BLACKSBURG, Va. — Clemson soccer’s field-goal kicking woes continued on Saturday vs. Virginia Tech.
Freshman kicker Nolan Hauer tried a 46-yard discipline aim, and the Hokies blocked it up the center. The deflected ball landed in defensive again Quentin Reddish’s fingers, and he returned it for 77 yards to present the Hokies the primary lead of the sport.
Now, No. 17 Clemson (6-2, 5-1 ACC) has had 5 discipline targets blocked this season, which ranks among the many high of FBS. Hauser is now 12-for-17 from field-goal vary and 39-for-40 on point-after makes an attempt. All of his misses have got here from blocks.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney aimed to repair his staff’s field-goal safety after two have been blocked towards Florida State in October. The problem arose once more vs. Louisville final week when two have been blocked. Every of those blocks occurred on the left aspect of the road, and Swinney made personnel modifications to enhance it.
Nonetheless, Saturday’s blocked discipline aim got here via the inside of the road and led to essential factors. Clemson trials Virginia Tech (5-4, 3-2) 7-0 within the second quarter at Lane Stadium.
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville Information and the USA TODAY Community. E mail him at dcarter@gannett.com and observe him on X, previously often known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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