Clemson, S.C. - Clemson’s Ousmane Sylla scored two goals on the night to lead the Tigers shut out 21st-ranked Louisville, 4-0, on Friday at Historic Riggs Field. All four of the Tigers' goals game in the second half and Sylla's brace was the second of his career The Tigers battled through an aggressive Louisville team, as the Cardinals received two yellow cards and a red card on the night. After a scoreless first half, the Tigers came into the second half firing, putting up four goals and 31 shots to just five shots for Louisville. Sylla got the Tigers going, netting the first goal of the night in the 53rd' to the bottom right corner, assisted by Nathan Richmond. Clemson struck again at the 67' with a rebound goal to the bottom left off the foot of Gael Gibert, for his second goal of the season. In the 80th minute, Sylla scored the Tiger’s third goal of the night on an assist by Brandon Parrish, and Alex Meinhard followed just four minutes later with a goa
Clemson, SC - It was a night of exciting firsts for the Tigers in their 4-1 victory against the Winthrop Eagles. Clemson sophomore Tyler Trimnal and freshman Remi Okunlola both charted their first career starts, Okunlola also contributed his first career assist, and Shawn Smart tallied his first career goal. The Tigers are fresh off a thrilling 2-1 ACC victory against Virginia Tech this past Friday, where Ousmane Sylla’s game-winning goal with five seconds left in the match earned him a spot on College Soccer News Men’s National Team of the Week. With tonight’s victory, Clemson advances to 106-37-16 all-time at Historic Riggs Field under Head Coach Mike Noonan, and moves to 7-3-1 on the season. Noonan also earned his 160th career win at the helm of the Clemson program. Winthrop struck first at the 32-minute mark, but Clemson responded five minutes later with a goal to the bottom left from Nathan Richmond, assisted by Remi Okunlola and Ousmane Sylla at the 37’. The moment ma
CLEMSON, S.C. - Senior midfielder Ousmane Sylla came up big for the Tigers against Virginia Tech (3-3-3, 2-1-1 ACC) tallying an assist in the first half and scoring the game-winning goal with four seconds remaining in the match to propel Clemson (6-3-1, 2-2 ACC) to a 2-1 victory on Friday evening at Historic Riggs Field. In a match that came down to the final seconds of play, Sylla showed his experience and composure to secure the win. In what appeared to be a match that would end in a 1-1 draw, the Clemson Tigers took advantage of a corner kick on the far side of the field with Nathan Richmond taking the kick. Coming up on the front side of the goal, a Hokie defender lofted a header over to the back side of the 18-yard box where Sylla was all alone. Knowing what few seconds remained, Sylla wasted no time by putting his right foot on the ball while it was still in the air for a shot that deflected off a Hokie defender into the back of the net, clinching Clemson’s second ACC win of th
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