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Clemson to Play No. 2 Seed UNC in NCAA Tournament Second Round

Clemson to Play No. 2 Seed UNC in NCAA Tournament Second RoundClemson to Play No. 2 Seed UNC in NCAA Tournament Second Round

🐾 Clemson vs UNC
🗓️ Date: May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: Noon
📍 Venue: Dorrance Field | Chapel Hill, N.C.
🎟️ Tickets: NCAAT First Round
📺 Live Stream: ESPN+
📊 Live Stats: StatBroadcast (Link to be Published)
🥍 Rosters: Clemson | UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Clemson (15-5, 7-3 ACC) is set to play No. 2 seed North Carolina (16-1, 10-0 ACC) on Sunday, May 10, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. Opening Draw is slated for noon with the game airing live on ESPN+.

PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE

  • UNC has dropped just one game this season, a 17-16 overtime loss to No. 1 seed Northwestern.
  • Where does UNC rank statistically?
    • 24 goals scored per game.
    • Average scoring margin of +10.71.
    • 59 shots on goal per game.
    • Have allowed just 7.53 goals per game.
  • In games that UNC won this season, Clemson pushed the Tar Heels harder than anyone else, falling just 12-9.
  • That three-goal margin is the closest game UNC has played all year and the tightest score in the all-time series between the programs.
  • Clemson’s nine goals scored and 12 goals allowed are also significantly better than any other opponent that UNC beat this year.
  • Every other UNC opponent from this year has lost by at least four goals and as many as 24 goals, except for Clemson.
  • Not too shabby, don’t you think? If there’s a team build to challenge UNC’s dominance, Clemson has the structure and talent to pull off an upset for the ages.

LAST TIME OUT

  • In the NCAA Tournament First Round game against Davidson, Clemson claimed a 19-6 victory.
  • The win marked Clemson’s second-straight year of winning an NCAA Tournament game.
  • Clemson’s 19 goals shattered the program record for most goals in an NCAA Tournament game (11 goals, Navy, 2025), a record that was broken by halftime against Davidson.
  • Aubrie Eisfeld led the charge with five goals, bringing her total to nine over the last two games.
  • Emma Penczek was dominant, racking up nine points off three goals and six assists, while also picking up a ground ball and causing a turnover.
  • Brooke Goldstein registered five points off four goals and an assist.
  • Alexa Spallina had five points off two goals and three assists.
  • Natalie Shurtleff scored a pair of goals to set a new program record for the most goals in a career (100).
    • Shurtleff’s 100 career goals also make her the first Tiger to reach the century mark.
  • Jazzy Stanton, Anna Brown and Bridget Babcock each scored a goal as well.

STATS CENTRAL

2026 Stats Leaders

  • Points | Alexa Spallina (109)
  • Goals | Goldstein & Shurtleff (42)
  • Assists | Spallina (70)
  • Draw Controls | Kira Balis (135)
  • Ground Balls | Scott (57)
  • Caused Turnovers | Teagan Scott (65)
  • Saves | Tessa DeLuca (84)
  • Save Percentage | DeLuca (0.410)

Top 20 National Rankings / Top 5 ACC Rankings

  • 74 assists per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 84 caused turnovers per game (No. 2 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 584 draw control percentage (No. 22 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 53 draw controls per game (No. 22 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 00 ground balls per game (No. 26 NCAA / No. 3 ACC)
  • 89 points per game (No. 3 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 11 scoring defense (No. 13 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 05 scoring margin (No. 6 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 16 scoring offense (No. 7 NCAA / No. 2 ACC)
  • 519 shot percentage (No. 1 NCAA / No. 1 ACC)
  • 21 shots per game (No. 32 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 79 shots on goal per game (No. 24 NCAA / No. 4 ACC)
  • 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.
  • Stanton (43 career points) is seven points away from having 50 in her career.
  • Goldstein is one career point away from 125.
  • Blair Byne is one appearance away from playing in her 50th career game.
  • Regan Byrne (93 career goals) is nearing the century mark for career goals, needing only seven more.
  • Babcock (96 career points) is four points away from reaching 100 in her career (Cornell and Clemson).
  • Kayla MacLeod (99 career goals) is one goal away from having 100 in her career.
  • Balis is 17 draw controls away from having 300 in her career.
  • Scott is tied for Clemson’s single-season ground ball record with 57 and needs just one more to add another school record to her résumé. 

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