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  Morganne Campbell
Morganne Campbell

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Fairburn, GA

High School:
Sandy Creek

Height:
5-8

Position:
G

Experience:
2 VL

Major:
Health Science

In 2008-09
• Missed the first month of the season due to an injury suffered during fall workouts and never recaptured the health and productivity of her sophomore season
• Played in 20 games once she returned and averaged 13.2 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures twice and started seven games
• Returned to the court for Clemson's overtime win against Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge; played 12 minutes with four points, three rebounds and three steals
• Saw minutes in the Lady Tigers' next two games but totaled just three points and a pair of rebounds
• Did not play against Georgia on Dec. 22 but returned from the holiday break to post one of her top performances of the season
• Scored 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, knocking down a pair of three-pointers and tallying three assists
• Averaged 2.0 points and just under 12 minutes of play in the next five games before earning the first starting assignment of the season
• Played 23 minutes in the win at Wake Forest on Jan. 18; had three rebounds and two steals but did not score in the game
• The following game against Charleston Southern, was 5-for-6 from the free throw line and totaled nine points with a season-high six rebounds in helping lead the Lady Tigers to a victory
• Was in the starting line-up for the next four games as well
• Played just 18 minutes over the following four games and recorded just one rebound in the stretch
• Then played a season-high 24 minutes in the final home game of the season against Georgia Tech; posted 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a two blocked shots
• Was one of just two players in double figures in the game versus the Yellow Jackets and the performance was rewarded with the start against N.C. State to close out the regular season
• Did not play in the ACC Tournament
• Averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds for the year with 18 steals and 11 assists.

In 2007-08
Highlights: Earned the first start of her career in the season opener and started 28 of 31 games during the year ...ranked 26th in the ACC for minutes played with 28.61 per game ...only Clemson player to play a 40-minute game in 2007-08 (Chattanooga).
• Played in all 31 games, averaging 28.6 minutes per game to rank second on the team.
• Nearly doubled her scoring average from her freshman season to 8.7 points per game, third highest on the team.
• Increased her rebounding average by almost two boards per game to 3.4 in 2007-08, while also posting highest numbers in every statistical category.
• Typically earned the team's toughest defensive assignment.
• Had 51 steals, 36 assists and 10 blocked shots on the year.
• Scored in double figures in 15 games as one of the team's most consistent players. Led the team in scoring in four games (13 vs. Maine; 16 at Arkansas; 13 vs. Boston College; 12 at Virginia).
• Career high of 18 came in thrilling fashion; she had a put-back as time expired to give Clemson a win over Florida State in the regular season finale; had helped the Lady Tigers to erase a 14-point halftime deficit.
• Earned the first starting assignment of her career against Maine in the season opener and responded with 13 points, seven rebounds and six steals.
• The six steals set a career high.
• Led the team with a personal-best nine rebounds against Vanderbilt on Nov. 20. Had just four points but contributed with three steals.
• Named to the Coors Classic All-Tournament team over the Nov. 23-24 weekend after helping the Lady Tigers win the title. Totaled 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in the two games while playing an average of 36 minutes per game.
• Led the team with a then career-high 16 points against Arkansas on Dec. 2. Was 3-for-4 from three-point range with four rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists in the contest.
• Drained a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining to help secure a 58-52 Clemson win over Furman on Dec. 5.
• Had her fourth straight game in double figures against James Madison on Dec. 7 with 10.
• Led team with 13 points on 6-for-11 shooting against Boston College on Jan. 28; her first double figure scoring game since Dec. 7 against the Dukes.
• Was one of only two players in double figures in the win over Wake Forest on Feb. 3 with 11 points and five rebounds.
• Led team with 12 points at Virginia on Feb. 21 while setting a season-high with four assists.
• Hit 7-of-8 free throws against NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament and finished with 11 points; both the seven made free throws and eight attempts were personal bests.
• Then scored 12 points versus top-seeded North Carolina in the quarterfinals; was 5-for-6 from the line that day for an 85.7 free throw percentage in the tournament.
• Took home five awards at the post-season banquet, winning the Most Improved Award, the Hustle Award, Best Defensive Player Award, the Strength & Conditioning Award and the Best Field Goal Percentage Award.

In 2006-07
• Demonstrated her willingness to work hard and her ability to contribute in her first season as a Lady Tiger in 2006-07
• Played in 22 games during the season, missing seven early in the season due to a bout with mono and sitting out the Virginia Tech contest with a stomach ailment
• Averaged 16.3 minutes off the bench for Head Coach Cristy McKinney with 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game averages
• Had one of the top free throw percentages on the team, shooting 72.7-percent (24-33)
• Was one of only two players to score in double figures against South Carolina on Nov. 20 as she had 10 points and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the game. She also tallied two steals and two blocked shots against the Gamecocks
• Tallied four blocks during the season
• Season high of 12 points came at Florida State on Feb. 22 as she drained both three-point attempts while going 4-for-5 on free throws
• Pulled down five rebounds against Charleston on Nov. 13, the most for the year
• Had three rebounds in a trio games - against Maine on Nov. 25, at Miami on Jan. 28 and versus Wake Forest on Feb. 15
• Handed out a season-best five assists in win over St. John's at the Dead River Company Classic on Nov. 24
• Recorded multiple steals in three games during 2006-07, including the South Carolina contest, and had two against Charleston and St. John's
• Had a perfect night from the foul line, going 4-for-4, against third-ranked Maryland on Jan. 25. She totaled nine points that game
• Played at least 10 minutes in 15 games during 2006-07, including the last nine games of the season, excluding the Virginia Tech contest
• Played 29 minutes in South Carolina game, as well as at Miami on Jan. 28 and at NC State on Feb. 8
• Played 11 minutes in her first ACC Tournament game with three points and two rebounds against Virginia
• Received the Coaches Award and Strength and Conditioning Award at the post-season banquet.

Before Clemson

• A quick, hard-working guard from Fairburn, GA who shoots the ball extremely well
• Lettered four years at Sandy Creek High School, guiding the Patriots to two AAAA regional championships, in 2005 and 2006
• Was named the All-Area Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2006
• Also received an All-State team selection by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association in for the 2005-06 season
• Earned a nomination for the McDonald's All-American team as a senior
• Selected as the Fayette Neighbor and the Fayette Daily News Player of the Year, also as a senior
• Was named to the Fayette Neighbor and Fayette Daily News first team in 2006

Personal
• Father Tracy was a fullback on the University of Illinois football team from 1973-75
• Born July 24, 1988
• Major is therapeutic recreation.


 
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