CLEMSON, S.C. – Behind buckets from 13 different players, Clemson got back into the win column with a 84-49 win over Wofford on Friday night. The victory moves the Tigers to 6-4 on the year, while the loss drops the Terriers to 4-7.Gabby Elliott and Daisha Bradford were the only Tigers in double figures with 12 and 10, respectively. The Tigers hit a season-high nine threes, with Elliott, Bradford, Hannah Hank and Sydney Standifer each draining two. Clemson also dished out a season-high 17 assists. The Tigers held the Terriers to a .234 shooting percentage, including giving up just five field goals in the second half. Clemson got 46 bench points on the night and converted 17 Wofford turnovers into 21 points.The Tigers raced out to an early lead, grabbing a 15-4 lead at the first quarter media timeout. A Bradford layup gave the Tigers a 24-10 lead at the end of the game’s first 10 minutes. Three Clemson three-pointers in the second quarter gave the Tigers a 42-25 advantage at halftim
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson women’s basketball has announced the addition of Latrese Saine, a graduate transfer from Southeast Missouri State, to its 2021 class. Saine joins fellow grad transfer Kiara Lewis as part of a 2021 class that includes five freshmen (Makayla Elmore, Kionna Gaines, Eno Inyang, Madison Ott, and Sydney Standifer) and a junior college transfer (Daisha Bradford). A 6-foot-4 center from West Memphis, Ark., Saine spent the last five seasons at SEMO, where she appeared in 101 games. She received a medical redshirt following her freshman year, allowing her to play the next four for the Redhawks. Last year, her senior season, Saine was named All-OVC First Team and the OVC defensive player of the year after blocking 103 shots. She averaged 10.38 points and 8.54 rebounds in 2020-21, with eight double-doubles. Saine blocked a career-high 10 shots, while turning in 16 rebounds and just one point shy of a triple-double with nine points with a win over Murray State Get the l
Women’s Basketball Adds Syracuse Transfer
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson women’s basketball has announced the addition of Kiara Lewis, a graduate transfer from Syracuse, to its 2021 class.
Lewis joins a 2021 class that includes five freshmen (Makayla Elmore, Kionna Gaines, Eno Inyang, Madison Ott, and Sydney Standifer) and a junior college transfer (Daisha Bradford).
A 5-foot-8 guard from Chicago, Ill., Lewis spent the last three seasons at Syracuse, where she appeared in 89 games, making 55 starts. She averaged 13.1 points per game for the orange, while dishing out 289 assists and tallying 112 steals. Arguably her best year for the Orange came in 2019-20, when she was named All-ACC First Team after starting all 31 games and averaging 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.