CLEMSON, S.C. — The Clemson women’s basketball team (10-5, 3-1) defeated the Stanford Cardinal (8-6, 0-3) 65-61 in overtime behind Loyal McQueen who scored a career high of 26 points. She also connected on 12 free throws which places her in the top ten in school history of free throws made in a game. Her 26 points is also the most scored by a Tiger this season, surpassing Mia Moore’s 23 at North Carolina State last week.
In the fourth quarter, the two teams went back and forth, the Tigers never led by more than five points. A three pointer by Thompson with 0:59 to go put the Tigers up three, and Stanford responded with a three of their own to send the game to overtime.
In overtime, the Cardinal had a four-point advantage with 1:49 to play, but free throws from Anya Poole and a jumper in the paint from McQueen sent the Tigers on a 6-0 run over the last 1:17 of game play, leading Clemson to its four-point victory. Poole showed up in important moments for the Tigers today, shooting 4-5 from the field and putting up two blocks and five rebounds.
UP NEXT: The Tigers return to Littlejohn on Thursday, Jan. 9 where they will face the Virginia Cavaliers in a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.
