2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
Record12–9–0 (6–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
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


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]

Previous season

Main article: 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

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 Winston–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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Sandy MacIver
2 FW United States USA Miranda Weslake
3 FW United States USA Mackenzie Smith
5 DF United States USA Cyan Mercer
6 MF United States USA Lauren Harkes (captain)
7 DF United States USA Sydney Dawson
8 MF United States USA Haley Schueppert
9 MF United States USA Audrey Viso
10 FW United States USA Alana Hockenhull
11 MF United States USA Kimber Haley (captain)
12 DF United States USA Sarah Osborne
13 DF United States USA Dani Antieau
14 DF United States USA Abigail Mitchell
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF United States USA Sam Staab (captain)
16 MF United States USA Julie Mackin
17 FW Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier
18 MF United States USA Grace Wagner
19 MF United States USA Renee Guion
20 FW United States USA Courtney Jones
22 MF United States USA Ellen Colborn
24 GK United States USA Maddie Weber
25 FW United States USA Olivia Bonacorso
27 MF United States USA Brooke Power
30 FW United States USA Patrice DiPasquale
33 DF United States 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 United States Dan Radakovich
Head coach United States Eddie Radwanski
Associate head coach United States Jeff Robbins
Assistant coach United States Siri Mullinix
Director of Operations United States Julie Carson
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States 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 Venezuela FW Mariana Speckmaier 9 1 0 10
2 2 United States FW Miranda Westlake 8 0 1 9
3 11 United States MF Kimber Haley 3 0 0 3
4 10 United States FW Alana Hockenhull 2 0 0 2
13 United States DF Dani Antieau 2 0 0 2
20 United States FW Courtney Jones 2 0 0 2
6 3 United States FW Mackenzie Smith 1 0 0 1
15 United States DF Sam Staab 1 0 0 1
16 United States MF Julie Mackin 1 0 0 1
27 United States MF Brooke Power 1 0 0 1
33 United States 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
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 15 United States DF Sam Staab 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 3 United States FW Mackenzie Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 5 United States DF Cyan Mercer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 United States MF Audrey Viso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 United States MF Kimber Haley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 United States MF Julie Mackin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 United States 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

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[19] RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 25 None Released RV
TopDrawer Soccer [20]

2019 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2019 NWSL College 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
United States Sam Staab Washington Spirit 1st 4 DF

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  20. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  21. ^ "Staab Selected Fourth in NWSL 2019 College Draft, Highest Pick in Clemson History". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.