Post Match Notes — No. 5 North Carolina v. No. 3 Clemson

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Participation

• Clemson saw 16 players take the field.
• Six players earned 110 minutes in the match.
  • George Marks, Oskar Agren, Justin Malou, John Martin, Charlie Asensio and Philip Mayaka.
• This is the first match to have gone 110 minutes since Clemson played to a 1-1 draw against Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinals (Dec. 6, 2019).
• Five players have started in each of the Tigers’ first seven matches this season.
  • Oskar Agren, Justin Malou, Kimarni Smith, Grayson Barber and Charlie Asensio.
• Oskar Agren continues to lead the team in minutes (661), posting his seventh consecutive full match of the season.

milestone moments

• Josh Hallenberger earned his first collegiate appearance.
• James Brighton made his 15th collegiate start.
• Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador earned his 35th appearance and 25th collegiate start.
• George Marks recorded his 80th collegiate save during the match.
  • Marks is now in a tie for 15th in Clemson’s record book for most career saves.
• Callum Johnson earned his 30th career point by providing the assist on Clemson’s final goal of the match.
• Johnson recorded his 80th career shot during the match.
• Kimarni Smith’s brace was scored just 36 seconds apart.
• Clemson’s record for the shortest time between goals is 31 seconds, set by Wolde Harris on Sept. 11, 1994, against North Carolina.
• Smith recorded his 100th career shot during the match.
• Grayson Barber’s goal was his 40th career point. 
• John Martin earned his fifth collegiate start. All five have come this season.
• Oskar Agren started in his 29th consecutive match. This is the longest active streak on the team.

SERIES HISTORY

• Clemson now leads the series, 29-28-7.
• Tuesday’s match was the first top-five contest between the sides in 64 matches.
• Clemson has scored 132 goals against North Carolina, the third-most against any opponent in program history.
• The Tigers are now 16-9-5 against the Tar Heels.

Noonan milestones

• Head Coach Mike Noonan improved his all-time record to 339-181-72.

   

• Noonan is now 115-65-31 in his 11 seasons leading Clemson.

   

• Tuesday’s 3-3 result is only the second time a Noonan-led Clemson team has tied after scoring three or four goals in a match.

   

  • Noonan has a record of 37-0-2 while at Clemson when his team scores three or four goals in a match.
• Noonan has earned four points against top-five opponents this season, the most in any single season during his time at Clemson.

FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT’S MATCH

• Clemson is now 12 points away from registering 8,000 points in program history.
• Clemson is now 7 goals away from reaching 2,800 goals in program history.
• Clemson is now 4-0-1 when scoring first this season.