Nov 19, 2020

Post Match Notes — No. 2 Clemson v. Virginia

Participation

Clemson had 15 players take the field.
Six players earned 90 minutes in the match.
- George Marks, Ben Erkens, Justin Malou, John Martin, Charlie Asensio and Philip Mayaka.
- Ben Erkens played in his first full match, having played a total of six minutes in 2020 entering Wednesday night.
Three players have started in each of the Tigers’ ten matches this season.
- Justin Malou, Grayson Barber and Charlie Asensio.
Charlie Asensio leads the team in minutes (919) played this season.
George Marks is ranked second in the nation for goalkeeper minutes played this year (861).

Kimarni Smith recorded his fourth goal of the 2020 ACC Tournament.
- This gives Smith a share of the tournament record for most goals in a single tournament.
- Smith now has a share of Clemson’s record for most goals in a tournament. Smith is tied with Wolde Harris, who set the record in 1994.
Smith recorded his ninth point of the tournament thanks to his first-half goal.
- This gives Smith the Clemson record for most points in a tournament. The previous record was eight, set by Wolde Harris in 1994.
Grayson Barber recorded his third assist of the tournament.
- This gives Barber a share of Clemson’s record for most assists in a tournament. Barber’s now tied with Rivers Guthrie from 1994.
Barber set the Clemson record for most assists in an individual career (4) as the junior has contributed three in 2020 and one in 2019.
George Marks recorded his 25th victory in goal for Clemson.
- Marks made his 35th start during Wednesday’s match.
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador registered the third goal of his career and second of the season.
Alvaro Gomez made his 25th appearance as a member of Clemson’s program.
James Brighton made his 30th appearance for Clemson.
Isaiah Reid recorded his 15th appearance for Clemson.

Clemson earned its third ACC Tournament victory over Virginia on Wednesday. Clemson is now 3-5-2 against the Cavaliers in the series.
- Clemson is 1-0-1 against Virginia in ACC Semifinal matches.
Clemson recorded its 25th win in the series, making Virginia the eighth opponent which Clemson has defeated 25 or more times.
Clemson is now 2-0 against Virginia in matches played on Nov. 18.
- 2001 – Clemson defeats Virginia, 1-0, to capture its 13th ACC Championships.
- 2020 – Clemson defeats Virginia, 2-1, to advance to its ninth ACC Final.
Clemson is now 7-3-1 in matches against Virginia after losing the previous two meetings.

Noonan captured his 341st victory as a head coach, a career that spans 32 seasons. Noonan’s overall record is 341-182-72.
- Noonan is now tied for eleventh all-time amongst active D-I head coaches for most career wins.
Noonan is now 48-8-3 at Clemson when his team scores two goals in a match.
Noonan is now 103-8-7 at Clemson when his team scores first.
Noonan captured his 50th victory (50-4-3) at Clemson when his side scores at 80:00 or later in a match.