NEWTON, Mass. – The top-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team traveled to Boston College (2-2-1) and picked up a 2-1 win in its first ACC match of the season on Saturday night. The Tigers capitalized on their chances and with the help of a BC red card were able to bring home the win and advance to 5-0-0 on the season. The first half was competitive with each team trading scoring opportunities, but none that were clear cut and provided much challenge to the goalkeepers. In the 34th minute, Tim Strobeck pressured the Boston College goalkeeper, who stumbled trying to clear the ball away and the Swedish sophomore capitalized on the mistake to put the Tigers up 1-0. The second half was going by without much offensive action, until a counter-attack led by Brandon Parrish forced a dangerous tackle from behind that yielded a red card to BC’s CJ Williams. The Tigers didn’t take long to capitalize on the man advantage, as just five minutes later Ousmane Sylla found Adam Lundegard, who k
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alvaro Gomez’s second half goal proved decisive Friday night as the No. 1 Tigers (3-0-0) took down their in-state rival South Carolina (0-2-1) for the ninth consecutive time by a score of 1-0. The ninth win ties Clemson’s longest winning streak over the Gamecocks in the history of the rivalry, and earned Clemson its first point in this year’s Paletto Series. The Tigers have not lost to their rival since 2014, and have not allowed a goal to the Gamecocks since 2019. During the nine-match win streak, Clemson has outscored South Carolina by a whopping 26-4. https://twitter.com/ClemsonMSoccer/status/1565869738495975426 The first half came and went with little scoring chances to speak of, and Clemson went into the break level for the first time this season. In the second frame, Alvaro Gomez received a pass from the Tigers’ points leader Ousmane Sylla at the top of the box and ripped a shot to the left of the Gamecocks’ keeper into the net. https://twitter.co