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Dec. 14, 2008
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CLEMSON, SC - The Clemson women's basketball team will return to action on Monday night as the Lady Tigers (7-2) play host to Chattanooga (6-3). The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 pm at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Broadcast Notes
• The game will be broadcast by WCCP-FM (104.9)
• Dan Scott will call the play-by-play with Kanetra Queen providing color commentary
• The game will be video streamed on the Internet at www.ACCSelect.com
• Livestats will be available on www.clemsontigers.com
Clemson Quick Notes
• The Lady Tigers will be coming off of a nine-day lay-off due to semester exams.
• With a 7-2 record though the first nine games of the season, Clemson is off to its best start since the 2003-04 season and its best record through nine games under Head Coach Cristy McKinney
• Clemson erased a 14-point halftime deficit against Ohio on Dec. 6 for the come-from-behind win.
• The Lady Tigers pulled out the overtime victory over Northwestern to win
their ACC/Big Ten Challenge match-up
• Clemson is now 2-1 in overtime games under Cristy McKinney and 19-15 all-time
• Clemson won the Husky Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend, defeating Kent State and host-Washington
• Lele Hardy was named the MVP of the Husky Classic while Whitney Hood was selected to the all-tournament team
• The Lady Tigers committed just seven turnovers against Winthrop on Nov. 25, which was the second fewest all-time
• Lele Hardy's 32 points against Georgia State on Nov. 22 were the most for a Lady Tiger in five years.
• Taylor and Christy Brown both rank in the top six for career assists per game
• Lele Hardy's 208 career steals are seventh in school history
• Hardy holds the school record with a 3.01 career steals per game average
• Clemson has nine players from the state of Georgia on its roster, which is tops in the nation for a school in a different state, according to a survey by the SID at George Mason
• Sthefany Thomas spent her offseason traveling with the Argentinean national team to the South America Championships and the FIBA Olympic Qualifier
• The 2008-09 Clemson women's basketball roster has quite the athletic lineage. Six players have parents and/or siblings that also played a sport at the Division I level
• McKinney and her staff signed North Carolina point guard Keyrra Gillespie on Nov. 12. Gillespie will join the Lady Tiger program in 2009-10.
Series Notes
• Clemson and Chattanooga will meet for the ninth time in history on Monday night with the series score tied at four wins apiece.
• The Lady Mocs have won the last two meetings, including a 65-55 win in Chattanooga, TN during the 2007-08 season.
• Clemson's last victory came in the 2000-01 season as the Lady Tigers edged the Lady Mocs, 51-49, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Cincinnati, OH.
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