UPCOMING EVENTS(home events BOLD)
Tuesday, Feb. 117 p.m. – Men’s Basketball at Notre Dame (RSN)Affiliates here: http://theacc.co/MBB021114RSN
Thursday, Feb. 136:30 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. NC State (RSN)Affiliates here: http://theacc.co/WBB021314RSNaPlay4Kay Pink Game – Free admission for all fans wearing pink, and all other tickets $3. First 1000 fans will receive a pink foam finger, courtesy of Greenville Health SystemFans are encourage to submit photos of those affected by breast cancer to promo@clemson.edu
Friday, Feb. 144 p.m. – Baseball vs. Eastern MichiganFree Clemson Baseball Candy Hearts Valentine for first 1,000 fansAll Day – Track and Field at Texas A&M InvitationalTBA – Women’s Golf at Florida State Match-Up
Saturday, Feb. 1512 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Virginia (ESPN2)2:30 p.m. – Baseball vs. Eastern MichiganMen’s Basketball Ticket Promotion – fans can show their men’s basketball ticket stub and get into the baseball game at half priceAll Day – Track and Field at Texas A&M InvitationalTBA – Women’s Golf at Florida State Match-Up
Sunday, Feb. 91 p.m. – Baseball vs. Eastern MichiganSocial Media Sunday – show voucher found at @ClemsonBaseball on Twitter or Instagram to receive a bag of popcorn for $21 p.m. – Men’s Tennis vs. AuburnTBA – Women’s Golf at Florida State Match-Up12 p.m. – Women’s Tennis at South Carolina2 p.m. – Women’s Basketball at Pittsburgh
SPORT UPDATES
Baseball (@CUTigerBaseball)The team held its annual preseason banquet on Sunday night in Jervey Gym. The team opens its season with a three-game series against Eastern Michigan at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Friday at 4 p.m. The Tigers are ranked in the top 25 of all three major polls.
Men’s Basketball (@ClemsonMBB)Record: 15-7, 6-4 ACCClemson split a pair of games last week, winning 45-41 at home over Georgia Tech on Tuesday and falling to No. 1 Syracuse on the road Sunday, 57-44. The Tigers’ win over the Yellow Jackets was No. 500 in the history of Littlejohn Coliseum. It was also the ninth straight home win over Georgia Tech, the longest winning streak at home over an ACC opponent. Jordan Roper led the Tigers with 12 against Georgia Tech. On Sunday, K.J. McDaniels posted his fifth double-double of the season (19 points, 10 rebounds). The Tigers stay on the road to face Notre Dame on Tuesday before returning home for a Saturday showdown against No. 20 Virginia.
Women’s Basketball (@ClemsonWBB)Record: 11-14, 3-8 ACCThe women’s basketball team will host their annual Play4Kay Pink Game this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. against nationally ranked NC State in a game televised on RSN. Clemson lost a pair of games this week, both to top-ten opponents.
Diving (@ClemsonDiving)The women’s diving team capped off their regular season on Saturday defeating Davidson and James Madison to finish the regular season 10-1-1 in dual meets, including a 7-0 record at McHugh Natatorium. Senior captain Emily Howard set the three-meter school record for the second straight week while fellow senior Heather Britt set career highs in both events. Chelsea Uranaka recorded a career-high three-meter score of 308.55 to finish second in the three-meter competition. The Tigers will be back in action when they travel to Greensboro, N.C. for the ACC Championships beginning February 18.
Women’s Soccer (@ClemsonWSoccer)The Clemson women’s soccer program signed five players to national letters of intent for the 2014 season. Three of the five are ranked in the IMG Academy National Top 150. Three of the new Tigers are from South Carolina, while the additional two players are from Connecticut and New York. The Tigers will play their first spring exhibition contests on Saturday, March 1 vs. Georgia and Wofford at Historic Riggs Field.
Men’s Tennis (@ClemsonMTennis)Record: 9-1Hunter Harrington upset 42nd-ranked Rafael Aita at number-one singles to clinch the match and lead No. 23 Clemson to a 4-0 victory over No. 48 UNC Wilmington Saturday afternoon. With the victory, the Tigers are now 9-1 on the year and off to its best start of the season since the 2010 team won its first 15 matches of the season.
Clemson hosts Auburn Sunday in the Tigers’ next action.
Women’s Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis)Record: 6-2The women’s tennis team earned a pair of top-15 victories this weekend, topping No. 11 Michigan, 4-2, and No. 15 Vanderbilt, 4-0 in the consolation rounds of the ITA Team National Indoor after dropping a 4-2 decision to No. 8 Cal on Friday in the round of 16. The Tigers play No. 33 South Carolina in Columbia on Sunday.
Track and Field (@CUTrackandField)The Tigers had a productive two days at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City. Clemson athletes produced eight performances on Clemson’s all-time list across several events. Tevin Hester won the 60 dash with a personal best 6.60, one of the top five times in the country this season. Brianna Blanton (1000 meters) and Lauren Terstappen (pole vault) set school records on Friday as well. The teams return to action Friday and Saturday in College Station at the Texas A&M Invitational.
Women’s Golf (@ClemsonWGolf)Clemson’s women’s golf team returns to the course this Friday at the Florida State Match-Up. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played at Southwood Golf Course in Tallahassee. Clemson is one of 12 teams in the field that includes ACC schools Florida State, Virginia and Notre Dame; and SEC schools South Carolina, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
J.T. Horton’s team has two of the top 30 players in the nation entering the spring, led by Ashlan Ramsey, who is ranked fourth, and Sloan Shanahan, who is 28th. The Clemson team is ranked 11th by the Golf Coaches Association and 13th by Sagarin. Clemson is the second highest ranked ACC school in both polls, behind only Duke.
April 12, 2024
