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No. 9/10 Clemson Travels to Mercer on Tuesday

No. 9/10 Clemson Travels to Mercer on TuesdayNo. 9/10 Clemson Travels to Mercer on Tuesday

🐾 No. 9/10 Clemson vs. Mercer
🗓️ Date: March 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 4 p.m.
📍 Venue: Five Star Stadium | Macon, Ga.
📺 Live Stream: ESPN+
📊 Live Stats: Statbroadcast
🥍 Rosters: Clemson | Mercer

 

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 9/10 Clemson (5-4, 2-3 ACC) will travel to Macon, Ga. To face Mercer (3-4) this Tuesday, March 17 for a 4 p.m. game at Five Star Stadium.

Clemson is 1-1 against Mercer all-time, dominating the Bears, 22-10, on the road in 2024. In Clemson last year, the Bears got the upper hand, defeating the Tigers 11-10.

Opening the 2026 season, Mercer lost three straight to Virginia Tech (12-10), Vanderbilt (14-11) and USF (15-10). The Bears rebounded with a pair of wins against Kennesaw State (18-5) and Stetson (22-7) before falling to No. 7 Florida, 23-9. Last time out, Mercer defeated Arizona State, 20-16.

STATS CENTRAL

2026 Stats Leaders

Top 10 National Rankings / Top 5 ACC Rankings

  • 9.00 assists per game (No. 4 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 13.22 caused turnovers per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 16.89 ground balls per game (No. 25 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 23.11 points per game (No. 10 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 8.56 scoring defense (No. 19 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 14.11 scoring offense (No. 23 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 5.56 scoring margin (No. 13 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • Spallina has 28 assists on the season (No. 9 NCAA / No. 2 ACC).
  • Spallina is averaging 3.11 assists per game (No. 11 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Spallina has 41 total points this season No. 9 in the nation and No. 2 in the ACC.
  • Spallina is averaging 4.89 points per game (No. 17 NCAA / No. 2 ACC).
  • Scott is averaging 3.78 caused turnovers per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Scott is averaging three ground balls per game (No. 19 NCAA / No. 2 ACC).
  • DeLuca is averaging 9.08 goals allowed per game (No. 22 NCAA / No. 5 ACC).
  • DeLuca holds a 0.436 save percentage (No. 44 NCAA / No. 5 ACC).

 

LAST TIME OUT

  • Clemson went on the road to defeat No. 21/21 Virginia, 12-10.
  • After trailing by one or two goals for the first three quarters, the Tigers rallied for five goals in the fourth to take down Virginia.
  • Balis broke Clemson’s all-time record of 183 draw controls. She had five on the day, bringing her career total to 186.
  • Emma Penczek made an impact on both sides of the ball, leading the team with three goals while also recording an assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
  • Eisfeld scored two goals to become the team leader this season in that category with 17. She also had three draw controls and one ground ball.
  • In addition to Penczek and Eisfeld, seven more Tigers scored one goal each. The list includes Spallina, Jasmine Stanton, Brooke Goldstein, Regan Byrne, Kayla MacLeod, Natalie Shurtleff and Mikaela Mooney.
  • Paris Masaracchia caused two turnovers and picked up one ground ball. Her GB marked 100 in her career, becoming the first Tiger to reach the century mark.
  • Scott recorded six ground balls, bringing her total on the season to 27. In just nine games, she has set a new freshman record for most ground balls in a season.

 

MILESTONE WATCH

  • Spallina is four goals away from having the fifth most goals by a freshman in Clemson history.
  • Maddie Wrenn needs one more ground ball to reach 25 in her career.
  • Byrne needs two goals to reach 75 in her career and is one point away from 80.
  • Bridget Babcock is one goal away from having 50.
  • Shurtleff is one goal away from reaching 75 in her career.

 

TICKETS

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