WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOSES 69-60 AT CLEMSON

Friday, December 7

Clemson, S.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

6-2

Clemson

6-5

James Madison

Clemson

12/7/2007 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Game Statistics

CLEMSON, S.C., Dec. 7, 2007 -? Clemson built a 12-point lead in the second half and held off James Madison for a 69-60 win in women's basketball Friday evening at the Littlejohn Coliseum.

Clemson improved to 6-5 while the Dukes dropped to 6-2 with their second straight loss on the road.

JMU had rallied from 11 points down (19-8 at 12:27) in the first half to lead 31-27 with 3:36 left.

But the Tigers got three-pointers from three different players in the final 3:32, then opened the second half with six consecutive points to push their lead to 11, 42-31, at 18:35.

JMU got within six points seven times in the second half but could not close the gap further.

The Dukes shot a season-low 29.1 percent (23-79) from the floor and committed 18 turnovers, including eight in the opening 7:34 of the second period when Clemson took its 12-point lead. JMU hit only 47.8 percent (11-23) from the foul line.

Clemson hit on 47.3 percent (26-55) of its field-goal attempts, a season-high for the Tigers. Clemson entered the game shooting only 37.8 percent from the floor this season.

JMU senior guard Tamera Young (Wilmington, N.C./Laney) finished with a game-high 14 points and also led all players with a season-high 16 rebounds. Freshman center Lauren Jimenez (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) came off the bench for 11 points, and freshman guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 10.

Clemson had a balanced scoring effort with four players in double figures. Redshirt sophomore guard Christy Brown (Atlanta, Ga./Holy Innocents) scored 11, and the Tigers got 10 points apiece from sophomore guard/forward Lele Hardy (Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg), sophomore guard Morganne Campbell (Fairburn, Ga./Sandy Creek) and sophomore forward/center April Parker (Snellville, Ga.).

The Tigers had a fast start in the first half and led the Dukes 19-8 with 12:27 left. Hardy led the run with seven points, and senior forward D'Lesha Lloyd (Columbia, S.C./Lower Richland) added four.

The Dukes responded by outscoring the Tigers 13-4 over a span of 3:26 to cut the lead to two, 23-21, on a steal and a layup by freshman guard <>