No. 1-ranked South Carolina pulled away early from Clemson. (Clemson athletics photo)

by CU Athletic Communications - Fri Nov 17 11:13:34 GMT-04:00 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers women’s basketball team headed to Columbia on Thursday night and fell to the No. 1-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks by a score of 109-40.

Clemson was led in scoring by Maddi Cluse who put up 11 points on 5/11 from the floor. Makayla Elmore and Amari Robinson led the Tigers by grabbing 6 rebounds each.

Clemson (3-1) will be back in Littlejohn Coliseum on Sunday afternoon for a doubleheader with the men’s basketball team. The men tip off at 1:00 p.m. against Boise State, the women are slated to start at 3:30 p.m. against Longwood. Those who have tickets to the men’s game will have free admission to the women’s game. Clemson is 3-0 at Littlejohn Coliseum this season. The Tigers will look to improve to 4-1 which would be their best start to a season since 2020-21 when they started 6-0.