2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

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]

2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 13
Record14–5–4 (7–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Emily Byorth
  • Gabby Byorth
  • Abby Jones
  • Claire Wagner
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#21 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 13 3 5   .738
No. 12 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 14 5 4   .696
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 15 4 3   .750
#4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 16 3 4   .783
No. 11 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 15 5 2   .727
No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 14 4 4   .727
Miami  ‍‍‍ 5 5 0   .500 10 8 1   .553
No. 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 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

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

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

Player Team Round Pick # Position
  Claire Wagner North Carolina Courage 2nd 20 DF
  Kailen Sheridan Sky Blue FC 2nd 23 GK
  Catrina Atanda Sky Blue FC 3rd 40 MF

Schedule

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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. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NSCAA[8]14861313131312181714912Not released12
TopDrawer Soccer[9]10109914151112121515121013111313

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Soccer – Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tigers Ranked 14th in NSCAA Preseason Poll". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "ACC Champions! No. 14 Clemson Wins ACC Regular Season Crown with Upset of No. 6 Duke". Clemson Tigers. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 12 Tigers Fall to No. 6 UNC in NCAA Sweet 16 Heartbreaker". Clemson Tigers. November 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "ACC announces 2016 women's soccer awards". ACC. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "CU Women's Soccer – 2016 Roster". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Clemson Women's Soccer Names Team Captains". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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