This Week in Clemson Athletics

UPCOMING EVENTS(home events BOLD) 

Monday, Nov. 244 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. LSU (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam)6 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Coastal Carolina (NCAA Second Round) 

Wednesday, Nov. 261 p.m. – Volleyball at Florida State 

Thursday, Nov. 271:15 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio State (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam) 

Friday, Nov. 283 p.m. – Volleyball at Georgia Tech (ESPN3)3:30 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Florida Gulf Coast (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam)7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. High Point (ESPN3) 

Saturday, Nov. 2912 p.m. – Football vs. South Carolina (Solid Orange) – ESPN1:15 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam) 

Monday, Dec. 17 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) – ESPNU

SPORT UPDATES

Men’s Basketball (@ClemsonMBB)Record: 2-2The Tigers went 1-2 last week, falling to Winthrop and Gardner-Webb before rebounding with a win over Nevada. Clemson plays its final game of the Paradise Jam on Monday afternoon in St. Thomas against LSU. The game tips off at 4 p.m. Following the tournament, the team returns home to play four straight home games, starting Friday, Nov. 29 against High Point.

Women’s Basketball (@ClemsonWBB)Record: 3-1The women’s basketball team closed the week 1-1, falling at No. 2 South Carolina Thursday, but rebounding to defeat Furman, 79-69, on Sunday. In Sunday’s game, seniors Nikki Dixon (25 points) and Chelsea Lindsay (career-high 16 points) scored the final 21 points for the Tigers to hold on for the win. The Tigers will travel to the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas on Tuesday to begin preparation for Ohio State (Thu., 1:15 p.m.), FGCU (Fri., 3:30 p.m.) and Wichita State (Sat., 1:15 p.m.). 

Diving (@ClemsonDiving)Record: 3-0The Clemson diving squad split up for two invitationals last week. At the Pittsburgh Invitational, senior Jessica Doolittle won the platform and posted a career-best and NCAA Zone qualifying score in the event. Freshman Hannah Donovan took third place in the one-meter and three-meter, and qualified for the zone meet in both events. Sophomore Sarah Braun highlighted the action at the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing fifth in the preliminary round of the one-meter to advance to the event finals and posting a zone-qualifying score in the process. Sophomore Danielle Reitsma placed eighth in the platform event in Atlanta. After several weeks off for winter training, the Tigers return to competition on Jan. 3-5 at the Tennessee Diving Invitational in Knoxville.

Football (@ClemsonFB)Record: 8-3, 6-2 ACCCurrent Ranking: AP #23, Coaches’ #24)Clemson defeated Georgia State on Saturday to move its record for 8-3. The Tigers are ranked 23rd in the latest Associated Press poll and 24th by the Amway Coaches poll. Clemson concludes its regular season Saturday at noon against South Carolina.In Clemson’s 28-0 win over Georgia State, freshman Tyshon Dye rushed for 124 yards in 20 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns. It was just the second game for Dye, who has had to overcome two major injuries over the last two years. He became the first Clemson back to rush for at least 100 yards within the first two games of his career since James Davis had 101 yards against Texas A&M in his first career game in 2005. Clemson’s defense recorded its second shutout of the year, the first Clemson team to have two shutouts in a season in 16 years. Clemson moved to number-one in the nation in total defense with the performance.Last week Vic Beasley was named a finalist for the Lombardi Award.  He is just the third Clemson player to be a finalist for that honor that goes to the nation’s top lineman.  The others are William Perry and Da’Quan Bowers. 

Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer)Record: 11-6-3, 5-2-1 ACCCurrent Ranking: #7 seed in NCAA TournamentFresh off its first ACC Tournament title since 2001, the seventh-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team was scheduled to play No. 25 Coastal Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday night at 7 p.m. The Tigers received a first-round bye in the tournament after being named the No. 7 national seed. Sunday’s match was postponed due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions, and the two teams meet Monday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field.

Volleyball (@ClemsonVB)Record: 18-12 (6-10 ACC)The Clemson volleyball team fell to Wake Forest on Sunday, 20-25, 22-25, 20-25, in Jervey Gym. The match was the final home contest for the team’s five seniors – Niki Collier, Beta Dumancic, Kristin Faust, Haleigh Hampton and Karis Watson – who led the team statistically on offense and defense. Faust had 11 kills while Watson, Hampton and Dumancic each hit over .300. Collier led the backcourt with seven digs and Watson had five of the Tigers’ eight total blocks. Clemson travels to Tallahassee to take on #8 Florida State on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. before heading to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech on Friday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. in the team’s regular season finale.