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Clemson Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Resume

Clemson Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament ResumeClemson Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Resume

RECORD: 21-11 Overall; 11-7 ACC

Record vs. Q1: 3-10 | Record vs. Q2: 3-1 | Record vs. Q3: 1-0 | Record vs. Q4: 14-0

STREAK: Winners of eight of the last 12 contests.

NET RANKING: 42 | NET SOS: 42 | Average NET Loss: 29 | WAB: 36

MASSEY RATING: 41 | HER HOOP STATS RATING: 49

SEASON NOTES

  • The Tigers have won eight of their last 12 contests.
  • Clemson has amassed an 11-7 ACC record in conference play, including home wins over No. 9/13 Duke (Feb. 22) and NC State (Jan. 8), and road wins at Notre Dame (Jan. 25) and Miami (Jan. 4).
  • Five of the Tigers’ 11 losses have come to teams currently ranked in the Polls (at No. 2/2 South Carolina, No. 22/21 Louisville, No. 20/21 Michigan St. (Baha Mar), at No. 25/21 North Carolina, & No. 13/14 Duke (ACC Tournament).
  • The Tigers boast a 75.2% Defensive Rebounding Percentage (Tenth Nationally) and allow opponents to grab just 8.5 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks eighth in the country.
  • Clemson has held 19 of its opponents to 60 points or less.
  • The Tigers have made 10+ 3-pointers in 11 games this season.
  • Clemson leads in the ACC (44th nationally) in scoring defense, allowing 58.7 points per game, and 37th nationally (second in the ACC) in 3-pointers per game (8.1 3FG Per Game).
  • Clemson’s losses have come to teams with a combined 251-102 record (.711).

SIGNATURE WIN | No. 9/13 Duke | 53-51 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Feb. 22, 2026

  • Clemson trailed early, 20-8 after the first quarter, but the Tigers outscored Duke, 45-31, over the last three frames.
  • In the final quarter, the Tigers started on a 17-4 run and ended the frame outscoring the Blue Devils 23-12.
  • The Clemson defense held Duke’s Naismith Award Late-Season Team Honoree Toby Fournier scoreless over the last 15:40 minutes of game time and without a shot attempt the entire fourth quarter.

TEAM COMPARISONS

Comparison

Clemson

Villanova

Mississippi State

Colorado

Nebraska

Overall (Conf.)

21-11 (11-7 ACC)

25-7 (16-4 Big East)

18-13 (5-11 SEC)

22-11 (11-7 Big 12)

18-12 (7-11 Big Ten)

Q1 Record

3-10

2-3

2-9

2-5

1-10

Q1 Wins

W, 53-51 def. No. 9 Duke

W, 75-65 def. NC State

W, 65-58 def. RV Notre Dame

W, 81-59 def. No. 19 West Virginia

W, 84-73 def. James Madison

W, 71-59 def. No. 7 Kentucky

W, 77-62 def. No. 15 Tennessee 

W, 80-79 def. No. 17 TCU

W, 62-53 def. No. 20 Baylor

W, 66-65 def. RV Washington

Q2 Record

3-1

2-3

1-3

6-3

4-1

Q3 Record

1-0

6-1

3-1

3-2

3-1

Q4 Record

14-0

15-0

12-0

11-1

10-0

NET

42

35

43

46

28

NET SOS

42

71

40

49

28

AVG. NET LOSS

29

37

28

49

22

WAB

36

35

53

41

39

 

SIGNIFICANT WIN | RV/RV Notre Dame | 65-58 | Purcell Pavillion | Jan. 25, 2026

  • With 8:39 remaining in the third quarter, Notre Dame held a five-point lead. Over the final eight minutes of the third frame, the Tigers went on a 23-7 run and would not trail for the rest of the game.

SIGNIFICANT WIN | NC State | 75-65 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Jan. 8, 2026

  • The Tigers trailed by five points heading into the fourth quarter. A pair of Clemson 3-pointers jumpstarted a 20-3 scoring run that spanned almost 7 minutes, which secured a Tigers win.

CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

No. 22/21 Louisville | L, 65-54 | Littlejohn Coliseum | Nov. 16, 2025

  • With under four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, back-to-back layups from graduate forward Demeara Hinds and senior forward Raven Thompson pulled the Tigers within four points of the Cardinals, but Louisville pulled away on a 12-5 run (six points on free throws) in the last 2:54.

No. 20/21 Michigan St. | L, 72-64 | Baha Mar | Nov. 30, 2025

  • Clemson held Michigan State to its lowest non-conference margin of victory this season (eight points), and the Tigers were within five points in the final minute of the game.

at No. 25/21 North Carolina | L, 53-44  | Carmichael Arena | Feb. 5, 2026

  • Clemson’s largest lead of the night was six points in the third quarter. In the fourth frame, the Tigers were within four points of the Tar Heels, 47-43, with 3:55 remaining, and kept the game within two possessions until 00:56.
  • Clemson was outrebounded by nine without leading rebounder senior forward Demeara Hinds (8.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG), who was out due to injury.
  • Clemson limited the Tar Heels to just 4-16 from 3-point range (UNC entered the game averaging 8.0 3PM Per Game).

at Syracuse | L, 68-64 | JMA Wireless Dome | Feb. 16, 2026

  • The Tigers took a 54-53 lead with 6:57 remaining in the fourth quarter and neither team led by more than two possessions the last 12 minutes of the game. Clemson had a chance to tie with 13 seconds left, but the shot fell short and two Syracuse FTs sealed the game.
  • Clemson showcased its depth as the Tiger bench outscored Syracuse’s bench 39-9 in the contest.

BEST OF THE TIGERS

  • The Tigers are led by the scoring duo of senior guard Mia Moore (13.5 ppg.) and junior guard/forward Rusne Augustinaite (10.9 ppg.).
  • Augustinaite ranks second in the ACC with a 42.3% three-point percentage.
  • Moore holds a team-best 4.6 assists average (5th in the ACC) and a 1.2 steals average.
  • Graduate Forward Demeara Hinds (6.3 rpg.) anchors the Tigers on the glass.
  • Senior guard/forward Hadley Periman is the squad’s leading shot blocker (1.03 bpg., 18th in the ACC).
  • Senior guard Rachael Rose and junior guard/forward Rusne Augustinaite are two of 43 high-major players who average 20-plus minutes and have an offensive rating over 110 and a defensive rating over 90 (Per HerHoopStats).