Michigan State University Athletics
Clouden Moves Up to No. 2 in All-Time Scoring in Loss to No. 6/5 Michigan
2/24/2022 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Senior guard Nia Clouden earns her first 20-point game since Feb. 10.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - With 22 points, senior guard Nia Clouden moved up to No. 2 in Michigan State career scoring in the Spartans 62-51 loss to No. 6/5 Michigan on Thursday night at the Crisler Center.
With the loss, Michigan State falls to 14-13 overall and 8-8 in Big Ten action. Michigan improves to 22-4 overall and 13-3 in league contests. Thursday's loss splits the season series between the Spartans and Wolverines, after MSU's 63-57 win over UM on Feb. 10 in East Lansing.
Clouden passed All-American Aerial Powers (2013-16) for No. 2 on the Spartans' career scoring list. Clouden finished with 22 points, giving her 1,833 for her career. Tori Jankoska (2013-17) is the program scoring record holder with 2,212 points. Freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann was the only other Spartan in double figures with 13 points.
The Wolverines were led by 28 points by Naz Hillmon, who also added eight rebounds.
Behind five points from Hagemann, the Spartans jumped out to an early 7-2 lead. Forcing four turnovers in 3:13, Michigan State increased its lead to 12-4. The Wolverines were held without a field goal for over six minutes, before a Hillmon layup made it a 14-7 game. Hillmon scored nine of Michigan's first quarter points, as MSU led after 10 minutes, 14-10.
In the second quarter, it was a battle between two of the best in the country, Clouden and Hillmon. Back-to-back treys by Maddie Nolan gave Michigan its first lead 28-26 with under four minutes left in the half. The Spartans responded with two-straight buckets from Hagemann to re-take the lead. Hillmon ended the quarter with eight points, while Clouden scored nine. The half ended tied 32-32.
The Wolverines scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half to take a 40-34 lead. The Wolverines led for much of the third period, but Michigan State stayed within striking distance. Despite Clouden's six points in the period, the Wolverines led 48-44, heading in to the fourth quarter.
Michigan scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to take its first double-digit lead, 54-44, leading to a MSU timeout. The Wolverines pulled away after MSU went over four minutes without a field goal. The Spartans were held to 1-for-14 from the field in the final 10 minutes of action, scoring only seven points.
Michigan State now prepares for its final regular-season finale, hosting No. 17/17 Ohio State on Sunday, Feb.27 at 2:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. MSU will say goodbye to its four seniors: Tamara Farquhar, Laurel Jacqmain, Alisia Smith and Nia Clouden.
Post-Game Notes vs. Michigan
• Senior guard Nia Clouden moved up to No. 2 on MSU's career scoring list with her seventh point in Thursday's game, coming on a 3-pointer at the 7:01 mark of the second quarter ... Clouden passed Aerial Powers (2013-16) for No. 2 on the Spartans' career scoring list ... Clouden finished with 22 points, giving her 1,833 for her career ... Tori Jankoska (2013-17) is the program scoring record holder with 2,212 points.
• Clouden also made her 114th career start, tying Jankoska for No. 8 on MSU's career games started list ... Clouden has started in all 114 games she has played in her MSU career.
• The 22 points was Clouden's 15th 20-point outing this season and 33rd of her career ... it was also her 26th double-figure scoring outing in 27 games this season, as well as her 97th career game scoring in double-digits.
• Clouden played in 39 minutes of Thursday's game, marking her third-straight game with 39+ minutes played and fourth in the last five and fifth in the last seven, as part of sixth overall games this season in playing over 39 minutes.
• Clouden has now played 3,681 minutes in her career, holding at No. 7 on MSU's career minutes played list, as well as No. 9 on the minutes per game list with 32.3 mpg.
• MSU's starting five of senior guard Nia Clouden, freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann, graduate forward Tamara Farquhar, freshman guard/forward Matilda Ekh and senior forward Alisia Smith marked the second game in a row and the 12th time in the last 13 contests with that starting five, as part of the 15th total game this season ... overall, it is MSU's fourth different starting line-up overall this season.
• Thursday's loss splits the season series between the Spartans and Wolverines, after MSU's 63-57 win over U-M on Feb. 10 in East Lansing ... the last 10 meetings are also now split at 5-5, while Michigan State still holds the all-time series advantage, 73-23, as well as 28-15 in Ann Arbor.
• Freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann tallied double-digits for the second-straight game as part of the ninth time this season ... her 13 points Thursday tied her second-most this season for the third time this season, behind her season-high 15 points vs. Marshall (11/30/21) ... it also tied for the most in a B1G game, matching 13 points at Penn State (1/27/22).
• Hagemann dished out a team-high three assists Thursday, giving her 134 assists this season, moving up to No. 3 on MSU's assists by a freshman record list, passing Brittney Thomas (2007-08) with 133 for the No. 3 spot ... next up is Vnemina Reese (1999-2000) with 143 helpers, while Taryn McCutcheon (2016-17) holds the freshman assists record with 169.
• Graduate forward Tamara Farquhar and senior forward Alisia Smith tied for the team rebounding lead with seven boards apiece ... it was Farquhar's team-leading 15th game this season that she has led or shared the lead on the glass, while it's Smith's fifth game leading or sharing the lead for most rebounds.
• Farquhar pulled down five or more boards for the fifth time in the last six games as part of the 19th total time this season in 27 games played.
• Smith registered her 15th total game with five or more rebounds this season.
With the loss, Michigan State falls to 14-13 overall and 8-8 in Big Ten action. Michigan improves to 22-4 overall and 13-3 in league contests. Thursday's loss splits the season series between the Spartans and Wolverines, after MSU's 63-57 win over UM on Feb. 10 in East Lansing.
Clouden passed All-American Aerial Powers (2013-16) for No. 2 on the Spartans' career scoring list. Clouden finished with 22 points, giving her 1,833 for her career. Tori Jankoska (2013-17) is the program scoring record holder with 2,212 points. Freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann was the only other Spartan in double figures with 13 points.
The Wolverines were led by 28 points by Naz Hillmon, who also added eight rebounds.
Behind five points from Hagemann, the Spartans jumped out to an early 7-2 lead. Forcing four turnovers in 3:13, Michigan State increased its lead to 12-4. The Wolverines were held without a field goal for over six minutes, before a Hillmon layup made it a 14-7 game. Hillmon scored nine of Michigan's first quarter points, as MSU led after 10 minutes, 14-10.
In the second quarter, it was a battle between two of the best in the country, Clouden and Hillmon. Back-to-back treys by Maddie Nolan gave Michigan its first lead 28-26 with under four minutes left in the half. The Spartans responded with two-straight buckets from Hagemann to re-take the lead. Hillmon ended the quarter with eight points, while Clouden scored nine. The half ended tied 32-32.
The Wolverines scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half to take a 40-34 lead. The Wolverines led for much of the third period, but Michigan State stayed within striking distance. Despite Clouden's six points in the period, the Wolverines led 48-44, heading in to the fourth quarter.
Michigan scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to take its first double-digit lead, 54-44, leading to a MSU timeout. The Wolverines pulled away after MSU went over four minutes without a field goal. The Spartans were held to 1-for-14 from the field in the final 10 minutes of action, scoring only seven points.
Michigan State now prepares for its final regular-season finale, hosting No. 17/17 Ohio State on Sunday, Feb.27 at 2:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. MSU will say goodbye to its four seniors: Tamara Farquhar, Laurel Jacqmain, Alisia Smith and Nia Clouden.
Post-Game Notes vs. Michigan
• Senior guard Nia Clouden moved up to No. 2 on MSU's career scoring list with her seventh point in Thursday's game, coming on a 3-pointer at the 7:01 mark of the second quarter ... Clouden passed Aerial Powers (2013-16) for No. 2 on the Spartans' career scoring list ... Clouden finished with 22 points, giving her 1,833 for her career ... Tori Jankoska (2013-17) is the program scoring record holder with 2,212 points.
• Clouden also made her 114th career start, tying Jankoska for No. 8 on MSU's career games started list ... Clouden has started in all 114 games she has played in her MSU career.
• The 22 points was Clouden's 15th 20-point outing this season and 33rd of her career ... it was also her 26th double-figure scoring outing in 27 games this season, as well as her 97th career game scoring in double-digits.
• Clouden played in 39 minutes of Thursday's game, marking her third-straight game with 39+ minutes played and fourth in the last five and fifth in the last seven, as part of sixth overall games this season in playing over 39 minutes.
• Clouden has now played 3,681 minutes in her career, holding at No. 7 on MSU's career minutes played list, as well as No. 9 on the minutes per game list with 32.3 mpg.
• MSU's starting five of senior guard Nia Clouden, freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann, graduate forward Tamara Farquhar, freshman guard/forward Matilda Ekh and senior forward Alisia Smith marked the second game in a row and the 12th time in the last 13 contests with that starting five, as part of the 15th total game this season ... overall, it is MSU's fourth different starting line-up overall this season.
• Thursday's loss splits the season series between the Spartans and Wolverines, after MSU's 63-57 win over U-M on Feb. 10 in East Lansing ... the last 10 meetings are also now split at 5-5, while Michigan State still holds the all-time series advantage, 73-23, as well as 28-15 in Ann Arbor.
• Freshman guard DeeDee Hagemann tallied double-digits for the second-straight game as part of the ninth time this season ... her 13 points Thursday tied her second-most this season for the third time this season, behind her season-high 15 points vs. Marshall (11/30/21) ... it also tied for the most in a B1G game, matching 13 points at Penn State (1/27/22).
• Hagemann dished out a team-high three assists Thursday, giving her 134 assists this season, moving up to No. 3 on MSU's assists by a freshman record list, passing Brittney Thomas (2007-08) with 133 for the No. 3 spot ... next up is Vnemina Reese (1999-2000) with 143 helpers, while Taryn McCutcheon (2016-17) holds the freshman assists record with 169.
• Graduate forward Tamara Farquhar and senior forward Alisia Smith tied for the team rebounding lead with seven boards apiece ... it was Farquhar's team-leading 15th game this season that she has led or shared the lead on the glass, while it's Smith's fifth game leading or sharing the lead for most rebounds.
• Farquhar pulled down five or more boards for the fifth time in the last six games as part of the 19th total time this season in 27 games played.
• Smith registered her 15th total game with five or more rebounds this season.
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