Clemson to Host No. 1 Virginia this Thursday

🐾 Clemson vs. No. 1 Virginia
🗓️ Date: Sept. 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 7 p.m.
📍 Venue: Historic Riggs Field – Clemson, S.C.
📺 Watch: ACCNX
📊 Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com
📙 Match Notes: Clemson | Virginia
⚽️ Rosters: Clemson | Virginia

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson (3-2-5, 0-1-2) returns home this Thursday to play No. 1 Virginia (8-0-1, 2-0-0) at 7 p.m. All home matches at Historic Riggs Field are free to attend for fans, who will have access to free fall foods, a student raffle and be a part of staff appreciation night for a “SOctober” theme. The match can streamed on ACCNX and fans can follow live stats at clemsontigers.com.

This Season’s Quick Kicks

• The last time out, Clemson dropped its first conference road match 1-0 against Louisville.
• Prior to the loss, Clemson has risen from two-straight 2-0 deficits to draw (now) No. 2 Stanford and California 2-2.
  • Against California, Juju Harris scored her fifth goal of the season with Natalie Brooks and Elle Bissinger each having an assist.
  • After scoring her first career goal against Stanford, Taylor Leib scored the game-tying goal against California with Renee Lyles and Harris on the assist.
• The Tigers are set to face their sixth ranked opponent this season which would mean they have now played more ranked opponents than unranked. Notable results include:
  • 1-1 draw against Ohio State (then No. 18, now No. 22)
  • 0-0 draw against South Carolina (then No. 12, now No. 15)
  • 1-1 draw against Georgia (then No. 15, now No. 21)
  • 2-2 draw against Stanford (then No. 3, now No. 2)
• On Sunday, Clemson will tack on another ranked opponent in the form of No. 6 Notre Dame.
• Clemson’s current freshman class has multiple players making an impact early in their careers with Harris leading the way.
  • Harris is tied for tenth in the nation with three game-winning goals and leads the team with five goals and 13 points.
  • Of her five goals, three were scored before the 10-minute mark.
  • Harris started all 10 matches for Clemson this season, accumulating the sixth-most minutes for the Tigers with 653.
  • She is tied with Lyles for the most shots taken (20) and has the second-most shots on goal (nine).
• Other key freshman contributors include:
  • Neely Kerr (10 games started, three assists).
  • Reese Klein (10 games played, nine started).
  • Leib (eight games played, two goals).
  • Bissinger (six games played, one goal and two assists).
  • Alessandra Washington (six games played, one goal).
  • Brooks (10 games played, three starts and one assist).
  • Jolie Jenkins (10 games played, eight started and one assist).
  • Carla Small (10 games played, four games started and one assist).

Milestone Watch

• Christian Brathwaite is one match away from playing in her 25^th for Clemson (45^th overall) and is 19 minutes away from 1,500 with the Tigers.
• Emily Brough is two starts away from 40 in her career and 70 total matches played.
• Anna Castenfelt is roughly 73 minutes away from 1,500.
• Dani Davis is one appearance away from 40 career matches played.
• With another start, Mackenzie Duff hits 50 in her career, which will also be the 70^th match she has played in.
• Addy Holgorsen is a little over one minute away from 1,300 in her career.
• Nona Reason is two saves away from having 60 in her collegiate career and hit her 20^th career match played on Friday against Louisville.

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