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American college soccer season

2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
Hoosier Challenge Cup Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–5–4 (3–4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons← 20162018 →
2017 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 0 – 0   1.000 23 – 2 – 1   .904
#8 North Carolina ‡  ‍‍‍ 8 – 0 – 2   .900 17 – 3 – 2   .818
No. 21 NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650 15 – 5 – 2   .727
No. 9 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 3   .650 13 – 7 – 4   .625
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 2   .600 11 – 7 – 4   .591
No. 18 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 2   .600 9 – 8 – 5   .523
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 13 – 7 – 1   .643
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 9 – 1   .525
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 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

The 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his seventh season. Home games were played at Riggs Field.

Roster

Updated September 5, 2017

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 MF United States USA Mackenzie Smith
4 DF United States USA Alex Nillen
5 DF United States USA Cyan Mercer
6 MF United States USA Lauren Harkes
7 MF United States USA Shannon Horgan
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
12 MF United States USA Sarah Osborne
13 MF United States USA Dani Antieau
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF United States USA Abigail Mitchell
15 DF United States USA Sam Staab
16 MF United States USA Julie Mackin
17 FW Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier
18 MF United States USA Jeni Erickson
19 MF United States USA Jenna Polonsky
20 FW United States USA Courtney Jones
22 MF United States USA Ellen Colborn
24 GK United States USA Maddie Weber
25 DF United States USA Rachele Manfre
26 GK United States USA Melanie Stiles
30 FW United States USA Patrice DiPasquale

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Dan Radakovich
Head coach United States Eddie Radwanski
Assistant coach United States Siri Mullinix
Assistant coach United States Jeff Robbins
Director of Operations Puerto Rico Manuel Garcia-Oronoz

Source:

Preseason

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. 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.

Regular season

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. 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. 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

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. 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

Date
Time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
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  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  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  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  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)  10–5–4
 Koskinen Stadium (812)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season NCAA Tournament Total
1 19 United States MF Jenna Polonsky 7 0 7
17 Venezuela FW Mariana Speckmaier 6 1 7
3 18 United States MF Jenni Erickson 4 0 4
4 2 United States FW Miranda Westlake 2 0 2
3 United States MF Mackenzie Smith 2 0 2
7 United States MF Shannon Horgan 2 0 2
13 United States MF Dani Antieau 1 1 2
30 United States FW Patrice DiPasquale 1 1 2
Total 25 3 28

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season 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
1 7 United States MF Shannon Horgan 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 United States MF Julie Mackin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Venezuela FW Mariana Speckmaier 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 3 United States MF Mackenzie Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 United States DF Alex Nillen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 United States MF Kimber Haley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 United States DF Sam Stabb 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 United States MF Jenni Erickson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 United States 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

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Sandy MacIver ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 17
Sam Staab All-ACC Second Team November 2
Mariana Speckmaier ACC All Freshman Team November 2

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer1313841119RVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot releasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer21211812111220

References

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  2. "CU Women's Soccer – 2017 Roster". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. "Women's Soccer 2017 Coaches". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. "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.
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  7. "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.
  8. "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.
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  12. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.

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