Clemson Tigers News: National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Cajun Cafe
By John Chancey
Today’s Events
Clemson Women’s Basketball at Miami Hurricanes: 6:00 PM in Coral Gables, Florida.
Clemson Softball vs Missouri State Bears: 7:00 PM in Clearwater, Florida
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Yesterday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and Clemson recognized several of their female athletes from all their sports.
To our @ClemsonTigers women - coaches, student-athletes, support staff, family members - thank you for all you are doing to make our industry thrive and grow. Your impact is immeasurable. #NGWSD https://t.co/iPuxcBBRhA
— Graham Neff (@GrahamNeff) February 8, 2024
In the next academic year, Clemson will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of women’s sports. Clemson became coeducational in 1955 and introduced women’s sports twenty years after that.
⭐️ 50 YEARS ⭐️
— Clemson Athletics (@ClemsonTigers) February 8, 2024
As we close out #NGWSD this year, we're excited to look ahead to the 2024-25 athletic year, where we'll embark on a year-long celebration of the 50th year of varsity Women's Athletics at Clemson!
We’re excited to show you what we’ve been working on. pic.twitter.com/6SgjfPGgvl
The first women’s Tigers team was the Basketball program. Tonight Clemson takes on Miami in a quest to extend their winning streak to four games.
In the years since, Clemson has introduced ten other sports programs for women. Three of those programs have come in the past five seasons. Gymnastics is in its first year of competition and is 3-1 so far. Their next match is in Pittsburgh on Friday.
Clemson Women’s Lacrosse is preparing to start their second season. They are opening a new stadium on Saturday against the Davidson Wildcats.
Softball is beginning year five tonight in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. They will play five games over the next four days. After that, they will travel to Mexico for another tournament before returning to McWhorter Stadium to host the Clemson Classic.
After their inaugural season was cut short due to COVID-19, they have steadily improved and have qualified for the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons. They have won their regional the past two seasons.
Let there be smoke
Clemson Baseball is also closing in on the start of their 2024 season as well. One of the signs that the season is right around the corner is when the Cajun Café begins stocking its shelves.
And it begins…..#fear the smoke pic.twitter.com/9DeD71jO9J
— RF Cajun Cafe (@CajunRf) February 7, 2024
The Tigers' first pitch is next Friday, February 16th at home against the Xavier Musketeers.
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