No. 8/14 [1] Vanderbilt vs No. 24/- [8] Clemson
Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7 p.m. • ESPN+
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• Clemson leads the all-time series 3-1-2 with the first matchup taking place 1994, resulting in a 2-1 Tiger win.
• Thursday’s meeting will be the fifth postseason meeting between the teams, all in the NCAA Tournament
• The two squads last met in the first round of the 2022 tournament with Vanderbilt taking a 1-0 win at Clemson
• Vandy is 1-1-2 all time against the Tigers in postseason action and 1-0-1 under head coach Darren Ambrose
The Opponent
• Clemson enters the contest 8-5-5overall, coming off a 2-1 win over Liberty in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last weekend
• The Tigers missed out on the ACC Tournament this season after going 4-4-2 in conference play and won four-straight before dropping to No. 10 Duke in the regular season finale
Scouting Report
• Juju Harris, who leads the Tigers with seven goals on the year, has scored four of the seven within the first 10 minutes of a match. She had a hat trick of assists in Clemson’s 3-2 win over SMU. Harris leads the Tigers in goals (seven), assists (eight) and points (22)
• Addy Holgorsen, started in 18 matches this season for the Tigers and registering 30 saves and boasting a 1.45 GAA this year
• Renee Lyles, has the second most goals with three and has dished five assists. Two of their three goals came against App State
Last Time Out
• Top-seeded Vanderbilt soccer shut out Tennessee Tech in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-0 decision on Friday night at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. The Commodores improve to 16-3-2, tying the most wins a season under head coach Darren Ambrose and the most since 2018
• After a scoreless first half, Courtney Jones opened the scoring in the 56th minute, cleaning up a loose ball at the top of the box for her seventh goal of the season. Five minutes later, senior Mary Beth McLaughlin doubled the lead with a driven finish inside the right post, marking her first career goal
• Vanderbilt out shot the Golden Eagles (7-7-8) 21-2 and earned a 12–1 advantage in corner kicks while holding 76 percent possession. Keeper Sara Wojdelko needed just one save to register her 10th shutout of the season, tied for the third most in a single season in program history. The graduate now has 21 career clean sheets, sole possession of third-most in program history. Vandy’s 13 clean sheets are the most since 2005, when they registered 15 shutouts
WOJO MOJO
• Vandy’s defense has the fourth-best GAA in the country at .457
• Wojo leads the charge in net, with the current fourth-best GAA in a single season in program history
• For her career, she’s at .69 which is currently the second-best in program history in the career category
• Woj has tallied 21 career clean sheets, taking third place in program history
• This season, she has posted 10 shutouts which is third most in a single season in program history and tied for ninth in the country
