Clemson to Host No. 17 Wake Forest for Last Regular Season Home Match

🐾 Clemson vs. No. 17 Wake Forest
🗓️ Date: Oct. 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 7 p.m.
📍 Venue: Historic Riggs Field
📺 Watch: ACCN
📊 Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com
📙 Match Notes: Clemson
⚽️ Rosters: Clemson | Wake Forest

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University (5-4-5, 2-3-2 ACC) returns home this Thursday, Oct. 16 to face No. 17 Wake Forest (9-2-3, 3-1-2) for the last regular season home match of 2025. The 7 p.m. match has a breast cancer awareness “pink out” theme where the first 200 fans will receive a pink Clemson women’s soccer blanket featuring a breast cancer ribbon. Additionally, fans who wear pink will receive free Crumbl Cookies while supplies last. The match can be viewed on ACCN and tracked through live stats at clemsontigers.com.

Clemson holds an all-time record of 17-11-4 against Wake Forest, winning the last meeting 1-0 on Oct. 29, 2023. The Tigers hold a 3-2 record over the last five matchups against Demon Deacons with each team scoring seven goals over that span.

This Season’s Quick Kicks

• The last time out, Clemson defeated SMU 3-2.
  • Tatum Short’s first career brace (fourth and fifth career goals) elevated the Tigers past the Mustangs.
    • Short scored the first goal of the match to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead and then again in the 75^th minute, ultimately leading to Clemson’s victory.
  • In her first career start, Elle Bissinger scored her second career goal 10 minutes into the second half to tie the match 2-2.
  • Juju Harris earned assists on all three of Clemson’s goals, setting a new 2025 single-game high in assists for the Tigers.
  • Natalie Brooks (Short’s first goal) and Renee Lyles (Short’s second goal) also had assists against SMU.
• With Wake Forest, the Tigers will face more ranked opponents (eight) than unranked opponents (seven) this season.
• Clemson’s current freshman class (TopDrawerSoccer’s No. 2 ranked class) has multiple players making an impact early in their careers including:
  • Harris (13 games started, leads the team with five goals and six assists).
  • Neely Kerr (14 games started, three assists and leads the team in minutes played [1,192]).
  • Reese Klein (14 games played, 13 started).
  • Taylor Leib (12 games played, two goals).
  • Bissinger (10 games played, one started, two goals and two assists).
  • Alessandra Washington (nine games played, one goal).
  • Brooks (14 games played, six starts and two assists).
  • Jolie Jenkins (14 games played, 12 started and two assists).
  • Carla Small (14 games played, four games started and one assist).

Milestones

• Following the SMU match, Anna Castenfelt reached 30 matches played in her career.
• Addy Holgorsen’s start against SMU was the 20^th of her career.
  • She is also one appearance away from playing her 25^th career match.
  • Holgorsen is roughly 22 minutes away from reaching 1,500 in her career.
• Jenkins is eight minutes away from reaching 1,000 this season.
• Lyles hit her 65^th career start against SMU.
• Nona Reason is one appearance away from her 25^th career match played.
  • Reason is also two saves shy of 70 in her career.

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