Highway 93 will be closed tomorrow from Cherry Road to Perimeter Road from 10:45-11:45 a.m. With the road closure, fans can head to the Clemson Lacrosse Complex from the east by taking Highway 76, turning left onto Old Stone Church Road and another left on Perimeter Road or from the west by taking Clemson Blvd, turning onto Pendleton Road, going over the bridge and then turning right onto Perimeter Road.
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 16 Clemson Tigers (8-4, 3-2 ACC) are set to host the California Golden Bears (5-6, 0-5 ACC) on Saturday, March 29th at 12 p.m. at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex. Saturday’s game will serve as Clemson Lacrosse’s Senior Day where Katie Castiello, Erin Hickey, Maggie Jordan, Lexi Edmonds, Summer Agostino, Emily Lamparter, Bryce Pfundstein, Lindsey Marshall and Demma Hall with be honored post-game.
Clemson enters the weekend matinee after an impressive offensive showing against UAlbany, 21-8. Kayla MacLeod led the Tigers with five goals and surpassed 60 goals, the second Clemson player to do so. Brooke Goldstein notched five assists and tied the single-game assist record and breaking Natalie Shurtleff and Sofia Chepenik’s single-season assist record of 20, ending the game with 22 on the year. Marshall recorded four goals and assist for five points and is now two points away from amassing 200 in her career. Castiello and Edmonds each recorded a hat trick in the win and Regan Byrne’s two goals pushed her past 50 career goals. The Tigers also took advantage of free position opportunities, converting eight of 12, the second most in a single-game in Clemson Lacrosse’s history. Additionally, Kira Balis surpassed the 100-draw control barrier, she is the second Clemson player to do so both in a single season and in a Tiger uniform and is five draw controls away from breaking Ella Little’s single-season record of 108 draw controls.
On offense, Clemson is led by a four-headed attack from graduate attackers Marshall and Edmonds and Tewaaraton Watch List members and Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America selectees MacLeod and Shurtleff. Marshall and MacLeod lead the way in goals scored for the Tigers with 34 on the year, both of whom are tied for the fifth-most goals in a single-season in Clemson Lacrosse history. Marshall has a team-high 40 points, tied for seventh in a single-season, followed by MacLeod with 36. Edmonds and Shurtleff are tied with 32 points attributed towards them with 25 and 23 goals, respectively. Goldstein leads the team with 22 assists for 30 total points on the year. Castiello and R. Byrne round out the double-digit goal scorers for the Tigers offense.
Defensively, Summer Agostino, a multi-accolade winner and Tewaaraton Watch List and Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America selectee, has led the way. Agostino has been a menace for opposing offenses, causing 31 turnovers, adding to her single season record, and picking up 31 ground balls, five away from breaking Paris Masaracchia’s single season record. Nine Tigers have picked up double digit ground balls while Blair Byrne, Babcock, Jordan, Bryce Pfundstein and Masaracchia have each caused double-digit turnovers. B. Byrne, Babcock, Jordan, Masaracchia and Agostino all have at least 10 caused turnovers and have picked up more than 10 ground balls.
The draw unit, led by Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America selectee Kira Balis, Jordan and Shurtleff has established itself as a dominant part of Clemson’s program. Balis has the recorded the most and the second-most draw controls in a single game with 20 and 18 against Queens and Stetson, respectively, for a total of 104 on the year, the second-most in a single season in Clemson history. Jordan, Shurtleff and Babcock have each won double digit draws to help Clemson win 190 out of 320 draw controls, good for 59.4% draw win rate.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Cal is ending its three-game road trip in the Carolinas with a trip to the Clemson Lacrosse Complex. The Golden Bears are 1-1, dropping a game against Duke, 4-13, and defeating Winthrop, 20-11. Emily Moes leads Cal in goals scored and points, amassing 29 and 35, respectively, followed closely by Kennedy Mason with 24 goals scored and 30 points accumulated. Avery Hoeft leads the Golden Bears with 16 assists and Courtney Wong is the only other Cal player with double digit assists. Kalena Johnson leads the team with 21 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers with Clara Page having notched 17 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. Johnson and Wong additionally lead the Cal draw unit with 36 and 29 draw controls, respectively. Callan Fritsch has the most minutes in the cage for the Golden Bears and has a 40.1% save rate and allows 12.77 goals per game on average. Jennifer Wong is head coach with Olivia Memeger and Sorana Larson serving as assistant coaches.
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