Oct. 3, 1999

CLEMSON, S.C. - Orjan Bjaneso assisted on three Akron goals as the Zips defeated Clemson 3-1 in the 24th annual Clemson/Nike Soccer at Clemson, SC Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Arkon improves to 6-3-1 overall, while Clemson falls to 3-5-2 this season. Akron finished third in the tournament, and Clemson was fourth.

Christer Larsen, Torbjorn Birkeland, and Chris Gnandt all scored for Akron in the match.

Bjaneso becomes only the third player in history to have three assists against the Tigers. His performance was also a tournament record.

AKRON 3, CLEMSON 1

Akron--Christer Larsen (Orjan Bjaneso and Frank Ross) 30:36
Akron--Torbojorn Birkeland (Orjan Bjaneso) 58:00
Clemson--Bob Cavanagh (Mark Lisi) 83:05
Akron--Chris Gnandt (Orjan Bjaneso) 87:44

Shots: Clemson 9, Akron 11
Corner Kicks: Clemson 6, Akron 6
Saves: Josh Campbell (C) 0, Kyle Milligan (A) 2
Fouls: Clemson 10, Akron 26
Attendance: 1,836

24th Annual Clemson/Nike Men's Soccer Invitational
All-Tournament Team
Dustin Ducharme, Akron
Orjan Bjaneso, Akron
Mike Potempa, Clemson
Fabio Tambosi, Clemson
Graham Seagraves, Furman
Seth Marks, Furman
Andy Foy, Furman
Eric Denton, Santa Clara
Jeff Stewart, Santa Clara
Keith Burden, Santa Clara, Defensive MVP
Anthony Chimienti, Santa Clara, Offensive MVP