CLEMSON, S.C. No. 1 Clemson (8-2-1) is set to welcome Syracuse (1-4-3) to Historic Riggs Field on March 7 for the first match of the Tigers’ spring campaign. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m., while the match will be broadcast on ACCNX. Top-ranked Clemson returns to play after winning the 2020 ACC Tournament on Nov. 22 by defeating then-No. 1 Pittsburgh, 2-1. The victory secured Clemson its 15th ACC Championship and fourth ACC Tournament title, along with it being the 10th time in program history that Clemson had defeated the nation’s No. 1 team. Sunday’s match will be the 12th meeting between the Tigers and Orange, with Clemson leading the series, 4-3-4. Clemson took the series lead thanks to a 7-4 victory over Syracuse when the two teams last clashed on Oct. 19, 2019. The two sides first met on Nov. 1, 2013, and have played each season since. The most notable match in the series came on Dec. 11, 2015, when Clemson defeated Syracuse in penalty kicks, 4-1, during the semifinals of
CLEMSON, S.C. Outscoring Pittsburgh 39-26 in the second half, Clemson pulled away from the Panthers on Senior Day at Littlejohn Coliseum and won handily. The Tigers closed out the regular season with a 77-62 victory on Saturday, wrapping up an impressive 11-1 showing in home games this season. Clemson’s 10-6 record in conference play marks the Tigers’ best ACC winning percentage since the 2007-08 season.
Clemson (16-6, 10-6) was very efficient from the field, shooting 55.8 percent and knocking down 12 3-pointers. Pittsburgh (10-11, 6-10) finished with a field goal percentage of 44.4 and made nine triples. The Tigers outrebounded the Panthers 26-25, scored 16 points off Pitt’s 13 turnovers and dished out 18 assists. Additionally, Clemson outscored Pittsburgh 45-28 in bench points and 32-18 in points in the paint.
Clemson Athletics completed 5,357 COVID-19 PCR tests on student-athletes and staff from Feb. 12 to Mar. 4, 2021. Thirty-eight individuals received positive results during the three-week period, including 25 student-athletes and 13 staff members, or 0.7% positive.Since June 1, 2020, Clemson student-athletes and athletic staff have completed 38,154 COVID-19 PCR tests, with 308 positive results (211 student-athletes, 97 staff), 0.8% positive, and no hospitalizations.