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Men’s Soccer Set for First Palmetto Series Matchup of the Season
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Men’s Soccer Set for First Palmetto Series Matchup of the Season

CLEMSON, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team will be the first matchup of the 2025 Palmetto Series Presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery, when the Gamecocks travel to the Upstate to take on the 9th ranked Tigers Tuesday at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast on the ACC Network.

Gameday Information – #WEareCarolina
When: August 26 | 7 p.m.
Where: Clemson, S.C.
Venue: Historic Riggs Field (6,500)
Series History: Clemson leads 34-17-2
Trend: Tied 1
Last Meeting: South Carolina 2, Clemson 2 | Aug. 30, 2024 | Columbia, S.C.
Carolina Win Streak: 5, 1992-1994
Clemson Win Streak: 10, 2015-2023

South Carolina Gamecocks 1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt
Coach: Tony Annan | 5th Season – 27-31-11
Goal Leader: 1 | Three Tied
Assist Leader: 1 | Matthew DeJianne and Samy Kolby
Points Leader: 2 | Three Tied
Shots Leader: 4 | Ethan Ballek
Saves Leader: 1 | Filip Versterre

#9 Clemson Tigers 0-0-1, 0-0 ACC
Coach: Mike Noonan | 16th Season

Taking the Pitch

  • This will be the 3rd meeting between the Gamecocks and Tigers.
  • The meeting last year resulted in only the second tie in the series history (10/8/2000, 0-0)
  • The two sides have met every season since the Gamecocks started their program in 1978.
  • All-time, the Tigers has out-scored the Gamecocks 100-to-59.
  • The two sides have also met six times in the NCAA Tournament.

Quick Notes

  • This is the 48th season of South Carolina men’s soccer.
  • Carolina has led the nation in attendance the last three seasons, averaging 4,399 fans per game the last two season.
  • Since the NCAA started tracking attendance in 1998, the last two seasons rank 4th and 6th all-time in average attendance.
  • They are the first program to lead the NCAA in attendance three straight seasons since UC Santa Barbara led nine straight years (2007-2015.
  • The Gamecocks have an all-time record of 538-292-87
  • The Gamecocks begin their fourth season in the Sun Belt Conference.
  • This marks the first time since 2011 that Carolina has opened the season with back-to-back road matches.
    • 1995 is the only other season in which they played back-to-back road matches to start.
  • Mika Habel and Andrews Goldsworthy both scored their first career goals in the win over College of Charleston Thursday.
    • Goldsworthy, a sixth-year defender, scored the opening goal of the match.
    • Freshman Matthew DeJianne tallied an assist in his first collegiate match on the goal from Habel.
  • Carolina was picked to finish fifth in the conference by the coaches.
  • The squad had three players named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team: Ethan Ballek, Alexander Stjernegaard, and Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez.
  • Ethan Ballek was named to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List.
  • Alexander Stjernegaard was named to the USC Midfielders to Watch List.
  • The roster features many new faces from a season ago with 13 newcomers, nine transfers and four true freshmen.
  • They return eight starters from a season ago, in addition to a duo of Mika Habel and Junior Sainte Juste who missed most of last season due to injury.

For the latest on men’s soccer, visit GamecocksOnline.com or follow the team’s social media accounts on Twitter @GamecockMSoccer, Facebook /GamecockMSoccer, and Instagram @GamecockMSoccer.

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