2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 13
2016 record 14-5-4 (7-1-2 ACC)
Head coach Eddie Radwanski (6th season)
Assistant coach Jeff Robbins (6th season)
Assistant coach Siri Mullinix (6th season)
Captain Emily Byorth
Captain Gabby Byorth
Captain Abby Jones
Captain Claire Wagner
Home stadium Riggs Field
2016 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#21 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‍y 7–1–2 .800  13–3–5 .738
#12 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 7–1–2 .800  14–5–4 .696
#7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7–2–1 .750  15–4–3 .750
#4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .700  16–3–4 .783
#11 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .700  15–5–2 .727
#14 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 6–2–2 .700  14–4–4 .727
Miami  ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .500  10–8–1 .553
#24 NC State  ‍‍‍y 4–5–1 .450  11–9–2 .545
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .450  11–5–3 .658
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .350  7–7–4 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  11–8–1 .575
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .200  10–8–0 .556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .200  8–8–3 .500
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .100  2–15–1 .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2016-7-2; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his sixth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field.[1] Clemson opened the season ranked 14th in the NSCAA Preseason Poll.[2]

The Lady Tigers finished as ACC regular season co-champions with Notre Dame, capturing the second ACC regular season title in program history.[3] Clemson also advanced to the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006.[4]

Coach Ed Radwanski was named ACC coach of the year in his sixth season with the team.[5]

Roster

Updated August 8, 2016[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Kailen Sheridan
2 United States FW Miranda Weslake
3 United States MF Mac Smith
4 United States MF Katie Sprouse
5 United States DF Claire Wagner
6 United States MF Lauren Harkes
7 United States MF Shannon Horgan
8 United States FW Page Reckert
10 United States FW Alana Hockenhull
11 United States MF Catrina Atanda
12 United States MF Sarah Osborne
13 United States MF Dani Antieau
14 United States MF Allie Kington
15 United States DF Sam Staab
No. Position Player
16 United States FW Julie Mackin
17 England GK Sandy Maclver
18 United States MF Jeni Erickson
19 United States MF Jenna Polonsky
20 United States DF Jenna Weston
21 United States MF Abby Jones
22 United States MF Ellen Colborn
23 United States MF Tori Andreski
25 United States GK Rachele Manfre
26 United States GK Melanie Stiles
27 United States DF Gabby Byorth
28 United States DF Emily Byorth
29 United States DF Sarah Duckworth
30 United States FW Patrice DiPasquale

Clemson had four players earn All - ACC postseason awards. Kailen Sheridan and Catrina Atanda were named first team All - ACC, Sam Staab was named second team All - ACC, and Claire Wagner was named third team All - ACC.[5] For the 2016 Clemson named 4 co-captains for the team. Gabby Byorth, Emily Byorth, Abby Jones, and Claire Wagner (seniors) were named captains.[7]

Draft Picks

The Tigers had three players drafted in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
United States Claire WagnerNorth Carolina Courage2nd20DF
Canada Kailen SheridanSky Blue FC2nd23GK
United States Catrina AtandaSky Blue FC3rd40MF

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 PM		 No. 14 at Tennessee W 1–0  1–0–0
 Regal Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee
Regular season
August 19*
8:00 PM		 No. 10 at No. 12 Auburn W 2–0  2–0–0
 Auburn Soccer Complex (826)
Auburn, Alabama
August 21*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 Georgia W 3–1  3–0–0
 Riggs Field (1,120)
Clemson, South Carolina
August 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 8 at No. 7 West Virginia L 0–1  3–1–0
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, West Virginia
August 28*
2:00 PM		 No. 8 Elon W 4–0  4–1–0
 Riggs Field (420)
Clemson, South Carolina
September 02*
7:00 PM		 No. 6 at No. 22 South Carolina
Rivalry		 L 1–2  4–2–0
 Eugene E. Stone Stadium (3,838)
Columbia, South Carolina
September 09*
4:30 PM		 No. 13 High Point W 4–1  5–2–0
 Riggs Field (538)
Clemson, South Carolina
September 11*
12:00 PM		 No. 13 Nebraska W 5–2  6–2–0
 Riggs Field (263)
Clemson, South Carolina
September 16
7:00 PM		 No. 13 Wake Forest W 2–1  7–2–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (873)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
September 18*
1:00 PM		 No. 13 Presbyterian W 9–0  8–2–0
(1–0–0)		 Riggs Field
Clemson, South Carolina
September 22
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Syracuse W 4–0  9–2–0
(2–0–0)		 Riggs Field
Clemson, South Carolina
September 25
1:00 PM		 No. 13 No. 18 North Carolina T 1–1 2OT 9–2–1
(2–0–1)		 Riggs Field
Clemson, South Carolina
October 01
7:00 PM		 No. 13 Virginia Tech T 2–2 2OT 9–2–2
(2–0–2)		 Virginia Tech Soccer Stadium
Blacksburg, Virginia
October 06
7:00 PM		 No. 12 at No. 20 Notre Dame L 0–1  9–3–2
(2–1–2)		 Alumni Stadium (1,022)
South Bend, Indiana
October 09
1:00 PM		 No. 15 at No. 21 Louisville W 1–0  10–3–2
(3–1–2)		 Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (1,179)
Louisville, Kentucky
October 14
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Miami (FL) W 1–0  11–3–2
(4–1–2)		 Riggs Field (812)
Clemson, South Carolina
October 20
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Boston College W 2–1  12–3–2
(5–1–2)		 Riggs Field (471)
Clemson, South Carolina
October 23
1:00 PM		 No. 17 NC State
Senior Day		 W 2–1  12–3–2
(6–1–2)		 Riggs Field (646)
Clemson, South Carolina
October 27
7:00 PM		 No. 13 at No. 6 Duke W 1–0  13–3–2
(7–1–2)		 Koskinen Stadium (809)
Durham, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
October 30
1:00 PM		 No. 14 Miami (FL)
ACC Quarterfinals		 T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 13–3–3
 Riggs Field (218)
Clemson, SC
November 4
8:00 PM		 No. 9 vs. No. 13 Florida State
ACC Semifinals		 L 0-1  13–4–3
 MUSC Health Stadium (2,995)
Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 13
1:00 PM		 No. 3 Northeastern
NCAA First Round		 W 1–0  14–4–3
 Riggs Field (229)
Clemson, SC
November 18*
3:00 PM		 No. 3 Arkansas
NCAA Second Round		 T 0–0 (4–2 PK) 2OT 14–4–4
 Fetzer Field (1,917)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 20*
1:00 PM		 No. 3 at No. 2 North Carolina
NCAA Sweet 16		 L 0–1  14–5–4
 Fetzer Field (1,732)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*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.
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15		 Final
NSCAA [8] 14 8 6 13 13 13 13 12 18 17 14 9 12 None Released 12
TopDrawer Soccer [9] 10 10 9 9 14 15 11 12 12 15 15 12 10 13 11 13 13

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Soccer - Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tigers Ranked 14th in NSCAA Preseason Poll". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ACC Champions! No. 14 Clemson Wins ACC Regular Season Crown with Upset of No. 6 Duke". Clemson Tigers. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "No. 12 Tigers Fall to No. 6 UNC in NCAA Sweet 16 Heartbreaker". Clemson Tigers. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 "ACC announces 2016 women's soccer awards". ACC. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "CU Women's Soccer - 2016 Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Clemson Women's Soccer Names Team Captains". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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