Clemson, S.C. – Clemson men’s soccer earned six postseason All-ACC honors, including one on each team, it was announced on Wednesday by the conference office. Voting was conduced by the league’s head coaches. First Team All-ACCSenior forward Ousmane Sylla earned his second-consecutive first team All-ACC honor and third all-conference honor of his career. Sylla leads the Tigers in both goals and assists, with seven and nine respectively. Sylla also now sits at No. 14 on Clemson’s all-time assists list (23). After scoring his first-ever career hat trick versus Boston College on Senior Night, Sylla has 23 points on the season. The Dakar, Senegal, native was named the ACC Offensive Player of the week on October 10 and was named No. 55 on Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 College Soccer Players. Second Team All-ACCSenior midfielder Brandon Parrish earned his first-career all-conference honor after an incredible season for the Tigers. As captain, Parrish has two goals and two assists, with
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
"It was a quality finish to get us back in the game." Buster Sjoberg delivered a game-tying goal on a free kick in the 78th minute against Clemson to secure a draw.
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
Tampa, Fla. – Isaiah Easley corralled a ball from Gael Gibert and fired the game winner off the left post and into the net in the 79’ and Clemson United rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to down USF, 3-2, on Tuesday evening. The win moves the Tigers to 2-2-1 on the year, while the loss drops the bulls to 1-3-0. Clemson took eight shots to USF’s six, including seven on goal. Joseph Andema added another save to his season total and the Tigers were awarded seven corner kicks on the night. In the 67’, Joran Gerbet flicked a free kick from Ousmane Sylla past a diving keeper for the equalizing header goal and his second goal of the season. Just three and a half minutes later, Brandon Parrish put the Tigers ahead on a beautiful free kick that sailed over the defenders’ heads and into the top corner of the net. USF evened the score in the 79’, but Easley netted his first goal of the year in the 82’ to put the Tigers ahead again. After a scramble for the ball, Gibert sent the