No. 7 Clemson Welcomes No. 15 Duke in ACC play Friday Night

Clemson, S.C. –The No. 7 Clemson men’s soccer team will welcome No. 15 Duke to Historic Riggs Field for the Tigers’ home-opener in ACC play on Friday night. The match-up will kick-off at 8 p.m., following the conclusion of the No. 10 Clemson women’s soccer team’s match against Notre Dame. The Clemson men’s team enters Friday’s contest after defeating the Fordham Rams this past Tuesday night in a 3-2, overtime thriller.

Game #7 Information

Who: No. 7 Clemson Tigers (6-0) v. No. 15 Duke Blue Devils (4-2)

Where: Historic Riggs Field

When: Friday, Sept. 20th at 8 p.m.

Parking: General parking is available in Lot 1 on the campus of Clemson University

Watch on ACCNX

Live stats available via StatBroadcast

Series Notes

• The two sides enter the match with control of the series record on the line, as the two schools are met at a deadlock of 26-26-5 overall.
• Friday night’s match will be the 22nd meeting where the two schools are both ranked within the top 25 nationally. The match will also be the 14th time the two schools have met while being ranked nationally within the top 15.
• Head Coach Mike Noonan is 4-3-1 against the Blue Devils during his first nine years at Clemson.
• Overall, Clemson has outscored the Blue Devils by a 96-88 margin.
• The two teams met for the first time on Dec. 1, 1939. Duke won the match by a 3-0 score.
• The first meeting between the two sides would be the final match of the 1939 season, the final season played by Clemson until 1967 when the team was resurrected.

Clemson Notes

• Clemson enters the match with a 6-0 record, one of just 18 programs in the country to remain undefeated.
• As a team, Clemson leads the country in 10 statistical categories. Individually, Clemson has 7 players represented within the top 20 of 19 different categories.
• Leading the list of individuals is Kimarni Smith, who is listed seven times, Robbie Robinson (5) and Grayson Barber (4).
• Head Coach Mike Noonan earned his 98th victory at the helm of Clemson’s program on Tuesday night.
• When Noonan surpasses the 100-win mark, he will become the third coach in program history to accomplish the feat, joining Dr. I.M. Ibrahim (388) and Trevor Adair (173).
• Malick Mbaye leads the team in minutes played, logging 525 through six matches. Mbaye has played every minute in four of the Tigers’ six matches.
• Robinson and Smith lead the team in scoring, each netting seven goals this season.
• Robinson and Smith are tied with four other players in the country for the nation’s leading mark.

Duke Notes

• Daniele Proch leads the team in career goals, with the senior having netted 29.
• Sergi Nus, a transfer from Virginia, leads the team in minutes played, logging 532 through six matches.
• Duke was ranked as high as second in the national polls this season. However, two consecutive losses the past week resulted in the Blue Devils dropping to 15th.
• The Blue Devils are lead in goal by Will Pulisic, cousin to U.S. National Team member Christian Pulisic. Pulisic leads the ACC with 20 saves, ranks 36th in the country in career save percentage (.734) and 26th in career saves (141).
• Jack Doran, Brandon Williamson, Matthias Frick and Will Pulisic lead the team as the captains for the 2019 season.
• Head Coach John Kerr is in his 12th season with the Duke Blue Devils. Coach Kerr has the opportunity to coach his son, Cameron, as the freshman starts his time in Durham.