Pancake Shines in Final Round of FSU Match Up
Clemson, S.C. – Clemson women’s golf Head Coach Kelley Hester and her squad wrapped up competition at the FSU Match Up held at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla. on Sunday. The Tigers concluded the tournament fourth out of the 14 team field.
Host team Florida State claimed the team title with a final team score of nine-under-par, 855. Beatrice Wallin of the Seminoles walked away as the individual champion with a 12-under-par 54-hole performance.
After a bogey-free, three-under-par front nine, Annabelle Pancake finished the tournament with the best finish of her young career, firing a season-best final round two-under-par 70 to claim her first top-10 finish with a tie for sixth place. Pancake had rounds of 77-74-70 to compile a 221 total and ranked second across the field for total birdies with 11.
Photos by Makenna Biehl, Clemson Athletics
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Softball team completed the series sweep over Elon with an 8-0 victory in five innings on Sunday afternoon at McWhorter Stadium. The Tigers held Elon scoreless over the course of the all three games this weekend. Second-year freshman righty Valerie Cagle surrendered just two hits in Saturday’s victory and improved to 6-1 in the circle this season. Clemson improved to 9-2 overall, while the Phoenix fell to 2-3 on the season.
The Tigers took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning with a RBI single by Ansley Gilstrap to score lead-off batter McKenzie Clark from second base. The inning continued with an additional pair of Clemson runs scored on Marissa Guimbarda’s 40th career homer. Guimbarda, who leads the Tigers with five home runs on the season, also homered in the final play of game No. 2 in Saturday’s doubleheader.
Clemson Athletics Black History: Danielle Hepburn
Danielle Hepburn was the ACC Player of the Year in 2008 when she was also named a third-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. She became the first African-American Clemson volleyball player to make an All-America team and was just the second Tiger to make an All-America team in program history.
One of the most athletic volleyball players in Clemson history, she ranked second in the nation in blocks-per-set with 1.50 in 2008.
In addition to her third-team selection as an All-American in 2008, she was an honorable mention choice as a sophomore and a junior. Additionally, she was a three-time AVCA All-Regional selection.
Four Different Goal Scorers Propel Tigers To 4-1 Victory Over Cougars
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – The Clemson women’s soccer team (8-4-0, 5-4-0) returned to the pitch on Sunday morning, defeating College of Charleston (0-3-0, 0-0-0) 4-1 to claim the sweep of the spring opening series.
“Coming out the weekend scoring eight goals is what you want to see from your team,” said Head Coach Eddie Radwanski. “Overall, it was a great weekend with solid consistency and we are going to take these games to continue to get better.”
College of Charleston struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute of the match. However, the high-scoring Clemson attack quickly found the equalizer as Caroline Conti knocked home a goalkeeper deflection inside the box in the 13th minute. Conti’s goal was her third in two games and sixth of the season.
CLEMSON, S.C. – Day two of the 2021 ACC Indoor Track & Field Champions saw the Clemson track and field program perform in a historic manner, as three men recorded top-10 all-time marks and seven athletes earned personal bests. Seven athletes advanced to the final of their respective event this evening, joining the four advancing finalists from Thursday’s competition.
“Days like today make you feel good,” said Mark Elliott, Clemson’s Director of Track & Field. “It shows you that between the coaches and athletes, with the way the year has gone, [our athletes] are resilient and that whatever happens performance-wise, they can compete. Those [athletes] are the special ones, and we have a few of them on our team.”