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Clemson Soccer: Defending Champion Tigers picked to win ACC

By Marty Coleman

Dec 12, 2021; Cary, NC, USA; Clemson forward Isaiah Reid (27) reacts at the end of the game as Washington defender Ryan Sailor (4) is in the background at WakeMed Soccer Park. Clemson defeated Washington 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2021; Cary, NC, USA; Clemson forward Isaiah Reid (27) reacts at the end of the game as Washington defender Ryan Sailor (4) is in the background at WakeMed Soccer Park. Clemson defeated Washington 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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The reigning National Champion Clemson Soccer team was picked to win the ACC in a vote of the league’s head coaches Tuesday.

The Tigers were also ranked number one nationally this preseason.

Half of the league’s 12 head coaches chose Clemson as the overall league champion, with North Carolina and Pitt each gaining 2 votes and Notre Dame and Wake Forest getting a vote apiece.

The Tigers recorded 9 first place votes in the Atlantic Division, totaling 64 points, while Wake Forest received the other three votes and compiled 55 points.

The Coastal Division vote was closer, with Pitt getting 6 first place votes and 57 points, beating out North Carolina with 5 votes and 52 total points.

The Tigers are coming off a wild ride to the title in last year’s NCAA Tournament, when they advanced on penalty kicks twice before defeating Washington 2-0 in the final to claim the programs third national championship in program history and first since 1987.

Along the way Clemson defeated three top nine seeds, including number one.

The Tigers return All-ACC players Ousmane Sylla and Hamady Diop along with College Cup Offensive MVP Isaiah Reid and will do battle against what promises to be a very deep ACC.

Clemson soccer opens Mike Noonan’s 13th kicks off the season August 26th against national power Indiana in Clemson

This will be Mike Noonan’s 13th season at Clemson and the Tigers kick off the season August 26 at Historic Riggs Field against thirteenth ranked Indiana.

Noonan has collected a 140-72-35 record at Clemson, including a 81-29-14 record over the past six seasons.

Prior to Clemson Noonan was Head Coach at Wheaton, New Hampshire and Brown and his overall record is 364-188-76.

Reid a senior from South Pointe High in Rock Hill, played 63 minutes and scored both goals for Clemson in the National Championship game vs. Washington.

Both Diop and Sylla are juniors from Dakar, Senegal.

Wofford took down the Tigers last Saturday in an exhibition match, while the Tigers beat Furman 3-0 last evening, leaving Clemson with a final exhibition against Georgia State on August 20th.

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