UPCOMING EVENTS(home events BOLD)
Tuesday, March 186 p.m. – Baseball at Georgia Southern9 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia State – NIT First Round (ESPNU)
Wednesday, March 194 p.m. – Baseball at Georgia Southern
Friday, March 212:30 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. Notre Dame6:30 p.m. – Baseball vs. Florida State (ESPN3)All Day – Track and Field at 49er Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.)
Saturday, March 229 a.m. – Rowing vs. five teams (TigerCast)6:30 p.m. – Baseball vs. Florida State (ESPN3)TBA – Men’s Golf at Linger Longer Invitational (Greensboro, Ga.)All Day – Track and Field at 49er Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.)
Sunday, March 2311 a.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. Boston College1 p.m. – Baseball vs. Florida State (ESPN3)TBA – Men’s Golf at Linger Longer Invitational (Greensboro, Ga.)
Monday, March 24 – Tuesday, March 25TBA – Women’s Golf at Briar’s Creek Invitational (Johns Island, S.C.)
SPORT UPDATES
Baseball (@ClemsonBaseball)Record: 12-6, 5-1 ACCClemson went 3-1 last week, which included a 2-1 midweek win over Appalachian State at home and two wins in three games at Wake Forest over the weekend. After a 4-3 setback Friday, Clemson bounced back with a doubleheader sweep Saturday by scores of 16-6 and 7-4. The Tigers totaled 32 hits in the doubleheader sweep, which moved Clemson into a tie for first place in the overall ACC standings with Florida State and Virginia. Tyler Krieger, Chris Okey and Tyler Slaton all hit their first career home runs Saturday. The Tigers host Florida State this weekend, beginning with Friday’s 6:30 p.m. first pitch.
Men’s Basketball (@ClemsonMBB)Record: 20-12, 10-8 ACCThe Tigers earned a berth in the postseason NIT, and host Georgia State Tuesday at 9 p.m. in a game televised by ESPNU. Clemson defeated Georgia Tech for a third time this season in the second round of the ACC Tournament in overtime, 69-65, but dropped a heartbreaker to Duke in the quarterfinals, 63-62. K.J. McDaniels led all scorers with 18 against the Yellow Jackets, while Rod Hall posted a team-high 13 versus the Blue Devils. The winner of Tuesday’s NIT game faces the winner of Illinois and Boston University in the second round.
Diving (@ClemsonDiving)The women’s diving team concluded its season at the NCAA Zone B Championships last week. The three-day meet was highlighted by freshman Danielle Reitsma earning a spot in finals of the platform event. She is the first Clemson diver to advance to finals of an event at NCAA Zones. The mid-year enrollee went on to finish 12th overall in the event, the highest ever finish by a Tiger at Zones. The Tigers finished the season with a 10-1-1 record in duals meets and a sixth-place finish at the ACC Championships.
Men’s Golf (@ClemsonMensGolf)Clemson won the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational last Tuesday in Aiken, S.C. The Tigers defeated Virginia by two shots and South Carolina by 13 to win the title, the 64th of Larry Penley’s career.
Austin Langdale claimed medalist honors with an even par 210 score, becoming only the second Clemson freshman since 2000 to win a tournament (Kyle Stanley was the other). It also marked the second-straight event in which a Tiger took home medalist honors, as Miller Capps won the Puerto Rico Classic. It marked the first time in 16 years two different Clemson golfers won medalist honors at consecutive events.
The Tigers return to action this weekend, March 22-23 at the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga.
Women’s Golf (@ClemsonWGolf)Clemson moved into the top 10 of the Golfworld Coaches Poll on March 11 with a No. 10 ranking. J.T. Horton’s team has finished second three times and third twice so far this year.
Ashlan Ramsey was named to the United States Curtis Cup team last week, becoming one of just eight amateurs from around the country to represent the United States June 6-8 at St. Louis Country Club. Ramsey also received an exemption to the Kraft Nabisco, a major event on the LPGA Tour, April 3-6 in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The Clemson team returns to action March 24-25 at the Brian’s Creek Invitational on Johns Island, S.C.
Rowing (@ClemsonRowing)The women’s rowing team won two of three races on Saturday against Eastern Michigan, Syracuse and the Boston University lightweights crews. The Tigers’ First Varsity 8+ and Third Varsity 8+ each finished first in their respective events to remain undefeated on the young season. Clemson has now finished first in five of six races over two regattas this season. The Tigers return to the water on Saturday when they host Buffalo, Duke, Iowa, Kansas and Purdue on Lake Hartwell in the third of three straight home regattas.
Men’s Tennis (@ClemsonMTennis)Record: 15-2, 2-0After a week away from the courts, the men’s tennis team returns to action this week with a pair of ACC matches at Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. The No. 22 Tigers take on eighth-ranked Notre Dame Friday afternoon and Boston College Sunday morning.
Women’s Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis)Record: 14-3, 6-0 ACCThe women’s tennis team upped its win streak to seven in a row with a 7-0 win at Maryland and a 7-0 victory over North Florida. The Tigers have registered three straight 7-0 victories overall, and have a 33-5 record in doubles matches in the spring. They’ll return to action on March 28 at a top-25 Georgia Tech squad.
Track and Field (@CUTrackandField)The Tigers closed out the 2014 indoor season at the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., last weekend. Tevin Hester and Mimi Land both earned first-team All-America honors. Land tied for fifth in the women’s high jump after clearing a personal best 6-0.5. Hester clocked a time of 6.61 in the 60-meter prelims and 6.64 in the final, taking seventh place. Land also finished 13th in the triple jump. Clemson begins its outdoor season Friday and Saturday at the 49er Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.
Volleyball (@ClemsonVB)The volleyball team came back from a 2-0 deficit to win in five sets against 2013 NCAA Participant Georgia in a spring exhibition match. The Tigers play at Furman on April 1, and host Furman and Presbyterian College on April 12.
December 6, 2024
