Clemson Falls to Wake Forest in NCAA Third Round

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Wake Forest’s Dylan Borso scored just over one minute into overtime to give the Demon Deacons the 2-1, golden-goal victory on Sunday night in the third round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. With the win, Wake Forest advances to the quarterfinals, while the loss ends the Tigers’ national title defense. 

ACC Freshman of the Year Ransford Gyan got the Tigers on the board first, perfectly striking a ball from Arthur Duquenne with his left foot to give Clemson the 1-0 lead in the 21’. The Tigers took nine shots in the first half but couldn’t capitalize and extend the lead before Wake Forest evened the score in the 43’.  

The teams were evenly matched in the second half, with Clemson taking three shots to Wake Forest’s four and both squads earning four corner kicks. After 45:00 of scoreless action, the match went to overtime where the first team to score wins.

On an assist from Basit Umar, Borso was able to end the match at the 91:07 mark to win it for the Demon Deacons.

Clemson finished the 2024 season at 15-3-4, 12-1-0 at Historic Riggs Field. This marked the Tigers' 37th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the fifth time in six seasons the Tigers made it to one of the final 16 (third round).