Clemson To Play at Virginia on Friday

Oct. 9, 2008

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson men’s soccer team will play at Virginia in Charlottesville, VA on Friday night in Atlantic Coast Conference action. Clemson has a 3-4-2 on the season. The Tigers are 2-1-1 in the ACC. Clemson upset fourth-ranked Maryland 5-3 last Friday night. Virginia has a 7-3 record overall and a 3-0 mark in the ACC.

The Tigers are led in scoring by Michael Brooks with five goals and one assist for 11 points. Hassan Ibrahim has scored three goals and has one assist for seven points.

This will be the 50th meeting between Clemson and Virginia on the soccer field. The Cavaliers lead the overall series 24-20-5.

Brooks was named national Player-of-the-Week by both Soccer America and College Soccer News on Monday. He also was named ACC Player-of-the-Week by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday.