Clemson Tigers News: Women’s Soccer is going to the Final Four
By John Chancey
Happy Sunday State Champions! Here is your Clemson Tigers News.
Scoreboard
Clemson Women’s Soccer 2, Penn State 1: The Tigers defeat the Nittany Lions and advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament!
The Final Four of the tournament is officially called the College Cup, and it will be held in Cary, North Carolina. The Tigers will have a re-match of the ACC Championship, as Florida State won their bracket to advance to the College Cup as well.
Makenna Morris scored in the 69th minute and Caroline Conti hit the winner in the 84th to put the Tigers ahead of Penn State.
The Tigers are now the third women’s team in school history to advance to a national semifinal, following Women’s Tennis in 2004 and 2005.
Clemson will play the Seminoles on December 1st.
Clemson Women’s Basketball 64, Tulsa 74: Amari Robinson scores a career-high 29 points but the Tigers lose to the Golden Hurricane.
The game was streaky, with the Tigers taking the advantage early. Tulsa pushed back in the 2nd and third to take a strong lead. A late push by Clemson wasn’t enough to close the gap.
Clemson finishes their weekend with a matchup with UAPB today.
Clemson Football 16, South Carolina 7: It wasn’t pretty. At times, it was downright ugly. In the end, it was sweet as sugar.
The Tigers are once again the State Champions, smothering the Gamecocks with a great defensive effort. You can read the recap of the game here. Further coverage will be coming through the week.
Today’s Events
Clemson Women’s Basketball vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Today at 4:15 PM in Houston, Texas
Clemson Men’s Soccer at New Hampshire: Today at 5:00 PM in Durham, New Hampshire – NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Don’t forget the postseason volleyball tournaments will be announced tonight. The NCAA Volleyball Tournament Selection Show will be at 6:00 PM on ESPN. The National Volleyball Invitational Championship selections will be announced immediately following the NCAA announcements.
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