Greenville Leader

With a comeback victory to No. 1 Oregon State, the Clemson Tigers advanced to the College Cup.

"Incredibly happy and proud of the team. Oregon State is a quality team that was deserving of the No. 1 ranking. We got stronger as the game went on, and I felt it fitting that we prevailed to advance. We spoke all week about doing something very hard. Trust, belief in each other and hard work carried the Tigers tonight. We couldn't be happier to represent Clemson and the ACC in this year's College Cup," said head coach Mike Noonan.

This will be Clemson's ninth appearance in the College Cup.

With the game tied at 1-1 after two overtime periods, No. 8 Clemson advanced to the College Cup by edging the Beavers 4-3 in penalty kicks. The first thirty minutes of the game were filled with a steady Oregon State attack. However, when a corner kick found the head of Sofiane Djeffal, the Beavers got on board. In the 100th minute of the match and the final minute of the first overtime, freshman Tim Ströbeck took a dangerous shot on goal but unfortunately, Adrian Fernandez, the Beaver goalkeeper, saved it and thus pushed the match into the second overtime. However, even the final 10 minutes were not enough for the two teams to score, and hence, the match moved on to penalty kicks.

The winner of the game between Clemson and Notre Dame will play against the winner of No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Georgetown in the National Championship match.