Women?s Basketball To Play in Paradise Jam

Game Information:

Game 1:Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (3-1) vs. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (2-2)When: Thursday, Nov. 27 at 1:15 pm ESTGame 2:Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (3-1) vs. FGCU EAGLES (3-1)When: Friday, Nov. 28 at 3:30 pm ESTGame 3:Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (1-0) vs. WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS (2-1)When: Saturday, Nov. 29 at 1:15 pm EST

Where: St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. (UVI Sports and Fitness Center)Watch: ParadiseJam.comListen: WCCP 105.5 FM (Angela Mallen) & Clemson Tigers Official AppNext Game: Clemson at MTSU • Thu., Dec. 3, 12 p.m. • Murfreesboro, Tenn.

CLEMSON, S.C. – The women’s basketball team travels to St. Thomas, USVI this week to take on three foes at the EzyBonds Global Payments Paradise Jam. Clemson (3-1) will play Ohio State (2-2), FGCU (3-1) and Wichita State (2-1) on Thursday through Saturday, respectively.

Clemson plays the Buckeyes at 1:15 p.m. EST Thursday, FGCU at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday and Wichita State at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday before returning to the mainland on Sunday night.

The Tigers are coming off of a 79-69 win over Furman on Sunday when seniors Nikki Dixon and Chelsea Lindsay combined to score 41 points, including the final 21 for Clemson.

There is little history between Clemson and this weeks opponents, as the Tigers have never before met FGCU or Wichita State, and have just one meeting, a 73-67 win over Ohio State in 1983.

Notes (in 140 characters or less):

• This season, newcomers have accounted for 76.9% of scoring and 83.5% of rebounding
• Clemson has 10 newcomers and just four returners
• Just 42.7% of the Tigers minutes and 43.3% of scoring return from 2013-14
• Clemson has 79+ points in 3 of first 4 games this season; The Tigers accomplished that just twice in 2013-14 in regulation
• Chelsea Lindsay had a career-best 16 points vs. Furman, hit 7-7 FTs
• Nikki Dixon scored 25 points off the bench vs. Furman, the 5th-most in school history
• Dixon’s 20-29 (.690) mark from the floor is 1st in the ACC; Nelly Perry’s 19-28 (.679) is third
• Clemson’s 29-point victory over UNCG was its largest in a season-opener since 1998, when the Tigers defeated UNCA, 93-26
• Clemson scored 80+ in its first two games for the first time since 1994
• Shelbie Davenport has hit double-figure scoring in 3/4 apps. (18,17,3,13)
• Ivy Atkism had eight points against #2 SC, hitting 4-6 from the floor