Lady Tigers Travel to Ohio for Saturday Clash

Dec. 18, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – The Lady Tiger basketball team will take on Ohio University on Saturday at 12:00pm in Athens, OH at the Convocation Center. Clemson (7-4) enters the game as winners of three of their past four games, while Ohio comes into the game at 3-7 overall.  

Game Setup

•  Date: December 19, 2009
• Site: Convocation Center (13,168)
• City: Athens, OH
• Time: 12:00 pm

 Broadcast Notes

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

·         Livestats: Available on www.ClemsonTigers.com

Clemson Quick Notes

•  Senior guard Christy Brown earned her undergraduate degree on Thursday
• The Tigers are second in the ACC in assists per game
• Clemson has used six different starting lineups and has ten players averaging 10.0 or more minutes per game.
• Lele Hardy
•       Is now ranked 14th in Clemson’s history in scoring and sixth in rebounding
•       Is eight points shy of the 1,300 plateau
•       Became the 15th player in ACC history to amass 300 career steals with four against Kennesaw State. She now has 325, two shy of Clemson’s school record. She is 10^th in ACC history in total steals and is fourth in ACC history in steals per game
•       Has started the fifth most games in Clemson history
• Freshman Keyrra Gillespie leads the ACC with 5.7 assists per game and leads the ACC with 57 assists
• Shaniqua Pauldo has reached 20 or more points twice this season, and has hit double figures in ten of 11 games.
• The Tigers have played seven of the past nine games on the road

 Series Notes

• Clemson has won both meetings with the Bobcats all-time
• This is the first meeting in Athens, OH
• Last season, the Tigers erased a 16-point second half deficit to win 60-57
• Lele Hardy had 15 points in the final 6:35 of the game
•  Clemson’s bench outscored the Bobcat bench 38-2.