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No. 9/10 Clemson Treks Up to the Steel City for No. 24/25 Pitt Matchup

No. 9/10 Clemson Treks Up to the Steel City for No. 24/25 Pitt MatchupNo. 9/10 Clemson Treks Up to the Steel City for No. 24/25 Pitt Matchup

🐾 No. 9/10 Clemson vs. No. 24/25 Pitt
🗓️ Date: March 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 1 p.m.
📍 Venue: Highmark Stadium | Pittsburgh
📺 Live Stream: ACCNX
📊 Live Stats: Statbroadcast
🥍 Rosters: Clemson | Pitt

 

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 9/10 Clemson (6-4, 2-3 ACC) will head up to Pittsburgh this Saturday, March 21 to play the No. 24/25 Panthers (4-5, 2-4 ACC) at Highmark Stadium, just off where the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers meet. Both teams are set to square off at 1 p.m. with the game airing on ACCNX and live stats being available HERE.

Entering the competition, Clemson is undefeated against Pitt with a 4-0 record. The first, third and fourth meetings were held in Clemson while the second meeting was played in Pittsburgh. In the all-time series, Clemson has outscored Pitt, 61-39 but this will be the first matchup where both teams are ranked. This game is pivotal for the ACC standings as Clemson sits ninth with a 2-3 conference record while Pitt is right behind the Tigers in 10th with a 2-4 record.

Pitt opened the season with back-to-back wins against Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio and No. 14 Duke in Pittsburgh. The Panthers had a tough skid over the next seven games, posting a record of 2-5 with losses against No. 23 Penn State, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 20 Virginia, No. 1 North Carolina and No. 16 Boston College. The two wins in that stretch were Virginia Tech and American.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

Teagan Scott has been a force on Clemson’s dominant defense this season, leading the nation with 37 caused turnovers (shattered the previous freshman record of 12) and the team with 28 ground balls. This past Tuesday, The Atlantic Coast Conference and Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association each named Scott the defensive player of the week following her six caused turnover and seven ground ball performance against No. 21/21 Virginia. Clemson’s defense as a whole ranks No. 4 in the ACC and is top 20 in the NCAA, averaging 8.50 goals allowed per game.

STATS CENTRAL

2026 Stats Leaders

Top 20 National Rankings / Top 5 ACC Rankings

  • 9.00 assists per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 13.40 caused turnovers per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 16.60 ground balls per game (No. 31 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 23.30 points per game (No. 10 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 8.50 scoring defense (No. 18 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 5.80 scoring margin (No. 13 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 14.30 scoring offense (No. 19 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • Spallina has 34 assists on the season (No. 3 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Spallina is averaging 3.40 assists per game (No. 4 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Spallina has 53 total points this season (No. 5 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Spallina is averaging 5.30 points per game (No. 13 NCAA / No. 2 ACC).
  • Scott is averaging 3.80 caused turnovers per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC).
  • Scott is averaging 2.90 ground balls per game (No. 24 NCAA / No. 2 ACC).
  • DeLuca is averaging 8.92 goals allowed per game (No. 21 NCAA / No. 5 ACC).

LAST TIME OUT

  • Clemson went on the road to defeat Mercer, 16-8.
  • The Tigers generated 11 goals in the first half to down the Bears.
  • Spallina led the charge with eight points on the day off of a hat trick and six assists.
  • Shurtleff recorded a hat trick in the first half while also tallying an assist.
  • Emma Penczek, Kayla MacLeod and Brook Goldstein each scored two goals.
  • Penczek also earned an assist and caused five turnovers.

MILESTONE WATCH 

  • Goldstein is three points away from reaching 90 in her career.
  • Regan Byrne needs one more goal to reach 75.
  • Bridget Babcock is nearing 100 career ground balls, only needing two.
  • Babcock is also one point away from 85 in her career.
  • MacLeod is three goals away from 90 in her career.
  • Kira Balis is four draw controls away from reaching 200.
  • Shurtleff is one career ground ball away from 50, one appearance away from playing in her 50th game, three goals from reaching 80 and is one point away from 130.
  • DeLuca is five saves away from reaching 50 in her career.
  • Maddigan Miller is three goals shy of reaching 40 for her career and is three ground balls away from 60.

TICKETS

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