Post Match Notes — Syracuse v. No. 1 Clemson - Clemson University Athletics

March 08, 2021

Participation

Clemson had 15 players earn playing time during Sunday’s match with Syracuse.
Two players made their debut for the Clemson men’s soccer program.
- Hamady Diop and Ousmane Sylla.
Four players earned 90 minutes in the match.
- George Marks, Oskar Agren, Charlie Asensio and Quinn McNeill.
Two players have started in each of the Tigers’ 12 matches this season.
- Justin Malou and Charlie Asensio.
Charlie Asensio leads the team in minutes played (1,099) this season.
George Marks continues to lead the nation in goalkeeper minutes (1,041) played this season.

Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador made his 30th career start for Clemson by starting the match in the midfield.
- This was the 40th appearance of Fernandez-Salvador’s career.
Callum Johnson recorded his first brace, and the 10th and 11th goals of his collegiate career.
- Johnson scored at the 13’ and 51’ mark of the match.
Isaiah Reid recorded the first goal and assist of his career during the match.
- Reid scored the opening goal of the match (5’) and assisted on Johnson’s second goal.
Stirling Russell made his 20th career appearance by entering the match as a substitute in the first half.
James Brighton recorded four shots in a match for the second time in his career.
Justin Malou recorded two shots in a match for the third time in his career.

Clemson improved to 5-3-4 against Syracuse with Sunday’s 3-1 victory.
Clemson has now outscored Syracuse, 10-5, across the last two matches of the series.
This is the first time in series history either time has won by a 3-1 scoreline.
Clemson improves to 4-2-3 against Syracuse when playing as the higher-ranked opponent.
Clemson is now 3-0-1 against Syracuse when ranked within the top 10 while Syracuse is unranked.
Clemson has now tied the longest win-streak in the series.
- Clemson has equaled Syracuse’s record of three consecutive wins set during the first three matches of the series.

Clemson is now 54-10-3 in matches where they are the No. 1 team in the nation.
The Tigers are 39-3-1 at home in matches where they are the No. 1 team in the nation.
Clemson is now 2-1-0 under head coach Mike Noonan when playing as the nation’s top-ranked team.

Reid’s goal was the first goal scored within the opening 10 minutes of a match since Clemson faced Providence on Dec. 1, 2019.
Clemson improved to 80-27-14 in matches played at home under head coach Mike Noonan.
Under Noonan, Clemson is now 38-0-2 when scoring 3-4 goals in a match.
Clemson is 105-8-7 when scoring first under Noonan.
Clemson is now 20-2-1 under Noonan when scoring within the opening 10 minutes of a match.
Clemson has a program record of 695-277-93.
The Tigers currently have a 22-game unbeaten streak at home, dating back to Oct. 23, 2018.