2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 19
2017 record 12–6–1 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coach Mike Noonan (8th season)
Assistant coach Philip Jones (5th season)
Assistant coach Camilo Rodriguez (2nd season)
Captain Tanner Dieterich
Captain Oliver Shannon
Home stadium Riggs Field
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#5 Wake Forest 7 0 1  19 2 2
#7 Louisville + 5 2 1  13 2 5
#17 Clemson + 4 4 0  12 6 1
NC State + 3 3 2  8 6 4
Boston College 1 6 1  6 10 1
Syracuse 0 6 2  6 8 4
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 6 1 1  17 4 1
#13 Duke + 4 3 1  13 4 3
#19 Virginia + 3 2 3  13 4 5
#18 Notre Dame + 3 3 2  11 7 2
Virginia Tech + 3 5 0  10 10 0
Pittsburgh 2 6 0  8 10 0
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eighth season. They play home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest. They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

Roster

Updated September 5, 2017[1]

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

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Daniel Kuzemka
1 Spain GK Ximo Miralles
2 United States DF Andrew Burnikel
3 Denmark DF Patrick Bunk-Anderson
4 England MF Oliver Shannon (captain)
5 Senegal MF Malick Mbaye
6 United States DF Tanner Dieterich (captain)
7 Costa Rica MF Saul Chinchilla
8 United States MF Johnny Heckman
9 Jamaica FW Jason Wright
10 Costa Rica FW Diego Campos
11 United States FW Robby Jacobs
12 United States DF Robert Campbell
13 United States MF Michael Melvin
14 United States MF Grayson Raynor
No. Position Player
16 United States DF Cale Thorne
17 England FW Kimarni Smith
18 United States MF Harrison Kurtz
19 Senegal DF Justin Malou
20 United States MF Michael Ille
21 United States DF Trey Langolis
22 United States MF Quinn McNeil
24 Denmark MF Alexander Hemmingsen
25 Argentina DF Gian Scalise
26 United States DF Chris Heijjer
27 United States FW Kristian Shkreli
28 United States FW Nate Hall
29 Sweden MF Daniel Ramlgak
30 United States MF Robbie Robinson
31 United States GK Nolan Lennon

Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.[2]

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 Rob Thompson
Athletic TrainerUnited States Raz Razayeski
Strength & Conditioning CoachUnited States Rick Franzblau

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 PM
No. 5 at UAB W 3-0  -
(-)
West Campus Field
Birmingham, AL
August 15*
6:00 PM
No. 5 No. 19 Coastal Carolina W 3-1  -
(-)
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 19
7:00 PM
No. 5 at No. 17 Virginia Tech T 4-4  -
(-)
Sandra D. Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 25*
5:00 PM
No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 2-0  1-0-0
(0-0-0)
Riggs Field (2,538)
Clemson, SC
August 27*
6:00 PM
No. 5 Radford W 2-1  2-0-0
(0-0-0)
Riggs Field (1,231)
Clemson, SC
September 1*
7:00 PM
No. 5 South Carolina
Rivalry, First Friday
W 4-1  3-0-0
(0-0-0)
Riggs Field (5,610)
Clemson, SC
September 4*
7:00 PM
No. 5 at Georgia Southern W 2-1 OT 4-0-0
(0-0-0)
Eagle Field - Erk Park (1,237)
Statesboro, GA
September 8
7:00 PM
No. 3 at NC State L 0-1  4-1-0
(0-1-0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,589)
Raleigh, NC
Cancelled[4]*
7:00 PM
North Florida   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 15
7:00 PM
No. 10 Boston College
Rivalry
W 1-0  5-1-0
(1-1-0)
Riggs Field (1,901)
Clemson, SC
September 19*
7:00 PM
No. 8 UCLA W 3-0  6-1-0
(1-1-0)
Riggs Field (2,147)
Clemson, SC
September 22
7:00 PM
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 3-0  7-1-0
(2-1-0)
Riggs Field (3,831)
Clemson, SC
September 26*
7:00 PM
No. 6 Charlotte W 4-1  8-1-0
(2-1-0)
Riggs Field (1,308)
Clemson, SC
September 29
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 6 at No. 2 Wake Forest L 2-3 2OT 8-2-0
(2-2-0)
Spry Stadium (4,781)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 6
7:00 PM
No. 5 No. 9 Notre Dame L 1-2  8-3-0
(2-3-0)
Riggs Field (4,035)
Clemson, SC
October 10*
7:00 PM
No. 11 Gardner-Webb W 5-0  9-3-0
(2-3-0)
Riggs Field (1,059)
Clemson, SC
October 13
7:00 PM
No. 11 at No. 16 Duke W 4-1  10-3-0
(3-3-0)
Koskinen Stadium (758)
Durham, NC
October 21
7:00 PM
No. 7 at Syracuse W 2-1  11-3-0
(4-3-0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,672)
Syracuse, NY
October 27
7:00 PM
No. 4 No. 11 Louisville L 1–2  11-4-0
(4-4-0)
Riggs Field (2,022)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 1
7:00 PM
No. 9 Syracuse
First Round
T 2-2 (4-3 PKs) 2OT 11-4-1
(4-4-0)
Riggs Field (1,348)
Clemson, SC
November 5
1:00 PM
No. 9 at No. 11 Duke
Quarterfinal
W 1-0  12-4-1
(4-4-0)
Koskinen Stadium (468)
Durham, NC
November 8
7:00 PM
No. 5 at No. 1 Wake Forest
Semifinal
L 1-2  12-5-1
(4-4-0)
Spry Stadium (1,872)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 PM
No. 5 Coastal Carolina
Second Round
L 1–3  12–6–1
Riggs Field (2,091)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Goals Record

RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 10Costa RicaFWDiego Campos91010
2 9JamaicaFWJason Wright6017
3 4EnglandMFOliver Shannon4004
30United StatesMFRobbie Robinson4004
5 17EnglandFWKimarni Smith3003
3DenmarkDFPatrick Bunk-Anderson2103
7Costa RicaMFSaul Chinchilla1203
8 5SenegalMFMalick Mbaye1001
6United StatesDFTanner Dietrich1001
11United StatesFWRobbie Jacobs1001
19SenegalDFJustin Malou1001
24DenmarkMFAlexander Hemmingsen1001
Total344139

Disciplinary Record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
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1 10Costa RicaFWDiego Campos401100000501
2 4EnglandMFOliver Shannon200100100400
19SenegalDFJustin Malou100101000201
3 5SenegalMFMalick Mbaye300000000300
17EnglandFWKimarni Smith200000100300
4 6United StatesDFTanner Dietrich200000000200
12United StatesDFRobert Campbell200000000200
18United StatesMFHarrison Kurtz200000000200
24DenmarkMFAlexander Hemmingser200000000200
10 2United StatesDFAndrew Burnikel000100000100
13United StatesMFMichael Melvin100000000100
14United StatesMFGrayson Raynor100000000100
28United StatesFWNate Hall100000000100
30United StatesMFRobbie Robinson100000000100
---Team100000000100
Total18014012002402

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Bunk-Anderson ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 5 [5]
Ximo Miralles September 25 [6]
Diego Campos ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 16 [7]
Diego Campos All-ACC First Team November 7 [8]
Oliver Shannon November 7 [8]
Robbie Robinson ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [8]
Diego Campos All-ACC Tournament Team November 12 [9]
Justin Malou November 12 [9]

Draft Picks

The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
England Oliver ShannonAtlanta United2nd36MF
Costa Rica Diego CamposChicago Fire2nd38FW

Rankings

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United Soccer [10] 5 5 3 10 8 6 5 11 7 4 9 5 5 None Released 17
TopDrawer Soccer [11] 8 8 8 5 8 12 9 10 13 6 4 14 12 8 19 19 19 19

References

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  2. twitter.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 24, 2017 https://twitter.com/ClemsonMSoccer/status/889647234559750144. Retrieved July 24, 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Men's Soccer - Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Men's Soccer Match Against North Florida Cancelled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. "Kubel and Bunk-Andersen Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. "Acuna and Miralles Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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