Clemson Tigers News: Spencer Strider, David Sanders and Mckenna Slavik

Sep 13, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider (99) throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider (99) throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Happy Hump Day! Here is today’s Clemson Tigers News.

Scoreboard

Clemson Men’s Soccer 7, Gardner-Webb 0: Seven goals for seven goal scorers in Clemson United’s win over the Bulldogs.

Alex Meinhard (18th), Nathan Richmond (22nd), and Pape Mar Boye (28th) scored in the first half for the Tigers.

Jackson Wrobel (63rd), Isaiah Easley (65th), Remi Okunla (79th), and Tyler Trimnal (87th) finished off the night for the Tigers in the second half.

The win improves Clemson to 5-2-1 and is their third in a row. The Tigers next visit Wake Forest this Friday.

Today’s Events

Clemson Volleyball vs Georgia Tech: 7:00 PM at Jervey Gym

Spencer Strider continues to set new records

Clemson Baseball alum Spencer Strider had 11 strikeouts against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. This pushed his career strikeout tally to 435, which is a record for the first fifty starts of a Major League career.

Big 2025 Clemson Football target will be in Death Valley Saturday

Offensive tackle David Sanders will be in Death Valley for Clemson’s game against Florida State.

Sanders is 6′-6″ and 255 pounds, and plays for Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the 3rd overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite Ranking, and the 1st overall prospect in 247Sports proper.

Mckenna Slavik to be honored for assists milestone this Friday

Clemson Volleyball’s Mckenna Slavik achieved a career milestone this season when she reached 4,000 assists. Slavik will be recognized for this achievement before Clemson’s Friday game against NC State at Jervey Gym.

Here’s how SMU got into the ACC

When the Atlantic Coast Conference decided to expand, they didn’t just add two schools from the disintegrating PAC-12. They also added SMU, which at first seemed to be an odd choice.

It soon became known that SMU was forgoing television payouts from the ACC for a considerable period of time. Most schools couldn’t keep their programs afloat without that revenue.

So how can SMU pull it off? Here’s how:

They basically made up three years of ACC television revenue in donations in one week. Salute.

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