Women?s Hoops Plays Longwood, SC State this Week

Friday Game Information:

• Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (5-5) vs. LONGWOOD LANCERS (0-9)
• When: Friday, Dec. 19 at 7 pm
• Where: Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum)
• Watch: TigerCast: ClemsonTigers.com
• Listen: WCCP 105.5 FM (Angela Mallen, William Qualkinbush) & Clemson Tigers Official App

Sunday Game Information:

• Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (5-5) vs. SC STATE BULLDOGS (7-3)
• When: Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2 pm
• Where: Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum)
• Watch: TigerCast: ClemsonTigers.com
• Listen: WCCP 105.5 FM (Angela Mallen, William Qualkinbush) & Clemson Tigers Official App
• Promotion: #ClemsonFamily Night – Four tickets for $10; Meet Santa!
• Next Game: Clemson vs. NJIT • Mon., Dec. 29 • 1 p.m. • Clemson, S.C.

CLEMSON, S.C. – The women’s basketball team looks to match its best home start since 2001 when it takes on Longwood (Friday, 7 p.m.) and SC State (Sunday, 2 p.m.) this weekend in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers are 5-0 in home contests this season, and can match the 7-0 start by the 2001-02 team with a pair of wins against the Lancers (0-9) and Bulldogs (7-3).

Elementary school students can attend any home game by printing this coupon: (LINK). Sunday’s game is #ClemsonFamily Night, families can buy four tickets (two adult, two youth) for just $10. Santa will be on hand on Sunday as well.

The Tigers are two games into the first six-game homestand in school history, and have NJIT (Dec. 29, 1 p.m.) and the ACC-opener against Virginia Tech (Jan. 2, 7 p.m.) coming up after the Christmas break.

Clemson is coming off back-to-back home wins over Tennessee Tech (76-61) and North Dakota (72-67) in which it did not concede a field goal in the final five minutes of either game.

Longwood will be Clemson’s fifth first-time opponent of the season, while Clemson is 14-4 against SC State all-time, including an 88-46 in Littlejohn last season.

Notes (in 140 characters or less):

• Clemson is in 3rd game of its first-ever six-game homestand
• Clemson is 5-0 at home, its best start in LJC since 2010-11 (5-0); A win today would be best home start since 2001-02 (7-0)
• The Tigers have scored 72 or more in all five home games, all wins
• Longwood is Clemson’s 5th first-time opponent this season
• After a 27-30 showing over last 2 games, Clemson is 3rd in ACC FT% (.756)
• Clemson ranks 5th in the ACC at 5.0 blocks/game, led by Johnson (1.4 bpg)
• Clemson scored 79+ points in 3 of its first 4 games this season, a milestone crossed just twice in 2013-14 in regulation
• Nine different players have scored in double-figures a total of 27 times
• Five players (Dixon, Davenport, Perry, Tagliapietra, Lewis) scored in double-figures against TTU, a program first since Dec. 2, 2012
• Nikki Dixon (18.8), Shelbie Davenport (14.0) and Nelly Perry (11.2) are all averaging double-figures in home games this season
• Clemson has drawn 16 charges this year, led by Davenport (6) and Dixon (5)