Clemson, S.C. – Behind a dominant performance from the offense and in front of an electric crowd, Clemson men’s soccer punched their ticket to the 2023 College Cup on Saturday night, downing Stanford 2-0 in front of a sold-out Historic Riggs Field. The Tigers have now reached the College Cup for the 10th time in school history and second time in three years. The win also marked the first-ever win over future ACC member Stanford, and allowed the Tigers to avenge 2019 heartbreak, when Stanford advanced to the College Cup from Historic Riggs Field, defeating Clemson in PKs. The Tigers put pressure on Stanford immediately, getting two corners early. On the third corner, Joran Gerbet sent a perfect ball into the box and Gael Gibert got a head on it and flicked it into the far corner to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the 7’. Clemson continued to push the pace of the game, out-shooting Stanford 6-0 in the first half. In the 37’, Arthur Duquenne corralled a break, took a shot that was
Clemson tops Stanford to advance to 10th College Cup
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CARY, N.C. – Clemson and North Carolina played 110 minutes of even soccer before the Tigers outdueled the Tar Heels 5-3 in penalty kicks to take home the 2023 ACC Championship trophy. The 2023 championship gives the Tigers five ACC Tournament Championships in program history. First team all-conference selection Ousmane Sylla netted Clemson’s only goal in the match, before the Tigers were a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty kicks. Clemson is now 4-6-1 all-time in ACC Championship contests and gives the Tigers three ACC Tournament titles under head coach Mike Noonan. The teams battled in the game’s opening 45, getting back-to-back opportunities and saves in the 25’. The Tigers had another opportunity to draw first blood in the 42’, but UNC’s Cordes made his second save of the day to keep the halftime score even at 0. North Carolina broke the nil-nil tie just two minutes into the second half on a goal by Quenzi Huerman. The Tigers began to pressure the UNC defense, taking seven sho