(4) Clemson Soccer Faces NC State Thursday

Who: #4 CLEMSON TIGERS (11-2-1, 5-2-0 ACC) vs. N.C. STATE WOLFPACK (10-3-1, 4-2-0 ACC) When: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 7:00 p.m. Where: Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, N.C. Watch: ESPN3: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2659687/clemson-vs-north-carolina-state-w-soccer Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ncsu/wsoc/ History: Clemson is 16-5-4 against Pittsburgh all-time; the Tigers won last seasons meeting in Clemson by a score of 2-0 Notes: CLEMSON: – Currently have the No. 2 RPI in the country, released earlier this week. – Ranked 6th in the NSCAA poll, the highest since Nov. 5, 2000. – Soccer America also ranks the Tigers at 6th in the country. – The Tigers are coming off a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh at Historic Riggs Field on Oct. 16. – Junior midfielder Catrina Atanda and junior defender Claire Wagner lead the team in points (10). – Atanda and junior forward Jenna Weston are tied for the lead in goals (4). – Freshman defender Samantha Staab leads the Tigers in assists with five. – Junior goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has 46 saves and has allowed just twelve goals for a save percentage of .793. – Sheridan recorded a career-high 11 saves in Clemson‘s 1-0 win over Georgia on Sept. 4 in Athens. – Sheridan has five shutouts this season and currently ranks third in Clemson history in career shutouts (20). N.C. STATE: – The Wolfpack are coming off a 3-0 loss against Syracuse on Oct. 18 – Sophomore forward Jackie Stengel leads the team in goals (5) and points (11). – Goalkeepers Mackenzie Stelljes and Sydney Wooten have split time in net for the Wolfpack, recording 606 and 789 minutes respcetively. – The Wolfpack are being outshot by opponents 226 to 136 and outscored by opponents 27 to 12.