Soccer Hosts Top-10 Tigers in ACC Home Opener

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – After playing five of its last six matches on the road, the University of Miami soccer team will begin a four-match homestand Sunday against No. 7/5 Clemson.

The Hurricanes and Tigers are set to face off at 1:00 p.m. at Cobb Stadium in Miami’s first of five ACC home matches this season.

The two sides’ last meeting in Coral Gables came in 2013 and it was a thrilling one. Miami scored a pair of goals in the final five minutes, including one with six seconds remaining, to defeat the Tigers 2-1. The Hurricanes are 6-1-0 in the last seven matchups with Clemson, with three-straight home victories.

Both Miami and Clemson began the 2015 season at the Nike Charleston Classic in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and each had its first match cancelled due to weather.

Miami (3-6-0, 0-2-0 ACC) has won three of its last five matches and has recorded 25 more shot attempts than its opponents so far this season. Senior forward Amy Schmidt leads the team in points (12) and goals (four) and is also tied with freshman midfielder Ainsly Wolfinbarger for first in assists (four).

Clemson comes into the match sporting a 7-1-1 record this season, including a 1-1-0 mark in conference play. The Tigers won each of their first six matches to open the year.

Action between Miami and Clemson will be carried live on ESPN3 and can be found HERE, with live stats also available HERE.

Sunday’s match will also be Jill Ellis Celebration Game at Cobb Stadium, as Ellis, the head coach of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion U.S. National Team, will be recognized before the match and be a guest at a post-match clinic. Additionally, the first 100 fans will receive UM soccer sunglasses and sunblock.

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