Clemson and Southern Wesleyan to Meet in Scrimmage Tuesday

Aug. 17, 2009

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson men’s soccer team will play host to Southern Wesleyan in an exhibition match on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field.

Clemson, under new Head Coach Phil Hindson, returns 10 starters from last year¹s squad that finished 7-9-2 overall.

Clemson’s goalkeeper Joseph Bendik finished the 2008 season with 92 saves and a 1.42 goals allowed average. He led the ACC with over five saves per game. He has 196 career saves, seventh on the Clemson career list. He finished 26th in the nation in saves per game in 2008.

Three Clemson players were named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference men¹s soccer teamand all three return this season.

Clemson’s David Newton, a senior defender, and Bendik, a senior goalkeeper, were both named to the All-ACC second team. Teammate and defender Francklin Blaise was named to the All-ACC freshman team in 2008.

Maryland defeated North Carolina 1-0 in the finals of the 2009 NCAA Men’s Soccer Cup in Frisco, TX in December. The Tigers were one of only two teams to defeat both Maryland and UNC last season.