CLEMSON, S.C. – Behind Mackenzie Duff’s goal just two minutes into the game and Halle Mackiewicz’s record-breaking shutout, the No. 3 seed Clemson Tigers downed the No. 6 seed Wake Forest at Historic Riggs Field in the first round of the ACC Tournament. With the win, the Tigers advance to the ACC Semifinals, held in Cary, N.C., and will take on No. 2 seed Notre Dame on Thursday. “I thought our concentration was very good across the whole game but especially in the second half. I thought our overall team defending was solid, look, we got another shutout. We played a good team tonight, we always have close games with Wake Forest and I think games like this help you when you are in a tournament or in the NCAA’s because you get tested in different ways. This was a good challenge for our group and I thought we passed it really well,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanksi said. Mackiewicz earned her 13th shutout of the year, breaking the 24-year-old record of 12 set by Katie Carson in 1999.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 8 Clemson Tigers took down Boston College 2-0 as junior Mackenzie Duff recorded both goals for the Tigers and goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz picked up her eighth clean sheet. “This was a really good win today. The ACC is never easy and playing up at Boston College is always a challenge,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanksi said. “But I thought our group had a really great focus right from the opening whistle and we were very consistent with our performance today.”After a defensive battle in most of the first half, the Tigers were able to capitalize on a corner-kick in the 41st minute. Freshman Dani Davis took the kick for the Tigers and the ball found Duff in the middle of the box, in scoring position. Duff headed the ball and knocked one in just below the Eagles’ keeper. The Tigers entered the second half with a 1-0 lead and were able to hold possession of the ball for the majority of the half. The Tigers and the Eagles continued to battle in the pouring
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 8 Clemson Tigers take down the Miami Hurricanes 5-0 as five different Tigers score and goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz picks up her seventh clean sheet of the season. “It’s a good win, I thought we kept great focus and concentration,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanksi said. “I thought the level of play that our team played at was very high. It was an all-and-all great performance, it’s nice to get the shutout and I just thought the level of concentration was very good.” Despite the match being delayed due to lightning, the Tigers came out strong on the pitch as they opened up scoring early in the first half. In the 9th minute, freshman Jenna Tobia found herself in scoring position after graduate Caroline Conti cut across the field and passed the ball into her possession. Tobia then used her speed and power to launch the ball into the top left corner of the goal, just above the Miami keeper’s reach. In the 19th minute, senior Megan Bornkamp finds poss