Meet 11: No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 24 BYU
- Friday, Mar. 13, 2026, 6 p.m. ET
- Littlejohn Coliseum – Gates open one hour prior to the meet
- Tickets:
- Student for a Day ($5): Click Here
- Super Friday ($15): Click Here
- One Ticket to Softball, Gymnastics & Baseball
- TV: ACC Network & ESPN App
- Live Scoring: Click Here
- Clemson Meet Notes: (Download PDF)
- Promotions: Senior Day
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CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 14 Clemson will take BYU for Senior Day on Friday at 6 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum in its home regular season finale. The meet will be broadcast on ACC Network and the ESPN App. Clemson will honor nine individuals on senior day - Molly Arnold, Trinity Brown, Ella Cesario, Brie Clark, Eve Jackson, Lilly Lippeatt, Madison Minner, Tara Walsh and manager Alana Couch.
Clemson is offering a pair of ticket promotions - $5 Student for a Day General Admission tickets, and a $15 Super Friday ticket, which includes admission to the Softball game (4 p.m.), Gymnastics meet (6 p.m.) and Baseball game (8 p.m.)
The Tigers (5-7, 3-3 ACC, 196.644 NQS) have been on a steady rise and are coming off their two highest road scores in team history at No. 9 Michigan (196.975) and at Elevate the Stage against No. 6 UGA, No. 17 Auburn and Pitt (196.875).
The class includes five individuals (Arnold, Brown, Clark, Jackson and Lippeatt) who were members of “Team Zero.” The class has competed a combined 479 routines in Clemson leos, 58.7% of the 816 routines in Clemson history.
Clemson and BYU have not previously met. After taking on BYU, the Tigers will turn attention to the ACC Championships in Greensboro on Mar. 21.
ONE DAY BETTER
- In its first season under Co-Head Coaches Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell, Clemson has taken big strides.
- Five of Clemson’s seven best team scores ever have come in the past six meets, including the top three road scores (@Pitt, @Mich, @Elevate)
- Clemson has moved up to 14th in NQS (196.644), it’s highest rank in the program’s history.
- 2025 Final rank by event: AA29, VT24, UB32, BB35, FX22
- 2026 Thru 8 meets: AA14 (+15), VT18 (+6), UB14 (+18), BB16 (+19), FX16 (+6)
- Clemson’s 18-spot jump on bars from 2025 is the biggest jump nationally
- Clemson’s 19-spot jump on beam from 2025 is second-best nationally
- In 2026, 166 of 240 (69.2%) of routines have been a 9.800 or above
- Clemson has surpassed 196.500 seven times in 2026 (including 6 in a row) after doing so five times in its first 25 meets.
COMPETING WITH THE BEST
- Including last weekend, Clemson will have competed against eight top-25 teams in 10 meets - No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Stanford, No. 12 UNC, No. 20 Cal and No. 21 NC State prior to the weekend and adding No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 Michigan, and No. 17 Auburn.
SO FAR, SO GOOD
- Brie Clark is coming off her third ACC Specialist of the Week honor after floor scores of 9.925 and 9.950 this past weekend, as well as a career-best 9.850 on vault.
- She has won floor in eight meets in 2026 and has won beam in two road meets. She has 20 career floor and five beam event wins at Clemson
- Clark ranks fifth in the nation in floor with a 9.940 NQS.
- Tara Walsh has competed in 30 events in 2026, with 24 at 9.8 or above and 20 of those scored a 9.850 or higher; She ranks in the top ten in the ACC in vault (3), floor (7) and beam (10)
- Lilly Lippeatt has 22 routines of 9.800 or higher in 2026, including 9.900s on bars, beam and floor.
- Molly Arnold returned to the floor lineup for the first time in 2026 on 2/20 against Pitt and hit for a 9.875 at Elevate
- Trinity Brown officially returned to competition at No. 9, and immediately tied the school record on bars with a 9.925
SEE, SENIOR
- Clemson will honor nine individuals on senior day - Molly Arnold, Trinity Brown, Ella Cesario, Brie Clark, Eve Jackson, Lilly Lippeatt, Madison Minner, Tara Walsh and manager Alana Couch
- Five individuals (Arnold, Brown, Clark, Jackson and Lippeatt) were members of “Team Zero”
- The class has competed 479 routines in Clemson leos, 58.7% of the 816 routines in Clemson history
CLEMSON LOVES GYMNASTICS
- Clemson is ranked 10th in the nation in 2026 with 7,280 fans per meet and Clemson’s 36,401 fans are 8th in the nation in total attendance.
- Clemson has ranked in the top ten in attendance nationally in each of its first two seasons in Littlejohn Coliseum with 41,843 fans in 2025 (8,368 per meet - 8th nationally); 42,542 fans in 2024 (8,508 per meet - 8th nationally)