Post Match Notes — NC State v. No. 1 Clemson

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Participation

• Clemson saw 14 players make an appearance during Saturday’s match against NC State.
• Six players earned 90 minutes in the match.
  • George Marks, Oskar Agren, Justin Malou, Hamady Diop, Charlie Asensio and Isaiah Reid.
• Two players have started in each of the Tigers’ 14 matches this season.
  • Justin Malou and Charlie Asensio.
• Charlie Asensio leads the team in minutes played (1,296) this season.
• George Marks continues to lead the nation in goalkeeper minutes (1,236) played this season.

milestone moments

• George Marks registered the 11th solo shutout of his career and third of the 2020-21 season.
  • This places Marks into a tie for 9th most all-time at Clemson.
  • Marks is now tied with Joe Bendik and Cody Mizell.
• Marks earned his 40th career appearance and 39th career start at Clemson during Saturday’s match. 
• Oskar Agren made his 35th start in the center of Clemson’s defense.
• Charlie Asensio and Justin Malou earned their 14th starts of the season on Saturday.
  • The pair of outside-backs are the only two players on Clemson’s roster to have earned the start in each match this season.
• Hamady Diop scored his first career goal and first career point against the Wolfpack.
  • Diop is the second player on this year’s roster to have scored their first goal at Clemson from the PK spot.
  • Callum Johnson was the first to accomplish this in 2021 and did so against South Carolina (Oct. 1).

SERIES HISTORY

• Clemson improved to 41-15-7 against NC State with Saturday’s victory.
• Clemson improved to 21-7-1 during home matches in the series.
• Head coach Mike Noonan improves his career record against NC State to 11-1.
• NC State’s George Keifer is now 1-7 against Clemson, including a 1-4 record while leading the Wolfpack.
• Clemson has outscored NC State, 167-75.
• This was the fifth match in which Clemson played NC State as the No. 1 ranked team.
• This was the 21st shutout in series history and the fourth consecutive match that Clemson blanked the Wolfpack.

CLEMSON AS NO. 1

• Clemson improved to 56-10-3 when it played a match ranked No. 1.
• Clemson improved to 40-3-1 when playing at home while ranked No. 1 nationally.
• The Tigers are 4-1-0 under head coach Mike Noonan when ranked No. 1.

PROGRAM MILESTONES

• Clemson improved its all-time record to 697-277-93 across 61 seasons of competition.
• Saturday’s contest was the third consecutive match in which Clemson has held its opponent to under 10 shots. 
• Noonan moved into a tie for 10th amongst active NCAA Div. I head coaches for most all-time wins with 345. 
• Noonan earned his 75th victory at Clemson when entering a match ranked higher than his opponent.
• Noonan led the team to its 65th shutout under his direction.