🐾 No. 3 Seed Clemson vs No. 6 Seed Notre Dame
🗓️ Date: April 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 8 p.m.
📍 Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, N.C.
🎟️ Tickets: ACC Tournament
📺 Live Stream: ACCN
📊 Live Stats: StatBroadcast
📸 ACC Photos: Please Credit the ACC
🥍 Rosters: Clemson | Notre Dame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No. 3 seed Clemson (13-4, 7-3 ACC) will face No. 6 seed Notre Dame on Wednesday, April 22, in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. The tournament will be held at American Legion Memorial Stadium, with tomorrow’s game being played at 8 p.m. Fans can watch the game on ACCN and follow live stats through the ACC’s StatBroadcast page.
This will be the sixth time Clemson and Notre Dame have crossed paths, the second-most games that Clemson has played against an opponent behind UNC (seven games). Clemson holds a 2-3 all-time record against Notre Dame following the 12-9 victory earlier this season. Both teams come in ranked with Clemson being No. 10/10 and Notre Dame being No. 16/14 in the latest polls. Of Clemson’s nine ranked wins in program history, Notre Dame is one of two schools that Clemson has beaten multiple times, also beating Duke three times (No. 13 Duke, 11-10, March 11, 2023; No. 10/9 Duke, 15-7, April 23, 2025 and No. 17/17 Duke, 17-5, April 11, 2026).
LAST TIME OUT
Clemson secured its 50th win in program history, all under Head Coach Allison Kwolek, after defeating Florida State in Tallahassee, 16-7, to close out the regular season riding a 10-game win streak. Four players recorded a hat trick, led by Regan Byrne, who had four goals. Natalie Shurtleff, Brooke Goldstein and Marleigh O’Day each had three goals. Alexa Spallina recorded a team-best four assists, bringing her point total to 98 on the season. Teagan Scott recorded four caused turnovers, reaching 58 on the season. Scott only needs one more CTO to break Clemson’s single-season CTO record. Paris Masaracchia caused three turnovers, tying for the second-most she’s had in a game this season (recorded four against Duke). Emma Penczek (two goals and three hat tricks) and Shurtleff (three goals and two assists) each led the team with five points.
2026 Stats Leaders
- Points | Spallina (98)
- Goals | Shurtleff (35)
- Assists | Spallina (64)
- Draw Controls | Kira Balis (109)
- Ground Balls | Scott (50)
- Caused Turnovers | Scott (58)
- Saves | Tessa DeLuca (69)
- Save Percentage | DeLuca (0.418)
Top 20 National Rankings / Top 5 ACC Rankings
- 71 assists per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
- 88 caused turnovers per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
- 595 draw control percentage (No. 17 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
- 88 draw controls per game (No. 18 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
- 94 ground balls per game (No. 28 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
- 24 points per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
- 76 scoring defense (No. 8 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
- 76 scoring margin (No. 3 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
- 53 scoring offense (No. 5 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
- 520 shot percentage (No. 1 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
- 88 shots per game (No. 27 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
- 18 shots on goal per game (No. 20 / No. 4 ACC)
- 765 team win percentage (No. 17 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
MILESTONE WATCH
- Penczek needs five points to reach 50 on the season.
- Spallina is two points away from reaching 100 on the season.
- She would become the first Tiger to reach the century mark in a single season.
- Paris Masaracchia is six caused turnovers away from reaching 100 in her career.
- Jazzy Stanton is eight points away from having 50 in her career.
- Byrne is nearing the century mark for career goals, needing only eight more.
- Bridget Babcock is seven points away from reaching 100 in her career (Cornell and Clemson).
- Kayla MacLeod is one goal away from having 100 in her career.
- Shurtleff is seven goals away from having 100 and is two points away from 150, both in her career.
- Scott is one caused turnover away from breaking Clemson’s single-season record of 58.
TICKETS
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