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CLEMSON, S.C. – Makenna Morris led the Tigers to a top-25 road win and shutout of No. 23 Duke to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced on Tuesday.The honor marks the first of Morris’s career and third ACC Defensive Player of the Week selection for the Tigers in 2023 (Halle Mackewicz, Mackenzie Duff). Morris’s older sister Maliah Morris was twice named ACC Player of the Week in her career as a Tiger (2019, 2020).Morris scored the Tigers’ lone goal in Durham on Friday night, propelling Clemson to a 1-0 win over the Blue Devils. The goal marked Morris’ seventh of the season and 16th of her Clemson career as the defender officially passed the 50 career points mark.The Germantown, Md., native leads the team in goals this season and is tied for second on the club in assists.Clemson returns to the pitch on Thursday, October 19, hosting Louisville. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on ACCNX. ....
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Clemson Tigers took down Utah 1-0 as Makenna Morris sealed the victory with a lone goal and goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz recorded her fourth clean sheet. “This is a very good win for us. You’re on the road, there’s elevation and adjustments that they have to do and our group was up for the challenge,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. “Utah is a Pac-12 school, it’s one of the better conferences in soccer and I thought we did a really good job of disrupting their rhythm.” Neither team had many chances in the first half, with Clemson recording the lone shot on goal, taken by Sydney Minaik and saved by the Utah keeper in the 33’. Much like on Thursday at Utah Valley, the Tigers broke the scoreless draw early in the second half, as Makenna Morris netted her second goal of the season in the 51’ to give Clemson the 1-0 lead. “We were going into the second half and we were like, let's bring some pressure to them and Sami got a great touch ....