A Comparison Of The Final Four Teams
The Final Four | Clemson | West Virginia | Oregon State | Notre Dame |
Conference | ACC (Clemson) | Sun Belt (West Virginia) | Pac-12 (Oregon State) | ACC (Notre Dame) |
Coach/ Years At Helm | Mike Noonan 14 (Clemson) | Dan Stratford 4 (West Virginia) | Greg Dalby 1 (Oregon State) | Chad Riley 6 (Notre Dame) |
Last Trip To College Cup | 2021 (Clemson) | None (West Virginia) | None (Oregon State) | 2021 (Notre Dame) |
NCAA Seed | Nine (Clemson)_ | Five (West Virginia) | None (Oregon State) | Two (Notre Dame) |
RPI | 17 (Clemson) | 6 (West Virginia) | 28 (Oregon State) | 3 (Notre Dame) |
Overall Record | 13-3-5 (Clemson) | 17-2-4 (West Virginia) | 11-5-5 (Oregon State) | 12-2-6 (Notre Dame) |
Conference Record | 4-2-2 (Clemson) | 5-1-3 (West Virginia) | 4-1-5 (Oregon State) | 6-0-2 (Notre Dame) |
Record Away From Home | 2-2-2 (Clemson) | 6-2-1 (West Virginia) | 6-2-2 (Oregon State) | 3-0-0 (Notre Dame) |
CSN/United Soccer Coaches Rank In Last Poll | 3/14 (Clemson) | 2/5 (West Virginia) | NR/NR (Oregon State) | 9/4 (Notre Dame) |
Win Streak/ Unbeaten Streak | 3/12 (Clemson) | 3/3 (West Virginia) | 4/8 (Oregon State) | 3/3 (Notre Dame) |
Last Loss | Wake Forest 0-1 (Clemson) | Marshall 2-3 (West Virginia) | Stanford 0-4 (Oregon State) | Louisville (3-4) Notre Dame |
Total Goals Scored Average Goals Scored Per Game | 57 2.71 (Clemson) | 47 2.04 (West Virginia) | 40 1.90 (Oregon State) | 42 2.16 (Notre Dame) |
Top Goal Scorer | Ousmane Sylla (12) (Clemson) | Yutaro Tsukada (12) Marcus Caldeira (12) (West Virginia) | Logan Farrington (15) (Oregon State) | Matthew Roou (10) (Notre Dame) |
Number Players With 3 Or More Goals | 9 (Clemson) | 4 (West Virginia) | 5 (Oregon State) | 4 (Notre Dame) |
Total Number Shots Average Shots Per Game | 311 14.8 (Clemson) | 293 12.3 (West Virginia) | 303 14.4 (Oregon State) | 258 13.6 (Notre Dame) |
Number Shots On Goal Shots on Goal % | 143 .469 (Clemson) | 132 0.451 (West Virginia) | 123 0.406 (Oregon State) | 115 .446 (Notre Dame) |
Corners Taken | 157 (Clemson) | 118 (West Virginia) | 96 (Oregon State) | 108 (Notre Dame) |
Goals Allowed Average Per Game | 18 0.86 (Clemson) | 22 0.96 (West Virginia) | 25 1.19 (Oregon State) | 13 0.63 (Notre Dame) |
Goalkeeper GAA | Joseph Andema 0.87 (Clemson) | Jackson Lee 0.96 (West Virginia) | Luis Castillo 1.12 (Oregon State) | Bryan Dowd 0.66 (Notre Dame) |
Key Defender | Gael Gibert Graduate Student (Clemson) | Frederick Jorgensen Junior (West Virginia) | Turner Humphrey Redshirt Junior (Oregon State) | Kyle Genenbacher Junior Paddy Burns Senior (Notre Dame) |
Number Shutouts (team) | 9 (Clemson) | 9 (West Virginia) | 7 (Oregon State) | 11 (Notre Dame) |
Most Goals Allowed In A Single Game | 3 (two times) (Clemson) | 3 (two times) (West Virginia) | 4 (one time) | 3 (one time) (Notre Dame) |
Corners Allowed | 72 (Clemson) | 99 (West Virginia) | 102 (Oregon State) | 98 (Notre Dame) |
Team Strength | Work Ethic/Balance (Clemson) | Pace/Energy (West Virginia) | Opportunistic (Oregon State) | Consistency/Balance (Notre Dame) |
How They Beat You | Pressure (Clemson) | Transition (West Virginia) | Momentum/Belief (West Virginia) | Set Pieces/Resolve (Notre Dame) |
Where They Have The Edge | Midfield/Backline (Clemson) | Up Top (West Virginia) | Midfield (Oregon State) | Backline/Goal (Notre Dame) |
Wild Card/X Factor | Alex Meinhard Senior Forward (Clemson) | Marcus Caldeira Sophomore Forward (West Virginia) | Arnau Farnos Sophomore Forward (Oregon State) | Eno Nto Junior Forward (Notre Dame) |
A Key Distributor | Nathan Richmond (5g, 5a) (Clemson) | Yutaro Tsukada (12g, 9a) (West Virginia) | Dante Williams (7g, 6a) (Oregon State) | KK Balfour (2g, 7a) (Notre Dame) |
Don’t Underestimate | Joran Gerbet Midfielder (Clemson) | Max Broughton Junior (West Virginia) | Luis Castillo Sophomore (Oregon State) | Daniel Russo Forward (Notre Dame) |
Freshmen To Watch | Pape Mar Boye Defender (Clemson) | Constantinos Christou Midfielder (West Virginia) | Enzo Newman Forward Jacob Zapien Defender (Oregon State) | Nolan Spicer Forward (Notre Dame) |
A Key Element | Adam Lundegard Defender (Clemson) | Luke McCormick Midfielder Sergio Ors Navarro Midfielder (West Virginia) | Ellis Spikner Forward (Oregon State) | Bryce Boneau Midfielder (Notre Dame) |
The Glue | Brandon Parrish Senior Midfielder (Clemson) | Otto Ollikainen Junior Midfielder (West Virginia) | Javier Armas Senior Midfielder (Oregon State) | Josh Ramsey Junior Defender Bryan Dowd Senior Goalkeeper (Notre Dame) |
Cards: Yellow/Red | 42/2 (Clemson) | 42/0 (West Virginia) | 36/2 (Oregon State) | 23/2 (Notre Dame) |
The Road Traveled | Clemson | West Virginia | Oregon State | Notre Dame |
Home (h) Away (a) | Clemson Charlotte 3-0 (h) New Hampshire 1-0 (h) Stanford 2-0 (h) | West Virginia Louisville 1-0 (h) Vermont 2-1 (h) LMU 3-1 (h) | Oregon State Seattle 2-1 (h) Portland 3-0 (a) SMU 7-1 (a) North Carolina 1-0 (a) | Notre Dame Kentucky 2-0 (h) Western Michigan 0-0 adv in pk’s 4-2 (h) Indiana 1-1 adv in pk’a 5-4 (h) |
Semifinal 1 – Clemson vs Louisville – Friday 6 p.m. EST. – Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville Kentucky
Semifinal 2 – Oregon State vs Notre Dame – Friday 8:30 p.m. EST
National Championship – Monday 8 p.m. EST