Post Match Notes — No. 2 Clemson v. No. 1 Pittsburgh

November 24, 2020

Participation

Clemson had 16 players take the field.
Six players earned 90 minutes in the match.
- George Marks, Oskar Agren, Justin Malou, John Martin, Charlie Asensio and Philip Mayaka.
Three players have started in each of the Tigers’ matches this season.
- Justin Malou, Grayson Barber and Charlie Asensio.
Charlie Asensio leads the team in minutes played (1,009) this season.
George Marks now ranks atop the nation for goalkeeper minutes played this season (951).

Justin Malou made his 50th career start for Clemson by starting the match at center back.
- This was the 60th appearance of Malou’s career.
Grayson Barber earned his 40th career start for Clemson by starting at forward.
Barber equaled the ACC Tournament record for most assists in a single tournament (4) with his assist on James Brighton’s game-winning goal.
- Barber improved on his career total of ACC Tournament assists, contributing the fifth of his career.
John Martin made his 20th appearance for Clemson by starting the match at right back.
Charlie Asensio made his 50th appearance for Clemson by starting the match at left back.
Clemson’s first goal of the match, off the foot of Mohamed Seye, was the 2,800th goal of Clemson men’s soccer history.
- This was Seye’s third goal of the season.
James Brighton scored his second game-winning goal of the 2020 season, placing him in a tie for the team’s lead.
- Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador has also notched two game-winning goals this season.
George Marks recorded four saves in a match for the third time this season.
James Brighton scored his 10th career goal by netting the game-winning score.
- Brighton has scored in the last two ACC Championship matches.

Clemson improved to 5-1 against Pittsburgh with Sunday’s 2-1 victory.
This was the first neutral-site match in series history.
Clemson is 5-0 against Pitt in matches that end during regulation.
Sunday’s match was just the second time the two sides have met in the ACC Tournament.
Clemson has won both meetings in the ACC Tournament.
- Seye has scored the first goal in each of the two matches.

Clemson captured its 15th ACC Championship on Sunday.
Clemson captured its fourth ACC Tournament title.
- Clemson’s four titles are the second-most by a current member school in the ACC.
This was the program’s fourth ACC Tournament championship since the tournament started in 1987.
- Titles won in 1998, 2001, 2014 and 2020.
Clemson now has an overall record of 23-26-10 in the ACC Tournament.
Clemson is 4-5 in the tournament’s finals.

For the first time in program history, Clemson has defeated the nation’s top-ranked team multiple times in a season (2-0).
- Oct. 13, 2020 — Clemson defeats No. 1 Wake Forest at Historic Riggs Field, 2-1.
- Nov. 22, 2020 — No. 2 Clemson defeats No. 1 Pittsburgh at WakeMed Soccer Park, 2-1.
2020 was just the seventh season in program history that Clemson has played the nation’s top-ranked team on multiple occasions.
Clemson has defeated the nation’s top-ranked team 10 times in program history.
- In eight of the ten matches, Clemson has won by a 2-1 scoreline.
Clemson is 3-0 against the nation’s top-ranked team when entering as the nation’s second-ranked team.
- Oct. 23, 1977 — No. 2 Clemson defeats No. 1 St. Louis in St. Louis, Mo., 3-1, to give the program its first win over a No. 1 team.
- Sept. 19, 1982 — No. 2 Clemson defeats No. 1 SIU-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Ill., 2-1.
- Nov. 22, 2020 — No. 2 Clemson defeats No. 1 Pittsburgh at WakeMed Soccer Park, 2-1.

Noonan captured his 342nd victory as a head coach, a career that spans 32 seasons. Noonan’s overall record is 342-182-72.
- Noonan now ranks 11th amongst active D-I head coaches for most career wins.
- Noonan is in a tie for 39th in NCAA D-I history for most career wins.
Noonan is 10-8-6 in the ACC Tournament during his time at Clemson.
Noonan is now 49-8-3 at Clemson when his team scores two goals in a match.
Noonan is now 104-8-7 at Clemson when his team scores first.
Noonan is 74-5-4 at Clemson when leading at halftime.

Clemson has finished the season with a record of 8-2-1 and a win-percentage of .772.
- This is the fourth time in Mike Noonan’s tenure at Clemson that the Tigers have finished a season above .700.
Clemson has a program record of 694-277-93
Clemson scored its 2,800th goal in program history with its first goal of the match.
Clemson improved to 512-139-51 all-time in non-conference matches.
Clemson earned its 34th neutral site victory in Sunday’s match.