It was another exciting weekend in Clemson sports. While Dabo Swinney's football team dominated the headlines with their hard-fought 18-13 road win over Syracuse, we also have important results to discuss with the women's basketball team and the men's soccer team. While Shawn Poppie's squad had no issues putting away UNC Greensboro, Mike Noonan's group will have to wait a minute to play.
This is the time of the year where the fall sports start to slow down, but the winter sports are only just getting started. We saw Brad Brownell's men's team outlast the American Eagles on Friday night to improve to 2-0 on the young basketball season. With Swinney's guys improving to 6-3 on the season, the Tigers will now be bowl eligible for the 28th season in a row. It is a feat worth celebrating for sure!
Rather than beat around the bush for a second longer, let us dive into Monday's Clemson roundup.
Clemson's red zone issues are pretty much in a league of their own now
Nine games into the 2026 college football season, and we have learned one thing about this Clemson offense: it cannot score once it gets into the red zone. Chapel Fowler of The State Newspaper let it be known that Clemson ranks No. 137 overall out of 138 FBS teams in red zone touchdown percentage. Clemson's 36.7 percentage clip is only better than the 35.5 mark of the Florida International Panthers.
Let that sink in for a second. Clemson is only better than the seventh most notable college football program out of Florida in terms of scoring touchdowns in the red zone. It could be a talent issue, but this truly does come back to coaching. We have to wonder if Swinney will come to his senses and move on from his ineffective offensive coordinator Chad Morris at the end of the year. He is so bad.
Clemson will have a breezy next game hosting lowly Georgia Tech before running the gauntlet a bit.
Through nine games, Clemson football ranks No. 137 out of 138 FBS teams in red zone touchdown percentage at 36.7%. Tigers have been inside the opponent's 20-yard line 30 times this year and only have TDs on 11 of those possessions. Only team worse is FIU (11 for 31, 35.5%)
— Chapel Fowler (@chapelfowler) November 8, 2026
Edie Clarke's double-double propels Clemson past UNC Greensboro
On Sunday afternoon, Clemson women's team went out and dominated the UNC Greensboro Spartans to the tune of 72-44. Clemson was expected to win this early-season, non-conference game, but any win to help build this team's confidence should be seen as a huge positive. The star performer for the Tigers on Sunday was undoubtedly forward Edie Clarke with her double-double.
Clarke had a game-high 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. While she only made one of her three free-throw attempts, she also had a game-high 11 rebounds, to go along with three assists, two steals and a block in Clemson's 28-point home win over the Spartans. Poppie needed for someone like Clarke to step up, as nobody else really shot the ball well from the floor for the Tigers on Sunday.
Clemson will host arch rival South Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET over at Littlejohn.
Clemson men's soccer gets upset by North Carolina in ACC Tournament
This was not the outcome Noonan was hoping for out of his soccer team. Clemson was able to beat Duke on Wednesday in its first round of the ACC Tournament to reach the quarterfinals. Although they got a tougher matchup in the North Carolina Tar Heels, few were expecting for the Tigers to lose at home to them. They did just that, dropping the match to UNC, 3-2. Clemson is 13-3-2 on the year.
North Carolina got two goals on Clemson in the first half before the momentum shifted. Clemson was able to tie it up in the final 45 minutes to force overtime. Clemson and North Carolina were unable to score in the first 10-minute overtime period. Then, six minutes into the second one, UNC was given a penalty kick for a foul in the box. The Tar Heels converted it to end Clemson's run in this tournament.
Clemson now awaits its NCAA Tournament seeding, which will be a week out on Monday, Nov. 16.
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