2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 5
2016 record 14–4–5 (4–1–3 ACC)
Head coach Mike Noonan (7th season)
Assistant coach Philip Jones (4th season)
Assistant coach Camilo Rodriguez (1st season)
Home stadium Riggs Field
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest ‡ 5 –1 –2  19 –2 –4
#6 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  14 –6 –2
#5 Clemson + 4 –1 –3  14 –4 –5
#11 Syracuse + 4 –2 –3  12 –4 –4
Boston College + 3 –3 –3  9 –9 –3
NC State 1 –8 –0  5 –12 –0
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 5 –1 –2  14 –3 –4
#13 Virginia + 4 –2 –3  11 –4 –5
#14 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –2  12 –7 –2
#8 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –2  13 –5 –4
Duke 2 –6 –1  7 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –7 –2  2 –13 –3
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA


The 2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.  The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his seventh season.  They play home games at Riggs Field.[1]  This is team's 56th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 29th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.



Roster



Updated 08/04/16 [2]



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











No.

Position
Player




1
United States
GK
Michael Zierhoffer




2
United States
DF
Andrew Burnikel




3
Denmark
DF
Patrick Bunk-Anderson




4
England
MF
Oliver Shannon




5
Bermuda
DF
Mauriq Hill




6
United States
MF
Tanner Dieterich




7
Norway
MF
Imran Mafi




8
United States
MF
Johnny Heckman




9
Costa Rica
FW
Diego Campos




11
England
DF
Aaron Jones




12
Costa Rica
MF
Saul Chinchilla




13
United States
MF
Michael Melvin




14
United States
MF
Grayson Raynor




15
France
MF
Alex Happi




16
Senegal
MF
Malick Mbaye




17
Brazil
MF
Thales Moreno










No.

Position
Player




18
United States
MF
Harrison Kurtz




19
United States
FW
Robby Jacobs




20
United States
FW
Austen Burnikel




21
United States
DF
Trey Langolis




22
United States
GK
Nolan Lennon




23
United States
MF
Michael Swift




24
United States
GK
Brady Allardice




25
United States
DF
Cale Thorne




26
United States
DF
Chris Heijjer




27
United States
DF
Kevin Fielden




28
United States
DF
Nate Hall




29
United States
DF
Robert Campbell




30
United States
DF
Jon Breed




31
Spain
GK
Ximo Miralles




32
United States
MF
Philip Tran







Draft Picks


The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.





PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position



England Aaron JonesPhiladelphia Union2nd33DF





Coaching staff




PositionStaff



Athletic DirectorUnited States Dan Radakovich



Head CoachUnited States Mike Noonan



Associate Head CoachEngland Philip Jones



Assistant CoachColombia Camilo Rodriguez



Director of Soccer OperationsUnited States Rohan Sachdev



Athletic TrainerUnited States Raz Razayeski



Strength and Conditioning CoachUnited States Rick Franzblau




Source:[3]



Schedule





Date
Time, TV		
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record

Site  
 City, State



Exhibition



August 13*
7:00 PM		
No. 3
UAB
W 2-1 2OT
-


Riggs Field 
Clemson, SC



August 16*
7:00 PM		
No. 3
High Point
T 1-1 
-


Riggs Field 
Clemson, SC



August 19*
7:00 PM		
No. 11
at Duke
T 2-2 
-


Koskinen Stadium 
Durham, NC



Regular season



August 26*
7:00 PM		
No. 3
at No. 24 South Carolina 
Rivalry		
W 2-1 
1–0–0


Stone Stadium (2,892)
Columbia, SC



August 28*
6:30 PM		
No. 3
Providence
W 2-1 
2-0-0


Riggs Field (1,167)
Clemson, SC



September 2*
7:00 PM		
No. 2
No. 8 Creighton
W 1–0 
3-0-0


Riggs Field (2,869)
Clemson, SC



September 9
7:30 PM		
No. 2
No. 3 North Carolina
L 0–1 
3-1-0 (0-1-0)


Riggs Field (7,293)
Clemson, SC



September 17
7:00 PM		
No. 6
at No. 17 Virginia
T 3-3 2OT
3-1-1 (0–1–1)


Klöckner Stadium (2,222)
Charlottesville, VA



September 20*
7:00 PM		
No. 6
Gardner-Webb
W 5–0 
4-1-1 (0-1-1)


Riggs Field (1,189)
Clemson,SC



September 23
7:00 PM		
No. 7
at No. 19 Virginia Tech
W 2-1 
5–1–1 (1–1–1)


Sandra D. Thompson Field (1,412)
Blacksburg, VA



September 27*
7:00 PM		
No. 5
at South Florida
W 1-0 OT
6–1–1 (1-1-1)


USF Soccer Stadium (651)
Tampa, FL



September 30
7:00 PM		
No. 5
No. 11 Wake Forest
W 1–0 
7–1–1 (2–1–1)


Riggs Field (3,128)
Clemson, SC



October 4*
6:00 PM		
No. 5
at Coastal Carolina
T 0–0 2OT
7–1–2 (2-1-1)


Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (596)
Conway, SC



October 8
7:00 PM		
No. 5
NC State
W 2–0 
8–1–2 (3–1–1)


Riggs Field (4,112)
Clemson, SC



October 11*
7:00 PM		
No. 3
No. 14 Charlotte
L 0-1 
8–2–2 (3-1-1)


Riggs Field (1,015)
Clemson, SC



October 14
7:00 PM		
No. 3
at Boston College 
Rivalry		
T 0-0 2OT
8–2–3 (3–1–2)


Newton Soccer Complex (1,035)
Chestnut Hill, MA



October 16*
12:30 PM		
No. 3
at Brown
W 3-2 
9–2–3 (3–1–2)


Stevenson Field (695)
Providence, RI



October 21
7:00 PM		
No. 8
No. 6 Syracuse
T 0-0 2OT
9–2–4 (3-1-3)


Riggs Field (3,120)
Clemson, SC



October 25*
7:00 PM		
No. 5
Georgia Southern 
Senior Night		
W 1–0 
10–2–4 (3–1–3)


Riggs Field (2,538)
Clemson, SC



October 28
7:00 PM		
No. 5
at No. 7 Louisville
W 1-0 
11–2–4 (4–1–3)


Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (3,108)
Louisville, KY



ACC Tournament



November 6
1:00 PM		
No. 4
No. 5 Syracuse 
Quarterfinal		
T 1-1 (4-2 PK) 2OT
11–2–5


Riggs Field (1,068)
Clemson, SC



November 9
7:00 PM		
No. 4
No. 8 Boston College 
Semifinal		
W 1-0 
12–2–5


Riggs Field (1,546)
Clemson, SC



November 13
2:00 PM		
No. 4
No. 2 Wake Forest 
Final		
L 1-0 
12–3–5


MUSC Health Stadium (2,304)
Clemson, SC



NCAA Tournament



November 17*

No. 3
South Carolina 
Second Round		
W 2-1 OT
13–3–5


Riggs Field (1,711)
Clemson, SC



November 27*

No. 3
No. 14 Albany 
Third Round		
W 3-1 
14–3–5


Riggs Field (2,046)
Clemson, SC



December 2*

No. 3
No. 6 Denver 
Quarterfinals		
L 0-1 
14–4–5


Riggs Field (4,101)
Clemson, SC



*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. 





Rankings





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


Poll
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1		
Wk
2		
Wk
3		
Wk
4		
Wk
5		
Wk
6		
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7		
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8		
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9		
Wk
10		
Wk
11		
Wk
12		
Wk
13		
Wk
14		
Wk
15		
Wk
16		
Final



NSCAA [4]
3
2
2
6
7
5
5
3
8
5
3
3
3
None Released
5



TopDrawer Soccer [5]
10
8
8
5
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5





References




  1. ↑  "Men's Soccer - Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

  2. ↑  "CU Men's Soccer - 2016-17 Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University.

  3. ↑  "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University.

  4. ↑  "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017.

  5. ↑  "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.











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