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Mar 22, 2021

Post Match Notes — NC State v. No. 1 Clemson

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Participation

  • Clemson saw 14 players make an appearance during Saturday’s match against NC State.
  • Six players earned 90 minutes in the match.
    • George Marks, Oskar Agren, Justin Malou, Hamady Diop, Charlie Asensio and Isaiah Reid.
  • Two players have started in each of the Tigers’ 14 matches this season.
    • Justin Malou and Charlie Asensio.
  • Charlie Asensio leads the team in minutes played (1,296) this season.
  • George Marks continues to lead the nation in goalkeeper minutes (1,236) played this season.

milestone moments

  • George Marks registered the 11th solo shutout of his career and third of the 2020-21 season.
    • This places Marks into a tie for 9th most all-time at Clemson.
    • Marks is now tied with Joe Bendik and Cody Mizell.
  • Marks earned his 40th career appearance and 39th career start at Clemson during Saturday’s match. 
  • Oskar Agren made his 35th start in the center of Clemson’s defense.
  • Charlie Asensio and Justin Malou earned their 14th starts of the season on Saturday.
    • The pair of outside-backs are the only two players on Clemson’s roster to have earned the start in each match this season.
  • Hamady Diop scored his first career goal and first career point against the Wolfpack.
    • Diop is the second player on this year’s roster to have scored their first goal at Clemson from the PK spot.
    • Callum Johnson was the first to accomplish this in 2021 and did so against South Carolina (Oct. 1).

SERIES HISTORY

  • Clemson improved to 41-15-7 against NC State with Saturday’s victory.
  • Clemson improved to 21-7-1 during home matches in the series.
  • Head coach Mike Noonan improves his career record against NC State to 11-1.
  • NC State’s George Keifer is now 1-7 against Clemson, including a 1-4 record while leading the Wolfpack.
  • Clemson has outscored NC State, 167-75.
  • This was the fifth match in which Clemson played NC State as the No. 1 ranked team.
  • This was the 21st shutout in series history and the fourth consecutive match that Clemson blanked the Wolfpack.

CLEMSON AS NO. 1

  • Clemson improved to 56-10-3 when it played a match ranked No. 1.
  • Clemson improved to 40-3-1 when playing at home while ranked No. 1 nationally.
  • The Tigers are 4-1-0 under head coach Mike Noonan when ranked No. 1.

PROGRAM MILESTONES

  • Clemson improved its all-time record to 697-277-93 across 61 seasons of competition.
  • Saturday’s contest was the third consecutive match in which Clemson has held its opponent to under 10 shots. 
  • Noonan moved into a tie for 10th amongst active NCAA Div. I head coaches for most all-time wins with 345. 
  • Noonan earned his 75th victory at Clemson when entering a match ranked higher than his opponent.
  • Noonan led the team to its 65th shutout under his direction.
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