CARY, NORTH CAROLINA - “ Clemson!” roared one side of WakeMed Soccer Park. “ Tigers!” answered the other side of the largely partisan orange-clad crowd watching Clemson men’s soccer in the national championship of the College Cup on Sunday.
No. 8 national seed Clemson built an early lead and never looked back to down No. 2 national seed Washington, 2-0.
The program-marking win adds a third national title to the men’s soccer trophy case but a first since 1987 (1984 the other). It is also Clemson’s first team national title outside of football since 2003 and a seventh national title in school history overall.