Dec. 12, 2002
CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson women’s basketball team will play host to the Furman Lady Paladins Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 4:00 PM at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson, SC.
The Lady Paladins are coached by Dr. Sam Dixon, who served as associate head coach for the Lady Tigers from 2000-02.
Also on Furman’s bench is new Lady Paladin Assistant Coach Marci Glenney. Glenney played at Clemson from 2000-02, earning third-team All-ACC honors as a senior last season. She helped lead the 2001-02 Lady Tigers to a 17-12 overall record and a 9-7 mark in league play.
Clemson holds a 11-1 advantage in the series with Furman. Last season, the Lady Paladins won their first game over the Lady Tigers, 59-57, in Timmons Arena.
Clemson enters the game with an overall record of 3-2. Most recently, the Lady Tigers were defeated by 11th-ranked Penn State, 80-66.
With 11:08 remaining in the first half of Clemson’s loss to Penn State on Dec. 7, Lady Tiger senior Chrissy Floyd hit a three-pointer that put her over the 1,500-point mark in all-time scoring at Clemson. Floyd went on to score 24 points in the contest, moving her career point total to 1,518, good enough for fourth place all-time. She is on schedule to finish her career as Clemson’s second all-time leading scorer, trailing only Barbara Kennedy.
Floyd leads the Lady Tigers in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. Amanda White leads the team in rebounding with an 8.6 rebounds-per-game average.
Furman enters the game with an overall record of 2-4. The team is led in scoring and rebounding by Deshara Shealey, who is averaging 13.8 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game.
| Probable Clemson Starters | ||||
| 25 Khaili Sanders | 6-3 | F | FR | 7.8 PPG, 8.2 RPG |
| 30 Julie Aderhold | 5-11 | F | JR | 7.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG |
| 44 Amanda White | 6-4 | C | FR | 8.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG |
| 20 Kanetra Queen | 5-8 | G | JR | 4.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG |
| 32 Chrissy Floyd | 5-9 | G | SR | 17.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG |
| Probable Furman Starters | |||||
| 5 | Tommi Parris | 5-8 | G | FR | 4.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG |
| 24 | Deshara Shealey | 5-10 | G | JR | 13.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG |
| 21 | Jen Nadalin | 6-2 | C | SO | 11.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG |
| 3 | Kim Lawrence | 5-11 | F | JR | 13.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG |
| 40 | Katie Roach | 6-1 | F | SO | 7.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG |