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Tigers Face Wake Forest in First Round of ACC Tournament

Tigers Face Wake Forest in First Round of ACC TournamentTigers Face Wake Forest in First Round of ACC Tournament

Game Information:

WHO: #15 Clemson Tigers (4-25, 0-16 ACC) vs. #10 Wake Forest (15-14, 9-7 ACC)

WHEN: Wednesday, March 2nd at 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

WATCH: RSN & ESPN3

LISTEN: Clemson Tiger Sports Network

LIVE STATS: TheACC.com 

FOLLOW: Twitter: @ClemsonWBB

Clemson Notes:

  • Sophomore Nelly Perry is averaging 14.0 points per game (14th in the ACC) and 13.8 points per game in ACC play; she has scored in double-figures 17 times this season.
  • Perry scored a career-high 33 points (13-24 fg) vs. Boston College on Feb. 18, becoming the first Tiger to score 30+ points in a game since 2008.
  • Perry’s 33 points vs. Boston College are tied for the most by an ACC player this season.
  • Freshman Aliyah Collier ranks in the top seven among ACC freshmen in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and steals (1.3 spg); she has scored eight or more points in 12/16 ACC contests.
  • Collier scored a career-high 21 points vs. NC State on Feb. 28. She pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds vs. Wake Forest on Feb. 11, the most boards by a Tiger since Dec. 30, 2012.
  • In Clemson’s final two regular season games (at Notre Dame & vs. NC State), Collier averaged 19.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. 
  • Freshman Danielle Edwards was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 28, the first Tiger to garner the award since the 2012-13 season.
  • Edwards ranks in the top-12 among ACC freshmen in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocks and assists.
  • Against NC State on Feb. 28, Collier and Perry both scored 20+ points, becoming the first Tiger duo to accomplish that feat since Nov. 27, 2014.

Opponent & Series Notes:

  • Clemson holds a 49-20 record all-time against Wake Forest, however, the two teams have never faced each other in the ACC Tournament or in any nuetral site contest.
  • The Tigers and Demon Deacons played once this season, a game in which Wake Forest won, 55-45 on Feb. 11 in Clemson, S.C.
  • Head Coach Audra Smith is looking for her second ACC Tournament win in three seasons. She led the Tigers to a tournament win over Virginia Tech on March 5, 2014 in the first round of the 2014 ACC Tournament.