen providing color commentary Livestats will be available on www.clemsontigers.com Clemson Quick Notes Lele Hardy ranks second in the ACC in rebounding with an 8.9 per game average; she also ranks fourth in scoring at 17.2 points per game Hardy has scored in double figures in all but two games this season The Lady Tigers are ranked 88th in the RPI, according to realtimeRPI.com; Maryland is listed second by the same website with the #1-ranked strength of schedule Maryland handed Clemson its worst loss in program history a year ago in College Park. Taylor and Christy Brown both rank in the top six for career assists per game Lele Hardy 230 career steals are fifth in school history Taylor ranks fifth all-time with 399 career assists Clemson’s 14-15 night from the foul line against North Carolina ranked in a tie for fourth in school history 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 is now 2-1 in overtime games under Cristy McKinney and 19-15 all-time with the overtime win over Northwestern on Dec. 6. Clemson won the Husky Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend, defeating Kent State and host-Washington Lele Hardy was named the MVP of the Husky Classic while Whitney Hood was selected to the all-tournament team The Lady Tigers committed just seven turnovers against Winthrop on Nov. 25, which was the second fewest all-time Lele Hardy 32 points against Georgia State on Nov. 22 were the most for a Lady Tiger in five years. Hardy holds the school record with a 3.03 career steals per game average 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 Thursday night’s game will be the 60th in history between Clemson and Maryland in a series that dates back to 1978. The Terps have won the last seven meetings, including a 110-46 victory in College Park last season that was the worst defeat in Lady Tiger history. Clemson’s last win over Maryland was during the 2002-03 season as the Lady Tigers defeated the Terps, 63-61, to advance in the ACC Tournament.