Women’s Basketball Falls to ACC Foe Clemson, 72-44
CLEMSON, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s basketball team fell to ACC foe Clemson on Sunday afternoon in Littlejohn Coliseum, 72-44.
Gloria Tony and Savannah Robinson-Holmes paced the Spartans in double-figures with 13 points apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Leyla Minor opened the scoring for UNCG, and Tony’s back-to-back three-pointers gave the Spartans an 8-6 lead. Clemson answered with an 8-0 run to go ahead, 14-8. Amy Jakpa and Tiarna Chambers-Desmond brought UNCG within two, but the Tigers closed the quarter with five straight points. Robinson-Holmes scored just before the buzzer to make it 19-14.
The Spartans trimmed the margin to three, 21-18, on a Robinson-Holmes basket. Tony’s three-pointer made it 23-21, but Clemson responded with five straight points. After another Robinson-Holmes layup, the Tigers closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 35-24 lead.
Clemson opened the second half with a 14-0 run, extending its lead to 43-24. Robinson-Holmes and Jakpa got UNCG on the board, but the Tigers continued to find answers and added a three-pointer late in the period for a 53-29 advantage.
Clemson scored the first two baskets of the quarter and later added another 5-0 stretch to push its lead to 62-31. UNCG responded with baskets from Minor and Chambers-Desmond, then Robinson-Holmes connected from three. The teams traded scores down the stretch, with Tony’s layup in the final seconds setting the 72-44 final.
BY THE NUMBERS
Jakpa chipped in five points and recorded a career-best eight rebounds.
Chambers-Desmond recorded a career-best seven points and added six boards.
Tony paced UNCG from behind the arc with a career-best three triples.
Minor added five points, six boards and led UNCG with two assists.
Minor and Kristina Rakotobe paced the Spartans with two steals each.
Clemson edged UNCG in the rebounding margin, 43-41.
RECORDS
UNCG: 2-1
CU: 3-0
UNCG WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will stay on the road, facing Gardner-Webb on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6:00 p.m. inside Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Emma White
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro