The 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his seventh season. Home games are played at Riggs Field.[1]
| 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer | |
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Hoosier Challenge Cup Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 10–5–4 (3–4–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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| No. 3 Duke †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 North Carolina ‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 NC State y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Virginia y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Notre Dame y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Florida State y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .278 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
Updated September 5, 2017[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director |  Dan Radakovich
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| Head coach | Eddie Radwanski
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| Assistant coach | Siri Mullinix
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| Assistant coach | Jeff Robbins
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| Director of Operations |  Manuel Garcia-Oronoz
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Preseason edit
The Tigers had one player, Sam Stabb, selected to the preseason All-ACC team. The Tigers were ranked 6th in the pre-season ACC Coaches poll.[4] The Tigers opened the season ranked 13th in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll and 21st in the Top Drawer Soccer Pre-Season poll. These rankings come despite the fact Clemson lost 12 letter winners, and returns only three starters from the 2016 team that finished the regular season tied for first in the ACC and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.[5]
Regular season edit
The Tigers started the regular season by recording two victories in the Hoosier Challenge Cup. These two victories were enough to crown the Tigers champions of this opening season tournament. Kimber Haley and Sam Stabb were named to the all tournament team.[6] In the first game of the tournament, Mariana Speckmaier scored a hat trick, becoming the 15th player in Tigers history to score a hat trick, 8th Freshman to complete that feat and the second to score a hat trick in their debut. The win over SIUE was also coach Eddie Radwanski's 200th career coaching win.[7] The Tigers continued their winning ways beating Indiana 1–0 to become Hoosier Challenge Cup Champions. Upon returning home, Clemson won its first ranked match-up of the season against #20 Auburn on August 25. The Tigers continued by winning their next three games vs. UNC Greensboro, VCU, and Georgia. From there the Tigers went on a 3-game losing streak. At the start of this streak, the team reached a season high #4 ranking in the coaches poll, but dropped games to the #7 team, University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, and the #8 team North Carolina. The Tigers then drew at Syracuse to end the skid. The Tigers only managed two goals in these four games after scoring 14 goals in their first 6 matches. The Tigers finished a three-game road trip with a win in Miami. Upon their return home, they lost to Louisville and beat Virginia Tech. The Tigers were back on the road and earned a draw at No. 14 Virginia. In the final three games of the season, Clemson lost to North Carolina State, beat #15 Wake Forest, and drew with #23 Florida State. This run saw them finish 9th in the conference, one spot out of making the 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament. The top 8 teams in the conference are invited to the tournament.
Postseason edit
On November 6, the Tigers were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were drawn to host Alabama on November 10 at Riggs Field.[8] The Tigers scored two late goals to advance past the Crimson Tide 2–1. This win earned the Tigers a match with the #18 team in the country, Texas. This match was to be played in Durham, North Carolina. The Tigers again used a late goal to force overtime. After two periods of scoreless overtime, the match when to penalty kicks. However, Clemson came up short and lost the shootout 5–6.
Schedule edit
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 8* 6:00 pm |
No. 13 | Air Force | W 4–2 | – (–) |
Riggs Field (–) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| August 11* 6:00 pm |
No. 13 | No. 12 Duke | L 1–2 | – (–) |
Riggs Field (–) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 18* 4:30 pm |
No. 13 | at SIU Edwardsville Hoosier Challenge Cup |
W 4–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (83) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| August 20* 1:30 pm |
No. 13 | at Indiana Hoosier Challenge Cup |
W 1–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm |
No. 13 | No. 20 Auburn | W 2–1 2OT | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (2,237) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| August 27* 6:00 pm |
No. 13 | at UNC Greensboro | W 4–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (558) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| September 1* 5:00 pm |
No. 8 | VCU First Friday |
W 1–0 | 5–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (1,127) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| September 3* 6:00 pm |
No. 8 | at Georgia | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Turner Soccer Complex (2,457) Athens, GA | ||||||
| September 8* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 7 South Carolina Rivalry |
L 0–1 | 6–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Riggs Field (3,892) Clemson, South Carolina | ||||||
| Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 16 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | Notre Dame | L 2–4 | 6–2–0 (0–1–0) |
Riggs Field (550) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| September 21 6:00 pm |
No. 19 | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 6–3–0 (0–2–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,331) Cary, NC | ||||||
| September 24 1:00 pm |
No. 19 | at Syracuse | T 0–0 2OT | 6–3–1 (0–2–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (402) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| September 29 7:00 pm |
at Miami | W 1–0 | 7–3–1 (1–2–1) |
Cobb Stadium (425) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
| October 5 7:00 pm |
Louisville | L 1–2 | 7–4–1 (1–3–1) |
Riggs Field (820) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| October 8 1:00 pm |
Virginia Tech | W 3–0 | 8–4–1 (2–3–1) |
Riggs Field (642) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| October 14 7:00 pm |
at No. 14 Virginia | T 0–0 2OT | 8–4–2 (2–3–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,596) Charlottseville, VA | |||||||
| October 19 7:00 pm |
at NC State | L 0–1 | 8–5–2 (2–4–2) |
Dali Soccer Field (578) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| October 22 1:00 pm |
No. 15 Wake Forest Senior Day |
W 2–1 | 9–5–2 (3–4–2) |
Riggs Field (958) Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
| October 26 7:00 pm |
No. 23 Florida State | T 2–2 2OT | 9–5–3 (3–4–3) |
Riggs Field (931) Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10* 7:00 pm |
Alabama NCAA First Round |
W 2–1 | 10–5–3 |
Riggs Field (358) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 17* 7:00 pm |
at No. 18 Texas NCAA Second Round |
T 1–1 (5–6 PK) 2OT | 10–5–4 |
Koskinen Stadium (812) Durham, NC | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Goals Record edit
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | NCAA Tournament | Total |
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| 1 | 19 | |
MF | Jenna Polonsky | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
MF | Jenni Erickson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | |
FW | Miranda Westlake | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | |
MF | Mackenzie Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | |
MF | Shannon Horgan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | |
MF | Dani Antieau | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 | |
FW | Patrice DiPasquale | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 28 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
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| 1 | 7 | |
MF | Shannon Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | |
MF | Julie Mackin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | |
FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
MF | Mackenzie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Alex Nillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | |
MF | Kimber Haley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | |
DF | Sam Stabb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | |
MF | Jenni Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | |
MF | Jenna Polonsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors edit
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Sandy MacIver | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 17 | [9] |
| Sam Staab | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 | [10] |
| Mariana Speckmaier | ACC All Freshman Team | November 2 | [10] |
Rankings edit
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[11] | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | RV | ||
| TopDrawer Soccer[12] | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Women's Soccer Announces 2017 Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "CU Women's Soccer – 2017 Roster". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Soccer 2017 Coaches". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Florida State Picked as League Favorite for 2017 Season". theacc.com. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "#13 Tigers Host Air Force in Exhibition Tuesday at Riggs". clemsontigers.com. August 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Tigers Defeat Indiana 1–0, Win Hoosier Challenge Cup". clemsontigers.com. August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Speckmaier's Hat Trick Fuels Clemson's 4–0 Win Over SIUE, Radwanski Wins 200th Career Match". clemsontigers.com. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Clemson Earns NCAA Bid, Hosts Alabama in First Round on Friday". clemsontigers.com. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "ACC Announces 2017 Women's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.