No. 5 Stanford at No. 2 Clemson
Friday, September 6 • 4:00 p.m. PT | ACCNX
UP NEXT » Stanford faces off against Clemson on Friday at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C. at 4 p.m. PT. It’s the first road match of the season for Stanford. The Cardinal owns a 2-1-1 record against Clemson, with the most recent matchup coming in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament last season as a 2-0 loss for Stanford.
STANFORD’S FIRST ACC CONTEST » Stanford men’s soccer will compete in the university’s first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference event on Friday evening against Clemson.
TWO-WIN WEEK » Stanford scored nine goals while allowing just one to earn two decisive wins last week. The Cardinal topped Cal State Fullerton 5-0 thanks to two goals from Shane de Flores, including the game-winning goal in the contest. Noah Adnan, Fletcher Bank, and Trevor Islam each scored as well, including the first career goal for Islam. Alex Chow and Nico Rei McMillan also both registered their first career assists in the game as Stanford got back to winning ways. The Cardinal followed up the Fullerton win with a 4-1 victory over Saint Mary’s. Jackson Kiil, Louis Sterobo, Shane de Flores, and Duncan Jarvie each netted a goal in the game while Dylan Groeneveled, Zach Bohane, Fletcher Bank, and Will Reilly each recorded assists.
INAUGURAL ACC SEASON » Stanford kicks off it’s inaugural ACC season this year, completing its move from the Pac-12. The ACC features 15 men’s soccer programs, nine more conference opponents than the Cardinal had in its previous conference. Stanford will compete for ACC supremacy against Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. The new-look ACC features 15 men’s soccer programs this season with the addition of California, SMU and three-time national champion Stanford. Eleven of the ACC’s 15 programs competed in the NCAA Tournament last year.
STANFORD IN THE RANKINGS » The Cardinal moved to No. 5 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches rankings and to No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings. Following its decisive two-win week, Stanford rose from No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Rankings and No. 6 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
NCAA STATS » The Cardinal has been among the most efficient teams in college soccer this season. Stanford currently ranks eighth in goal differential (+8), eighth in total assists (11),…
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