Clemson and Fourth-Ranked Maryland to Meet Friday Night

Oct. 2, 2008

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson men’s soccer team will play host to fourth-ranked Maryland on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field.

The Tigers are now 2-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the ACC. Maryland, ranked fourth nationally, have a 7-2-0 record overall and a 2-1 mark in league play.

Clemson is led in scoring by Hassan Ibrahim with two goals and one assist for five points. Greg Eckhardt has two goals for four points.

Maryland is led in scoring by Casey Townsend with five goals for 10 points. Rodney Wallace has two goals and three assists for seven points. Matt Kassel has one goal and five assists for seven points.

This will be the 48th meeting between Clemson and Maryland on the soccer field. The Tigers lead the overall series 29-17-1. In matches played at Clemson, the Tigers lead the series 16-5-1.

Since his arrival at Clemson in 1995, Head Coach Trevor Adair has 50 wins over top 25 teams. Last year, Adair coached the Tigers to three wins over top 25 teams.