2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his eighth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 25th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
2018 record	12–9–0 (6–4–0 ACC)
Head coach	Eddie Radwanski (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Robbins (8th season) Siri Mullinix (8th season)
Captains	Lauren Harkes Kimber Haley Sam Staab
Home stadium	Riggs Field

2018 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	0	–	0		1.000			20	–	4	–	2		.808
No. 10 Duke  ‍‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1		.850			16	–	4	–	2		.773
No. 11 Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0		.700			16	–	5	–	1		.750
Boston College  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1		.650			14	–	5	–	1		.725
Louisville  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0		.600			12	–	7	–	0		.632
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0		.600			12	–	9	–	0		.571
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍^y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			20	–	4	–	3		.796
No. 21 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0		.500			11	–	8	–	3		.568
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	6	–	0		.400			9	–	9	–	2		.500
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			8	–	10	–	0		.444
No. 22 NC State  ‍‍‍^y	3	–	5	–	2		.400			11	–	7	–	4		.591
Miami  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			6	–	9	–	3		.417
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	0		.000			4	–	12	–	1		.265
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	0		.000			3	–	15	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 4, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

Previous Season

The 2017 Clemson women's soccer team finished the season with a 10–5–3 overall record and a 3–4–3 ACC record. The Tigers failed to make the ACC Tournament, finishing 9th in the conference. The Tigers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As an unseeded team in the Duke Bracket, Clemson beat Alabama at home 2–1, but fell in the second round to 4th seeded Texas on penalties.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shannon Horgan	7	MF	5'5"	Senior	Long Beach, NY	Graduated
Jenni Erickson	18	MF/DF	5'9"	Senior	Greenville	Graduated
Jenna Polonsky	19	MF/FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Wintson–Salem, NC	Graduated

Recruiting Class

Clemson announced its 2018 recruiting class of six players on February 9, 2018.[2]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Olivia Bonacorso FW/MF	USA	Middleton, MA	FC Stars	[3]
Sydney Dawson MF/DF	USA	Akron, OH	International SC	[4]
Renee Guion MF/DF	USA	Simpsonville, SC	CESA	[5]
Jackson Moehler DF	USA	Marietta, GA	Tophat SC	N/A[6]
Brooke Power MF/FW	USA	Lexington, SC	South Carolina United	[7]
Grace Wagner MF	USA	Cary, NC	North Carolina Courage	[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Sandy MacIver 2 FW  USA Miranda Weslake 3 FW  USA Mackenzie Smith 5 DF  USA Cyan Mercer 6 MF  USA Lauren Harkes (captain) 7 DF  USA Sydney Dawson 8 MF  USA Haley Schueppert 9 MF  USA Audrey Viso 10 FW  USA Alana Hockenhull 11 MF  USA Kimber Haley (captain) 12 DF  USA Sarah Osborne 13 DF  USA Dani Antieau 14 DF  USA Abigail Mitchell

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  USA Sam Staab (captain) 16 MF  USA Julie Mackin 17 FW  VEN Mariana Speckmaier 18 MF  USA Grace Wagner 19 MF  USA Renee Guion 20 FW  USA Courtney Jones 22 MF  USA Ellen Colborn 24 GK  USA Maddie Weber 25 FW  USA Olivia Bonacorso 27 MF  USA Brooke Power 30 FW  USA Patrice DiPasquale 33 DF  USA Jackson Moehler

Prior to the season, Lauren Harkes, Kimber Haley, and Sam Staab were announced as team captains.[10]

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Dan Radakovich
Head Coach	Eddie Radwanski
Associate Head Coach	Jeff Robbins
Assistant Coach	Siri Mullinix
Director of Operations	Julie Carson
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Alora Sullivan

Source:[11]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
August 8* 6:00 pm		Auburn	T 2–2[12]	– (–)	Riggs Field Clemson, SC
August 11* 7:00 pm		Furman	T 0–0[13]	– (–)	Riggs Field Clemson, SC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17* 10:00 pm		at Oregon State	W 1–0	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium (304) Corvallis, OR
August 19 9:00 pm		at Oregon	L 0–1	1–1–0 (0–0–0)	Pape Field (494) Eugene, OR
August 23* 7:00 pm		at No. 10 South Carolina Rivalry	L 0–1	1–2–0 (0–0–0)	Stone Stadium (6,354) Columbia, SC
August 26* 1:00 pm		Indiana	W 4–2	2–2–0 (0–0–0)	Riggs Field (603) Clemson, SC
August 31* 7:00 pm		Villanova	W 1–0	3–2–0 (0–0–0)	Riggs Field (3,118) Clemson, SC
September 2* 6:00 pm		at Wofford	W 3–0	4–2–0 (0–0–0)	Snyder Field (556) Spartanburg, SC
September 7* 7:00 pm		West Virginia	L 1–2	4–3–0 (0–0–0)	Riggs Field (675) Clemson, SC
September 9* 2:00 pm		Liberty	W 5–0	5–3–0 (0–0–0)	Riggs Field (342) Clemson, SC
Conference Regular season
September 14 12:00 pm		Miami	W 2–1 ^OT	6–3–0 (1–0–0)	Riggs Field (302) Clemson, SC
September 20 7:00 pm		No. 4 Virginia	W 1–0 ^2OT	7–3–0 (2–0–0)	Riggs Field (1,021) Clemson, SC
September 23 1:00 pm		No. 5 North Carolina	L 0–1	7–4–0 (2–1–0)	Riggs Field (571) Clemson, SC
September 30 1:00 pm		No. 11 Boston College	L 1–2	7–5–0 (2–2–0)	Riggs Field (375) Clemson, SC
October 4 7:00 pm		at No. 10 Florida State	W 1–0	8–5–0 (3–2–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,971) Tallahassee, FL
October 7 1:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	W 2–0	9–5–0 (4–2–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (398) Pittsburgh, PA
October 13 5:00 pm		No. 11 Duke	L 2–3	9–6–0 (4–3–0)	Riggs Field (621) Clemson, SC
October 18 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 1–2	9–7–0 (4–4–0)	Spry Stadium (813) Winston-Salem, NC
October 21 1:00 pm		at Virginia Tech	W 3–1	10–7–0 (5–4–0)	Thompson Field (327) Blacksburg, VA
October 25 7:00 pm		at Syracuse	W 3–0	11–7–0 (6–4–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (202) Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
October 28 1:00 pm	(5)	at (4) No. 19 Boston College Quarterfinals	W 1–0	12–7–0	Newton Soccer Complex (431) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 2 8:00 pm	(5) No. 23	at (1) No. 3 North Carolina Semifinals	L 0–1	12–8–0	Sahlen's Stadium (2,092) Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 10 6:00 pm	No. 25	Ole Miss First Round	L 1–2	12–9–0	Riggs Field (431) Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Regular Season	ACC Tournament	NCAA Tournament	Total
1	17		FW	Mariana Speckmaier	9	1	0	10
2	2		FW	Miranda Westlake	8	0	1	9
3	11		MF	Kimber Haley	3	0	0	3
4	10		FW	Alana Hockenhull	2	0	0	2
	13		DF	Dani Antieau	2	0	0	2
	20		FW	Courtney Jones	2	0	0	2
6	3		FW	Mackenzie Smith	1	0	0	1
	15		DF	Sam Staab	1	0	0	1
	16		MF	Julie Mackin	1	0	0	1
	27		MF	Brooke Power	1	0	0	1
	33		DF	Jackson Moehler	1	0	0	1
Total					31	1	1	33

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Regular Season			ACC Tournament			NCAA Tournament			Total
1	15		DF	Sam Staab	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	3		FW	Mackenzie Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	5		DF	Cyan Mercer	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		MF	Audrey Viso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		MF	Kimber Haley	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		MF	Julie Mackin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		FW	Olivia Bonacorso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					7	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Sam Staab	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 6, 2018	[14]
Mariana Speckmaier	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 25, 2018	[15]
Sandy MacIver	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	October 9, 2018	[16]
Mariana Speckmaier	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 30, 2018	[17]
Sam Staab	ACC Defensive Player of the Year	November 1, 2018	[18]
	All-ACC First Team
Mariana Speckmaier	All-ACC Second Team
Sandy McIver	All-ACC Third Team
Miranda Westlake

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
United Soccer [19]	RV	RV		RV			RV		RV	RV	RV	23	25	None Released			RV
TopDrawer Soccer [20]

2019 NWSL Draft

The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2019 draft, Sam Staab, was taken as the 4th pick. This is the highest any Clemson player has been picked in an NWSL draft.[21]

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Sam Staab	Washington Spirit	1st	4	DF

References

1. "Women's Soccer Announces 2018 Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Tigers. May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
2. "Women's Soccer Announces 2018 Class". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. February 9, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
3. "Olivia Bonacorso". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
4. "Sydney Dawson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
5. "Renee Guion". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
6. "Jackson Moehler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
7. "Brooke Power". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
8. "Grace Wagner". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. "2018-19 Women's Soccer Roster". Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
10. @clemsonwsoccer (August 8, 2018). "Our 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ captains!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Women's Soccer Staff Directory". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
12. @clemsonwsoccer (August 8, 2018). "FINAL: #Clemson 2, Auburn 2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. @clemsonwsoccer (August 11, 2018). "FINAL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "North Carolina Picked as League Favorite for 2018 Season". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
15. "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
16. "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
17. "Final ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
18. "ACC Women's Soccer: 2018 Season Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
19. "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 8, 2018.
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