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Clemson Set to Face Davidson in NCAA Tournament First Round

Clemson Set to Face Davidson in NCAA Tournament First RoundClemson Set to Face Davidson in NCAA Tournament First Round

🐾 Clemson vs Davidson
🗓️ Date: May 8, 2026
Time: 5 p.m.
📍 Venue: Dorrance Field | Chapel Hill, N.C.
🎟️ Tickets: NCAAT First Round
📺 Live Stream: ESPN+
📊 Live Stats: StatBroadcast
🥍 Rosters: Clemson | Davidson

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Clemson (14-5, 7-3 ACC) is set to face Davidson (15-4, 6-3 A10) on Friday, May 8, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. Opening Draw is slated for 5 p.m. with the game airing live on ESPN+. The winner will advance to play host North Carolina on Sunday, May 10, at noon.

DAVIDSON SERIES HISTORY

  • Clemson is 3-0 against Davidson all-time, picking up its third win earlier this season (21-5).
  • The programs first met at Clemson (2/10/24), where the Tigers won, 19-10, before going on the road to Davidson the following year, securing a 12-6 victory.
  • Clemson has outscored Davidson 52-21 in the all-time series.

LAST TIME OUT

  • In the ACC Tournament Semifinals game against Stanford, Clemson fell, 13-12.
  • Aubrie Eisfeld led the charge with four goals, also earning a spot on the ACC All-Tournament Team.
  • Emma Penczek contributed with a hat trick.
  • Brooke Goldstein, who also earned a spot on the ACC All-Tournament Team, had three points off two goals and an assist.
  • Natalie Shurtleff scored a pair of goals as well.
  • Clemson opened the game with a 2-0 lead, before Stanford netted back-to-back scores to even the game.
  • In the fourth quarter, Penczek scored to draw the game even at 10-10. The Tigers would then score two more (Eisfeld & Shurtleff), taking a 12-10 lead with six minutes left to play.
  • Stanford scored twice around the 3:00 and 2:00 minute marks to tie the game up.
  • As overtime appeared to be on the docket, Stanford found the net with 30 seconds left in the game, taking a 13-12 lead. Clemson was able to get a couple of last second shots off but none of them got through.

STATS CENTRAL

2026 Stats Leaders

  • Points | Alexa Spallina (104)
  • Goals | Shurtleff (40)
  • Assists | Spallina (67)
  • Draw Controls | Balis (125)
  • Ground Balls | Scott (54)
  • Caused Turnovers | Scott (64)
  • Saves | Tessa DeLuca (83)
  • Save Percentage | DeLuca (0.413)

Top 20 National Rankings / Top 5 ACC Rankings

  • 9.74 assists per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 13.84 caused turnovers per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 0.584 draw control percentage (No. 22 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 14.53 draw controls per game (No. 22 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 17.00 ground balls per game (No. 26 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 24.89 points per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 8.11 scoring defense (No. 13 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 7.05 scoring margin (No. 6 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 15.16 scoring offense (No. 7 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 0.519 shot percentage (No. 1 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 29.21 shots per game (No. 32 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 21.79 shots on goal per game (No. 24 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 0.737 team win percentage (No. 17 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)

MILESTONE WATCH

  • Paris Masaracchia (97 caused turnovers) is three caused turnovers away from reaching 100 in her career.
  • Jazzy Stanton (42 career points) is eight points away from having 50 in her career.
  • Regan Byrne (93 career goals) is nearing the century mark for career goals, needing only seven more.
  • Bridget Babcock (95 career points) is five points away from reaching 100 in her career (Cornell and Clemson).
  • Babcock needs one more start to reach 75 in her career.
  • Kayla MacLeod (99 career goals) is one goal away from having 100 in her career.
  • Shurtleff (98 career goals) is two goals away from having 100 in her career.
  • Mikaela Mooney needs one more point to have 125 in her career.

TICKETS

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