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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
2018 record12–9–0 (6–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2018 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Shannon Horgan7MF5'5"SeniorLong Beach, NYGraduated
Jenni Erickson18MF/DF5'9"SeniorGreenvilleGraduated
Jenna Polonsky19MF/FW5'6"Graduate StudentWintson–Salem, NCGraduated

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
 USAMiddleton, MAFC Stars[3]
Sydney Dawson
MF/DF
 USAAkron, OHInternational SC[4]
Renee Guion
MF/DF
 USASimpsonville, SCCESA[5]
Jackson Moehler
DF
 USAMarietta, GATophat SCN/A[6]
Brooke Power
MF/FW
 USALexington, SCSouth Carolina United[7]
Grace Wagner
MF
 USACary, NCNorth 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
PositionStaff
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
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 17FWMariana Speckmaier91010
2 2FWMiranda Westlake8019
3 11MFKimber Haley3003
4 10FWAlana Hockenhull2002
13DFDani Antieau2002
20FWCourtney Jones2002
6 3FWMackenzie Smith1001
15DFSam Staab1001
16MFJulie Mackin1001
27MFBrooke Power1001
33DFJackson Moehler1001
Total311133

Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
    
1 15DFSam Staab200100000300
2 3FWMackenzie Smith200000000200
2 5DFCyan Mercer000100000100
9MFAudrey Viso100000000100
11MFKimber Haley000100000100
16MFJulie Mackin100000000100
25FWOlivia Bonacorso100000000100
Total7003000001000

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.
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
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]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Sam StaabWashington Spirit1st4DF

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.
  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.
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