Men’s Soccer Breezes by Cal Poly-SLO

October 2, 1998

CLEMSON, S.C. – Wojtek Krakowiak scored three goals while teammates Scott Bower and Mark Lisi both added two assists each in leading fourth-ranked Clemson to a 7-1 win over Cal Poly SLO in the second game of the 23rd Annual Clemson/Adidas Men’s Soccer Invitational at Clemson, SC Friday night.

With the win, Clemson improves to 8-1 overall, while Cal Poly-SLO falls to 5-2-1 this season. Clemson is ranked fourth in the Soccer America poll and eighth in the NSCAA listing.

This is the second hat trick (three goals or more in a single game) by Krakowiak this season. He also had three goals in Clemson’s 5-0 win over North Carolina on September 13. Krakowiak now has 11 goals this season. Bower has seven assists this year.

Furman will play Cal-Poly SLO at 12:00 p.m., while Clemson will face New Hampshire at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the final two matches of the Clemson/Adidas Men’s Soccer Invitational.

CLEMSON 7, CAL POLY SLO 1

1. Cal Poly SLO–John Cummins (Harding) 39:56 2. Clemson–Ross Goodacre (Lisi) 27:53 3. Clemson–Wojtek Krakowiak (Bower) 49:01 4. Clemson–Wojtek Krakowiak (Bower) 74:35 5. Clemson–Scott Bower (Wilson) 75:57 6. Clemson–Wojtek Krakowiak (Rawlins) 77:54 7. Clemson–Alan Woods (Krakowiak) 80:18 8. Clemson–Jeremy Iwaskowiec (Lisi) 88:18

Shots: Clemson 23, Cal Poly-SLO 4Corner Kicks: Clemson 5, Cal Poly-SLO 3Saves: Campbell (C) 2, Junge (CP-SLO) 9Fouls: Clemson 13, Cal Poly-SLO 18

Attendance: 2,339