2011-12 Clemson Women's Basketball Media Guide

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E • AGGRESSION • SPEED • RELENTLESS • TENACITY CLEMSON Lady Tigers Overview: Leading returning scorer at 8.7 ppg. Post player with great hands who displays good touch around the basket, and has shown flashes of high-productivity potential. Added reliable three-point jumper to her arsenal during junior season In 2010-11 (Junior) • Ranked third on the team in scoring with 8.7 ppg average for the season • Will enter senior season within 269 points of 1,000 for her career • Nailed 12 three-pointers during the season and blocked a career-best 23 shots • Scored 20+ points three times, including a career-best 26 in the season-opener • Registered her first two career double-doubles, scoring 26 points and grabbing 15 boards against UNC-Greensboro and 21 points and 10 boards against Florida State • Scored in double-figures in 13 contests • Averaged 8.7 points per game in both starting and reserve roles • Started 17 contests, with the team going 8-9 in those games In 2009-10 (Sophomore) • Sophomore had breakout year, averaging 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game • Played and started all 31 games for the Tigers at center • Averaged 14.2 points per game at home, but only 8.2 per game on the road • Had 20 or more points in four contests, most on the team • Scored in double figures in 20 games overall • Shot 76.3% form the free throw line, and was at almost 90.0% in ACC play • Had 17 points, six rebounds, and three blocks in her season debut against Furman • Scored 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds against South Carolina • Had seven total rebounds (two offensive and five defensive) and 10 points against Hofstra • Had 21 points against Northwestern on 9-12 shooting • Dished out 16 points against Charleston Southern • Had 16 points against Chattanooga • Had 15 points and nine rebounds against Wofford • She had seven rebounds and 21 points in game against Florida State against AllACC center Jacinta Monroe • Scored 24 in defeat of Boston College, including hitting 2-3 from behind the arc; Also had six rebounds • She dished out 17 points with seven rebounds in overtime win over Miami • Recorded 17 points an three rebounds against Wake Forest In 2008-09 (Freshman) • Played in 28 games during her rookie campaign • Had 4.2 points per game for the highest score average in the freshman class with 2.5 rebounds per game • Also ranked second on the team with a .448 field goal percentage • Ended the year on a high note with a dominant performance in the first round of the 2009 ACC Tournament • Posted 23 points for what is thought to be the most points scored by a freshman in program history • Was 11-for-17 from the field in helping the Lady Tigers to their historic victory and led five double-figure scorers in the game; also had seven rebounds against Georgia Tech • Her play earned her the start against North Carolina in the second round, the first of her collegiate career • Scored in double digits one other time during the season as she led Clemson with 15 points in the conference opener at Miami on Jan. 5; missed just two of her nine shots that day while pulling down seven boards • Finished with 14 blocked shots, 12 steals and seven assists for the year. Before Clemson • Center from Macon, GA who played her senior season at Luella High School • Played the 2006-07 season at Westside High School • Named to the First-Team All-State in 2008 • Selected to participate in the North South All-Star game • Named the Clayton County (Ga.) Player-of-the-Year in 2008 • Led Luella to a 26-6 record and the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2008, the best season in school history • Teams had a combined 70-24 record from her freshman to junior years • Led Westside to the Final Four in 2007. Personal • Born August 8, 1990 • Major is PRTM

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