Vanderbilt soccer advances to NCAA Sweet 16 with win over Clemson

No. 1-seed Vanderbilt eked out a 3-2, double-overtime win over Clemson to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women's soccer tournament and a rematch with LSU.

It marks the second straight appearance for Vanderbilt (17-3-2) in the third round. Vanderbilt hosts LSU on Nov. 24 (2 p.m., ESPN+). LSU defeated Iowa 2-1 to reach the program's first Sweet 16. The Commodores-LSU game is a rematch of the SEC championship game, which Vandy won on penalty kicks on Nov. 9.

On Nov. 21, Adysen Armenta's golden goal in the 107th minute gave Vanderbilt the win at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex.

Vanderbilt fell behind 1-0 less than a minute until the game before Sydney Watts' goal tied the game in the 55th minutes on a cross from Maci Teater. Mary Beth McLaughlin then gave Vanderbilt the lead, 2-1, on an unassisted goal. Clemson (8-6-5) tied the game on Anna Castenfelt's penalty kick, after a Vanderbilt hand ball, tied the game to put it into overtime.

Vanderbilt's second-round win came after a 2-0 victory over Tennessee Tech on Nov. 14.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt soccer advances in NCAA tournament, beats Clemson