2023 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team
The 2023 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team will represent Clemson University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers will be led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his thirteenth season. The Tigers home games will be played at Riggs Field. This will be the team's 30th season playing organized soccer, and all of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 8 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 6 |
Record | 13–2–3 (7–2–1 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State † | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Notre Dame | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Clemson | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Carolina | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25т Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .200 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll |
Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 8–5–5 overall and 4–3–3 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament, finishing one spot outside of the six teams that qualified. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they were a five-seed in the UCLA Bracket and hosted Vanderbilt in the First Round. They lost the game 0–1 to end their season. Their eight wins was their lowest total since 2013.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Devi Dudley | 6 | MF | 5'3" | Senior | American Fork, Utah | Graduated |
Caitlin Smith | 8 | DF | 5'10" | Sophomore | New Forest, England | — |
Cassidy Lindley | 11 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Carmel, Indiana | Graduated |
Fran Stables | 14 | MF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Manchester, England | Transferred to Cincinnati |
Kacey Smekrud | 19 | FW | 5'11" | Senior | La Grange, Kentucky | Graduated |
Courtney Jones | 20 | FW | 5'2" | Senior | Carmel, Indiana | Graduated |
Maliah Morris | 21 | FW | 5'3" | Senior | Germantown, Maryland | Graduated |
Kate Borner | 27 | DF | 5'6" | Freshman | Cumming, Georgia | — |
Recruiting class
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Danielle Davis MF | Port Washington, New York | SUSA FC Academy | [1] | |
Eleanor Hays DF | Lewisville, Texas | FC Dallas | [2] | |
Danielle Lynch DF | Los Angeles, California | LAFC So Cal | [3] | |
Tatum Short FW | Las Vegas, Nevada | Heat FC | [4] | |
Jenna Tobia FW | Warren, New Jersey | PDA (ECNL - Blue) | [5] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 2, 2023[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Graham Neff |
Head coach | Eddie Radwanski |
Associate head coach | Jeff Robbins |
Assistant coach | Siri Mullinix |
Assistant Coach | Allison Wetherington |
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 9* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 25 | vs. Ole Miss | None Repored[9] | – |
Atlanta United Training Ground Atlanta, GA | ||||||
August 12* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 25 | at UNC Wilmington | W 4–1 | – |
UNCW Soccer Stadium Wilmington, NC | ||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 25 | No. 12 South Carolina Rivalry |
T 0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Riggs Field (3,917) Clemson, SC | ||||||
August 20* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 25 | Gardner-Webb | W 9–0 | 1–0–1 |
Riggs Field (634) Clemson, SC | ||||||
August 24* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 19 | at Utah Valley | W 2–0 | 2–0–1 |
Wolverine Stadium (2,678) Orem, UT | ||||||
August 27* 2:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 19 | at Utah | W 1–0 | 3–0–1 |
Ute Soccer Field (918) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
August 31* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 11 | Furman | W 4–1 | 4–0–1 |
Riggs Field (503) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 3* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 11 | Western Carolina | W 5–0 | 5–0–1 |
Riggs Field (652) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | No. 7 Arkansas | W 1–0 | 6–0–1 |
Riggs Field (507) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 10* 6:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 9 | at Georgia | T 1–1 | 6–0–2 |
Turner Soccer Complex (1,368) Athens, GA | ||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 15 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 8 | No. 4 Florida State | L 2–4 | 6–1–2 (0–1–0) |
Riggs Field (1,102) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 21 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 8 | at Miami (FL) | W 5–0 | 7–1–2 (1–1–0) |
Cobb Stadium (184) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
September 24 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 8 | at Boston College | W 2–0 | 8–1–2 (2–1–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (326) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 8 | Syracuse | W 5–1 | 9–1–2 (3–1–0) |
Riggs Field (932) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | Virginia | T 1–1 | 9–1–3 (3–1–1) |
Riggs Field (583) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 8 3:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 10–1–3 (4–1–1) |
Thompson Field (297) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
October 13 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | at No. 23 Duke | W 1–0 | 11–1–3 (5–1–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,457) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 8 | Louisville | W 3–0 | 12–1–3 (6–1–1) |
Riggs Field (362) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 22 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 8 | No. 18 Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 13–1–3 (7–1–1) |
Riggs Field (867) Clemson, SC | ||||||
October 26 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 8 | at No. 11 Notre Dame | L 0–2 | 13–2–3 (7–2–1) |
Alumni Stadium (496) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
October 29 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) | (6) Wake Forest | Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Goals Record
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
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1 | 2 | USA | DF | Makenna Morris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2 | 29 | USA | FW | Sami Meredith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | 10 | USA | MF | Renee Lyles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
23 | USA | FW | Caroline Conti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | 8 | USA | FW | Jenna Tobia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | USA | DF | Mackenzie Duff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | 13 | USA | FW | Emma Wennar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | 11 | USA | FW | Tatum Short | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | USA | FW | Maria Manousos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
24 | USA | DF | Megan Bornkamp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 5 | ENG | MF | Emily Brough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | USA | MF | Danni Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | USA | MF | Hal Hershfelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Disciplinary record
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 15 | MF | Hal Hershfelt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 8 | MF | Jenna Tobia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | DF | Mackenzie Duff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 3 | DF | Layne St. George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Harper White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | Dani Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | Megan Bornkamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Megan Bornkamp | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 10 | [10] |
Hal Hershfelt | |||
Megan Bornkamp | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 17 | [11] |
Halle Mackiewicz | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 12 | [12] |
Mackenzie Duff | September 26 | [13] | |
Makenna Morris | October 17 | [14] | |
October 24 | [15] | ||
Renee Lyles | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 24 | [15] |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[16] | 25 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Not released | |||||
TopDrawer Soccer[17] | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
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- "Eleanor Hays". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "Danielle Lynch". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "Tatum Short". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "Jenna Tobia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Soccer Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Soccer Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Releases 2023 Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. June 19, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- @clemsonwsoccer (August 9, 2023). "First exhibition game: ✅ Thank you to @ATLUTD for hosting us as we took on our friends from Mississippi 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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