Clemson, S.C. – Clemson women’s basketball improved to 15-14 on the year and 6-11 in the ACC after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers (15-13, 4-13) 79-69 in their return to Littlejohn Coliseum. Four Tigers hit double digits, with Amari Robinson leading all scorers with 18, followed by Daisha Bradford, Brie Perpignan, and Eno Inyang with 14 each. Hannah Hank pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and Clemson shot 78% from the free throw line. The Tigers and Cavaliers went back and forth in the first quarter; a pair of layups by Robinson and Kionna Gaines gave the Tigers the lead they would not relinquish. Clemson then went on a late 7-0 first-quarter run to set the tone for the remainder of the game. Clemson and Virginia played an evenly matched second quarter, as the Tigers outscored the Cavs 19-18. Robinson led all scorers during this quarter with eight points and Hank led with four rebounds. Five different Tigers put up second-quarter points to give Clemson a 44-39 lead to end t
Coral Gables, Fla. – Thanks to a nine-point halftime lead, Miami held on to down Clemson, 59-54, on Thursday night inside the Watsco Center on the campus of the University of Miami. The win moves the Hurricanes to 17-9 on the year (10-5 ACC), while the loss drops the Tigers to 14-14 (5-11 ACC). Clemson was led by Daisha Bradford with 18 points, including a career-high-tying four threes, as well as four steals, while Amari Robinson finished in double-figures again with 12 points. The teams traded points in the early going, before Clemson got a buzzer-beating layup from Robinson to take an 18-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. Miami opened the second on an 11-0 run, however, to open a 26-18 lead at the media timeout. Clemson cut the lead to four after a three pointer by Bradford, but Miami was able to stretch the lead back to nine heading to the locker room.The Tigers opened the third quarter with back-to-back threes to cut the lead to three, but Miami used consecutive layups a
Miami women’s basketball rebounded from a tough loss last Sunday to Duke with a great effort in Coral Gables, Florida. A double-double from forward Destiny Harden helped UM escape a late comeback attempt by the Clemson Tigers to secure a 59-54 victory Thursday night at the Watsco Center.
Louisville, Ky. – Clemson outscored Louisville 47-30 in the second half, but could not overcome a first-half hole, falling to the Cardinals 81-69 inside the KFC Yum! Center on Sunday afternoon. The win moves Louisville to 19-8 (10-4 ACC) on the year, while the loss drops the Tigers to 14-13 (5-10 ACC). Amari Robinson paced the Tigers with 16 points, while adding six rebounds and two assists. Ruby Whitehorn finished with 14 points on the day, including 10 in the second half, and Ale’Jah Douglas was the only other Tiger in double figures with 11 points, all coming in the second half. Douglas was perfect on the afternoon, finishing 4-for-4 from the floor and 3-for-3 from the free throw line. Daisha Bradford pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and MaKayla Elmore tallied a career-high nine points, including the Tigers’ only three.The Tigers came out with some fire in the third quarter, out-scoring the Cardinals 21-15, including a career-high nine points from Elmore. Clemson continu
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson women’s basketball held Georgia Tech scoreless in the final 8:16 of play on Thursday night to help secure a 57-41 victory against the Yellow Jackets in Littlejohn Coliseum. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak, including two overtime losses, to move Clemson to 14-12 overall and 5-9 in ACC play. Nine different Tigers scored with senior Amari Robinson finishing with a team-high 15 points going 6-for-10 from the floor. This was Robinson’s 13 double-digit point performance this season. Daisha Bradford and Brie Perpignan added nine and eight points, respectively. Hannah Hank finished with a team-high 10 rebounds and added two blocks along with Eno Inyang. Early in the first quarter, Georgia Tech held a 9-2 advantage before Clemson was able to string together baskets from Inyang, Perpignan, Ale’jah Douglas and Ruby Whitehorn. Towards the end of the quarter, Whitehorn capitalized on a fast break opportunity and Inyang made a layup of her own, but the Y