2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his tenth season. The Tigers home games are played at Riggs Field. This is the team's 27th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
2020 record6–4–0 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Sydney Dawson
  • Renee Guion
  • Kimber Haley
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍ 8–0–0 1.000  11–0–0 1.000
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 8–0–0 1.000  11–1–0 .917
No. 10 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5–2–1 .688  8–3–1 .708
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .625  6–4–0 .600
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍ 4–2–2 .625  7–4–2 .615
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  4–5–0 .444
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  5–8–0 .385
No. 14 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  4–5–0 .444
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3–4–1 .438  3–5–1 .389
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  9–5–0 .643
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  1–7–0 .125
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  1–7–0 .125
Miami  ‍‍‍ 0–8–0 .000  0–9–0 .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion
As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State has suspended the 2020 women's soccer season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2]

The Tigers finished the fall season 6–4–0, 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Duke 1–0 in the Quarterfinals.

Previous Season
Main article: 2019 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2019 Clemson women's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–2 overall record and a 5–5–0 ACC record. The Tigers qualified for the ACC Tournament as the seventh-seed. The Tigers lost to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The Tigers earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, for the seventh season in a row. As an unseeded team in the Florida State Bracket, Clemson defeated Vanderbilt on penalties before losing to UCLA to end their season.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Sandy MacIver1GK5'9"SeniorWinsford, EnglandGraduated
Mackenzie Smith3MF5'10"SeniorBath, NYGraduated
Sarah Osborne12DF5'5"SeniorChesapeake Beach, MDGraduated
Dani Antieau13DF5'10"SeniorPembroke Pines, FLGraduated
Julie Mackin16FW5'3"SeniorCastle Rock, COGraduated
Patrice DiPasquale30FW5'7" SeniorCincinnati, OHGraduated

Recruiting Class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Megan Bornkamp
MF
 USAMooresville, NCCharlotte Soccer Academy[3]
Devi Dudley
MF
 USAAmerican Fork, UTLa Roca Premier[4]
Halle Mackiewicz
GK
 USABroomfield, COReal Colorado[5]
Makenna Morris
DF
 USAGermantown, MDBathesda SC[6]
Madison Reid
DF
 USACary, NCNC Courage[7]

Squad

Roster

Updated September 11, 2020[8]

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  USA Halle Mackiewicz
2 DF  USA Makenna Morris
4 DF  USA Harper White
5 MF  USA Grace Wagner
6 MF  USA Devi Dudley
7 DF  USA Sydney Dawson
8 MF  USA Haley Schueppert
9 MF  USA Audrey Viso
11 MF  USA Kimber Haley
12 DF  USA Madi Reid
14 DF  USA Abigail Mitchell
15 MF  USA Hal Hershfelt
17 FW  VEN Mariana Speckmaier
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  USA Renee Guion
20 FW  USA Courtney Jones
21 FW  USA Maliah Morris
22 FW  USA Lauren Burns
23 FW  USA Caroline Conti
24 MF  USA Megan Bornkamp
25 DF  USA Olivia Bonacorso
26 GK  USA Hannah McLaughlin
28 DF  USA Abby Hanks
29 FW  USA Sami Meredith
38 DF  USA Jackson Moehler
51 GK  USA Hensley Hancuff

Prior to the season, Sydney Dawson, Renee Guion, and Kimber Haley were named co-captains of the team[9]

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 Kelly Turney

Source:[10]

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
September 12*
6:30 p.m.		 vs. Miami (FL) W 4–0  1–0–0
 Patton Park (0)
Jacksonville, FL
September 17
7:00 p.m.		 Virginia Tech W 3–0  2–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Riggs Field (227)
Clemson, SC
September 20
5:00 p.m.		 No. 3 Virginia W 3–0  3–0–0
(2–0–0)		 Riggs Field (549)
Clemson, SC
October 1
4:00 p.m.		 No. 3 at No. 1 North Carolina L 0–2  3–1–0
(2–1–0)		 Dorrance Field (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 4
5:00 p.m.		 No. 3 at No. 11 Duke L 0–1  3–2–0
(2–2–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
October 11
3:30 p.m.		 No. 6 Wake Forest W 2–0  4–2–0
(3–2–0)		 Riggs Field (345)
Clemson, SC
October 18
1:00 p.m.		 No. 4 at No. 14 Notre Dame W 2–1  5–2–0
(4–2–0)		 Alumni Stadium (98)
Notre Dame, IN
October 29
7:00 p.m.		 No. 3 Pittsburgh W 2–1 OT 6–2–0
(5–2–0)		 Riggs Field (467)
Clemson, SC
November 1
3:00 p.m.		 No. 3 at No. 2 Florida State L 0–2  6–3–0
(5–3–0)		 Seminole Soccer Complex (400)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
November 10
3:00 p.m.		 (4) No. 5 vs. (5) No. 6 Duke
Quarterfinals		 L 0–1  6–4–0
 Sahlen's Stadium (327)
Cary, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 24MFMegan Bornkamp5005
2 23FWCaroline Conti3003
3 17FWMariana Speckmaier2002
4 15MFHal Hershfelt1001
19MFRenee Guion1001
20FWCourtney Jones1001
29FWSami Meredith1001
Total140014

Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
    
1 24MFMegan Bornkamp400000000400
2 4DFHarper White100001000101
3 2DFMakenna Morris100000000100
11MFKimber Haley100000000100
17FWMariana Speckmaier100000000100
20FWCourtney Jones100000000100
38DFJackson Moehler100000000100
Total10000010001001

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Caroline Conti ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 22, 2020 [12] [13]
Hensley Hancuff ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Makenna Morris All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2020 [14]
Mariana Speckmaier
Megan Bornkamp All-ACC Third Team
Hal Hershfelt
Courtney Jones
Megan Bornkamp All-ACC Freshman Team
Makenna Morris

Rankings
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Fall 2020
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Final
United Soccer [15] 3 3 6 4 3 3 5 5 7 6

Spring 2021
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		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[15] None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [16] 17 17

2021 NWSL Draft
Main article: 2021 NWSL College Draft

The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2021 draft, Mariana Speckmaier, who taken as the 39th pick.[17]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Mariana SpeckmaierWashington Spirit439FW

References
  1. "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. "Megan Bornkamp". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. "Devi Dudley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. "Halle Mackiewicz". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. "Makenna Morris". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  7. "Madison Reid". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  8. "2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. @clemsonwsoccer (September 10, 2020). "Your 2020 Clemson women's soccer captains 🔥 #WinTheDay" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Women's Soccer Staff Directory". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  11. "2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  12. "Clemson Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  13. "Clemson Sweeps ACC Weekly Awards". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  14. "2020 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  15. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  16. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  17. "Speckmaier Selected 39th Overall by the Washington Spirit in 2021 NWSL Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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