Notes/Year in Review The 2010 Season NOONAN NAMED HEAD COACH OF THE TIGERS--Mike Noonan, who took Brown to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and eight Ivy League Championships in 15 years, was been named Head Men's Soccer Coach at Clemson. Noonan becomes the program's fifth coach in the 75-year history of Clemson Soccer. The Clemson program has won National Championships in 1984 and 1987 and has won 13 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. 2009 SEASON MARKED 75th ANNIVERSARY OF CLEMSON SOCCER--The 2009 season marked the 75th anniversary of Clemson soccer as the Tigers first played Furman on February 14, 1934. This was also the first intercollegiate men's soccer match in the state of South Carolina. Clemson fielded soccer in 1934 through the 1939 season. Fred Kirshner coached the Tigers during this time. CLEMSON'S RECORD--Clemson finished the 2009 season with a 6-12-1 record overall. The Tigers were 2-6 in the ACC last season. CLEMSON'S LEADERS--The Tigers were led in scoring by 2009 senior by Nathan Thornton with eight goals and two assists for 18 points. Austin Savage was second in scoring with six goals and three assists for 15 points. Nick Burton led the Tigers in assists with four. BENDIK ONE OF NATION'S TOP GOALKEEPERS--Joseph Bendik, a 2009 senior, finished the season with 85 saves and a 1.39 goals allowed average. He finished his career with 281 saves, third on the Clemson career list.
NIGHT HOME MATCH RECORD--Clemson has a 194-24-13 record in home matches played at night since 1980. The first home night match was on September 24, 1980, as the Tigers defeated UNC-Charlotte 1-0. NON-CONFERENCE HOME GAMES--Clemson has a 446-110-38 record against non-conference opponents when playing at Clemson . AGAINST THE ACC--Clemson has a 73-43-10 record against Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the regular season at home. CLEMSON VS. THE TOP 10--Clemson has 59 wins versus top 10 teams over the years. The following is a list of Clemson's records when playing schools ranked in positions one through 10 according to the NSCAA poll: Overall at Clemson 1. 7-16-3 3-4-1 2. 3-13-1 2-6-0 3. 7-6-1 5-1-0 4. 10-8-1 5-4-1 5. 4-11-0 2-3-0 6. 4-10-0 2-6-0 7. 7-5-0 5-1-0 8. 7-5-2 3-0-1 9. 4-3-0 3-2-0 10. 6-6-3 3-3-1
NATHAN THORNTON NAMED TO THE ALL-ACC TOURNAMENT TEAM--Nathan Thornton, a 2009 senior was named to the All-ACC Tournament team. Thornton scored two goals in the opening round game in the 2-0 victory over Virginia Tech on November 10. CLEMSON DEFEATS EVENTUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS VIRGINIA IN 2009--Clemson defeated the 2009 National Champion Virginia Cavaliers1-0 in Charlottesville, VA on September 26. Mike Mattson scored with an assist by Connor Barbaree. This marked the second year in a row that the Tigers have defeated the eventual National Champion. The Tigers defeated Maryland in 2008. TIGERS DEFEATED TWO TOP 20 TEAMS IN 2009--Clemson defeated to top 20 teams in 2009. Clemson defeated 11thranked Virginia on September 26 and 13th-ranked N.C. State 1-0 0n October 30. CLEMSON LEADS THE ACC FOR MOST ALL-ACC HONORS-Over the years, 98 different players have earned 197 first or second team All-ACC honors since Clemson first fielded a men’s soccer squad in the 1967 season. The 197 All-ACC selections is the most among the ACC schools. CLEMSON IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT--Over the years, Clemson has a 13-18-4 record in the 23 years of the ACC tournament. Clemson has a 6-11-2 record in the quarterfinal round and a 1-0 record in the first round match. The Tigers are also 4-4-2 in the semifinal round and have a 2-3 record in the Championship game. Clemson won the ACC tournament in 1998 and 2001. The ACC tournament was started in the 1987 season. Prior to the 1987 season the ACC Champion was determined by the regular season. The Tigers won 11 ACC Titles prior to the 1987 season. Overall the Tigers have won 13 total Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. The Tigers have won three regular season titles since the 1987 season (1990, 1993, and 1998).
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Clemson had two wins over two top 20 teams in 2009. Austin Savage had the winning goal against 13-ranked N.C. State in Raleigh, NC on October 30 in the Tigers' 1-0 victory.