No. 1 Clemson Travels to South Carolina for Palmetto Series Matchup

CLEMSON, S.C. – The top-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team (1-0-0) is set to travel to its first away match of the season against the South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0-1) at Stone III Stadium in Columbia, S.C on Friday, August 30 at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+, and live stats are available. 

Tigers are the unanimous No. 1 team heading into this week after trouncing the Penn State Nittany Lions, 3-0 in their first home match. Graduate forward Alex Meinhard scored the first goal of the season, with junior transfer Misei Yoshizawa adding to the points by scoring his first goal as a Tiger shortly after. An own goal by the Nittany Lions upped the score to 3 on the night. Goalkeeper, Joseph Andema, earned his first clean sheet of the 2024 season with two crucial saves in the second half.    

This will be the 53rd meeting between the Tigers and the Gamecocks, with the Tigers leading the series record at 34-17-1. This matchup between the two schools marks the first contest in the 2024-25 Palmetto Series, presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery.