CLEMSON, S.C. – Scoring all four goals in penalty kicks, the No. 4 seeded Clemson defeated the No. 5 seeded Duke 4-1 in a thrilling overtime win on Sunday, November 5 at Historic Riggs Field. The Tigers put five of their nine shots on goal, and goalie Joseph Andema registered nine saves on the night. Starting the game strong, Andema jumped up and punched the ball up and away from the goal to keep the game scoreless. Soon after, Tyler Trimnal would get an opportunity to put the first shot on the cage. Just eight minutes later, Alex Meinhard regained possession for Clemson in the midfield and found an open Ousmane Sylla. Sylla then sent the ball to Tyler Trimnal on the outside, who kicked the ball past Julian Eyestone and into the back left corner of the net to give Clemson an early 1-0 lead 10:21 minutes into the game. Later in the first half, Adema stepped up to intercept Duke’s free kick. Duke later found the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1 with 8:55 left in the firs
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. - The Clemson Men’s Soccer team entered the match ranked among the top ten teams in the NCAA in scoring offense, and added seven more goals, while only allowing one shot on goal in a 7-0 win over Gardner-Webb (2-3-1) on Tuesday night at Historic Riggs Field. Clemson (5-2-1) upped its win streak to three in a row and its 24 goals through eight games leave them second in the nation in goals scored. Seven different Tigers netted goals to secure the win, which marked Clemson’s first time scoring seven goals in a game since Oct. 19, 2019 and its highest number of individuals to score in a game since Sept. 2, 2019. Clemson improved to 16-1 against Gardner-Webb all-time, including winning each of the past nine matchups. The Tigers controlled play throughout, holding the Bulldogs to just one total shot (none on goal) until the 86th minute. Clemson had 11 shots on goal in the match, and found the back of the net on seven of them. Goalkeepers Joseph Andema and Logan Brown led t
Clemson, S.C. - Clemson sophomore Tyler Trimnal netted the Tigers’ second goal, assisted by Jackson Wrobel, to the top left corner at the ‘74 to cement Clemson’s 2-0 victory against the #8 Duke Blue Devils on Military Appreciation Night at Historic Riggs Field. The Blue Devils came into the match 4-0-1, with a win against #4 UVA last Friday in Durham. The Tigers are fresh off of a comeback win at USF on Tuesday, with a goal from graduate Gael Gibert at the ‘79 to grant Clemson a 3-2 victory. Clemson’s first goal of the night came off the foot of a Duke defender, after sophomore Shawn Smart’s shot attempt was blocked into the net in the ‘18. A timely block by the Tigers prevented Duke’s Jai Bean from scoring at the ‘44 to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage going into the half. The Blue Devils had a chance to even the score at the ‘59 with a shot to the crossbar, but Clemson keeper Joseph Andema’s crucial save kept the Blue Devils scoreless. Andema was clutch in th
CLEMSON, S.C. - Behind graduate Mohamed Seye’s first-career hat trick, and additional goals from Nathan Richmond, Pape Mar Boye and Jackson Wrobel, the Clemson United Men’s Soccer program shut out Presbyterian on Tuesday night at Historic Riggs Field, 6-0.In total, the Tigers outshot the Blue Hose, 21-5, with 11 of Clemson’s shots being on goal. Eleven different Tigers got a shot off, including four on goal from Seye. On the defensive side, sophomore Joseph Andema started in goal and clocked one save before being replaced by Logan Brown with 25 minutes remaining in the match.The Tigers opened the scoring in the 15th minute. On a play that started with the Tigers attacking the left side of the field, a reversal back to midfield opened up the field to allow a cross pass to find Nathan Richmond just outside the 18-yard box. After fighting off a Presbyterian defender, Richmond found Mohamed Seye, who got his left foot on the ball for an easy goal on the back side.Just three minutes l