A Comparison Of The Participants
The Final Four | Clemson | Notre Dame | Washington | Georgetown |
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Overall Record | 15-5-1 | 14-5-4 | 17-1-2 | 18-2-1 |
Conference | ACC | ACC | Pac-12 | Big East |
Conference Record | 5-3-0 | 4-2-2 | 6-1-2 | 8-2-0 |
Regular Season Finish In Conference Play | 1st Atlantic Division | 3rd Coastal Division | 2nd | 1st |
Record Away for Home | 4-2-0 | 3-3-2 | 8-0-1 | 4-2-0 |
Coach Years At Helm | Mike Noonan 12 | Chad Riley 4 | Jamie Clark 11 | Brian Wiese 16 |
NCAA Seed | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
RPI | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
CSN (11-14-21/United Soccer Coaches (11-9-21) Rank At End Of Regular Season | 15/9 | 7/20 | 1/3 | 2/7 |
Average # Shots Per Game | 16.3 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 17.0 |
Shots On Goal % | .398 | .409 | .406 | .413 |
Total Goals Scored | 48 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
Average Goals Scored Per Game | 2.28 | 2.22 | 2.30 | 1.95 |
Total Goals Allowed | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
Average # Of Goals Allowed Per Game | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
Number Shutouts | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Most Goals Scored In A Game | 5 ( 4 times) | 4 | 4 | 4 (3 times) |
Most Goals Allowed In A Game | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Corner Kicks Taken | 140 | 126 | 130 | 135 |
Corner Kicks Allowed | 89 | 120 | 73 | 50 |
Win Streak | 2 wins 1 tie | 4 wins 1 tie | 3 | 5 wins 1 tie |
Last Loss | Duke 0-1 November 10 | UNC 1-3 October 29 | Oregon State 2-3 October 22 | Marquette 0-1 October 30 |
Strength | Determination/ Grit | Balance/Composure Momentum | Explosiveness/ Opportunistic | Balance/Resilience Depth |
How The Beat You | Persistence/Work Rate | Consistency/Full 90 Minute Shift | Set Pieces/Run of Play | Possession/Tempo |
Where The Have The Edge | Midfield | Backline | Midfield | Up-Top |
Top Goal Scorer | Isaiah Reed Forward (7g, 3a) Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador Midfielder (7g, 5a) | Jack Lynn Forward (9g, 4a) | Dylan Teves Midfielder (12g, 7a) | Stefan Stojanovic Forward (9g, 2a) Dante Polvara Midfielder (7g, 6a) |
# Players With 3 Or More Goals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wild Card – The X Factor | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvadore Senior Midfielder | Dawson McCartney Graduate Student Midfielder | Christian Soto Sophomore Midfielder Lucas Meek RS Junior Midfielder | Will Sands Junior Forward Marlon Tabora Sophomore Forward |
Key Distributor | Ousmane Sylla (5g, 6a) | Dawson McCartney (7g, 5a) | Charlie Ostrem (1g, 9a) | Chris Hegardt (0g, 5a) |
Key Defender | Oskar Agren Junior | Philip Quinton Senior | Ryan Sailor RS Senior | Sean Zawadzki Senior |
Goalkeeper | George Marks Senior 0.86 GAA | Bryan Dowd Sophomore 0.90 GAA | Sam Fowler Sophomore 0.66 GAA | Giannis Nikopolidis Senior 0.77 GAA |
Don’t Underestimate | Quinn McNeill Senior Midfielder (4g, 4a) | Daniel Russo Sophomore Forward (3g, 4a) | Gio Miglietti Junior Forward (6g, 2a) | Zach Riviere Senior Midfielder (4g, 4a) |
Freshmen To Watch | Tim Strobeck Forward Elton Chifamba Midfielder | Matthew Roou Forward Josh Ramsey Defender | Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Midfielder | Kieran Sargeant Defender Ronan Dillow Forward |
A Key Element | Justin Malou Senior Defender | Paddy Burns Sophomore Defender | Charlie Ostrem Junior Defender Kendall Burks Junior Defender | Daniel Wu Junior Defender Kenny Nielsen Sophomore Defender |
The Glue | Charlie Asensio Senior Defender Callum Johnson Senior Midfielder | Philip Quinton Senior Defender | Ryan Sailor RS Senior Sam Fowler Sophomore Goalkeeper | Sean Zawadzki Senior Midfielder Dante Polvara Junior Midfielder |
Cards: Yellow/Red | 31/2 | 40/1 | 26/2 | 16/0 |
Last Trip To College Cup | 2015 | 2013 | None | 2019 |
Road Traveled Home- H Away – A | Beat Denver 1-0 (H) Beat Kentucky 2-1 (H) Tie Oregon State 1-1 advance 4-3 in pks (A) | Beat Villanova 3-0 (H) Beat Wake Forest 2-0 (H) Tie Pitt 1-1 advance 4-2 in pks (H) | Beat Portland 3-1 (H) Beat Indiana 3-2 (H) Beat Saint Louis 2-0 (H) | Beat Georgia State 2-0 (H) Beat Providence 4-1 (H) Tie West Virginia 1-1 advance 4-1 in pks (H) |
Semifinal #1- Clemson vs. Notre Dame – 6 pm. EST – Friday – December 10, 2021
Semifinal #2 – Georgetown vs. Washington – 8:30 pm EST – Friday – December 10, 2021
Championship Game – 2 p.m. EST – Sunday – December 12, 2021
Wake Med Soccer Park – Cary, North Carolina
All Games Live on ESPNU