North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Upset No. 17 Clemson, 56-50
2/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Wolfpack (14-8, 5-6) looked as finished as they could be, trailing 50-40 after Chrissy Floyd's two foul shots with 5:17 left. But some clutch free-throw shooting and some poor shooting by Clemson (15-7, 6-5) kept them in it.
Reserves Christien Greene and Amy Simpson hit two foul shots each, then Simpson drove for a basket, Monica Bates made a follow shot and Adeola Olanrewaju tied the score at 50-all.
After Clemson missed three scoring attempts, including drives by Krystal Scott and Marci Glenney, Lewis dribbled into the lane and knocked in the basket.
It was North Carolina State's first lead, 52-50, of the game.
Nuria Forns missed a straightaway three-pointer with 20 seconds left for Clemson and Ivy Gardner and Lewis sealed it with two free throws each.
Bates led the Wolfpack with 15 points, their only double figure scorer.
The Wolfpack won for the first time in six years at Clemson, and for the third straight time this season.
It sure didn't look that way in the first half.
North Carolina State had more 19 turnovers and only 15 points in the opening half.
Clemson didn't taken enough advantage, leading 28-15 at the break and that would cost them.
The Lady Tigers made only 8 of 31 shots (25.8 percent) in the second half. They missed their final eight shots and have lost three straight games.
Floyd led Clemson with 18 points.
Clemson coach Jim Davis complained of his team's passive nature in losses to Duke and Maryland the past week. There was nothing passive about the Lady Tigers approach at the start.
They forced North Carolina State into eight turnovers and permitted one basket the first seven minutes.
Clemson's 20-9 run to end the half gave them a 28-15 lead at the break.
Scott and Floyd combined for 17 points in the first half. Scott did not score in the second.
