# 2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his tenth season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 27th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers finished the fall season 6–4–0, 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Duke 1–0 in the Quarterfinals. The Tigers finished the spring season 6–0–0 and received an at-large bid as the fourteenth seed in the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Rutgers and UCLA on penalties before losing to Santa Clara in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

## Previous season

The 2019 Clemson women's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–2 overall record and a 5–5–0 ACC record. The Tigers qualified for the ACC Tournament as the seventh-seed. The Tigers lost to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The Tigers earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, for the seventh season in a row. As an unseeded team in the Florida State Bracket, Clemson defeated Vanderbilt on penalties before losing to UCLA to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sandy MacIver | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Senior | Winsford, England | Graduated |
| Mackenzie Smith | 3 | MF | 5'10" | Senior | Bath, NY | Graduated |
| Sarah Osborne | 12 | DF | 5'5" | Senior | Chesapeake Beach, MD | Graduated |
| Dani Antieau | 13 | DF | 5'10" | Senior | Pembroke Pines, FL | Graduated |
| Julie Mackin | 16 | FW | 5'3" | Senior | Castle Rock, CO | Graduated |
| Patrice DiPasquale | 30 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |

### Recruiting class

| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club |
| Megan Bornkamp MF | USA | Mooresville, NC | Charlotte Soccer Academy |
| Devi Dudley MF | USA | American Fork, UT | La Roca Premier |
| Halle Mackiewicz GK | USA | Broomfield, CO | Real Colorado |
| Makenna Morris DF | USA | Germantown, MD | Bathesda SC |
| Madison Reid DF | USA | Cary, NC | NC Courage |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated September 11, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Halle Mackiewicz |
| 2 | DF | USA | Makenna Morris |
| 4 | DF | USA | Harper White |
| 5 | MF | USA | Grace Wagner |
| 6 | MF | USA | Devi Dudley |
| 7 | DF | USA | Sydney Dawson |
| 8 | MF | USA | Haley Schueppert |
| 9 | MF | USA | Audrey Viso |
| 11 | MF | USA | Kimber Haley |
| 12 | DF | USA | Madi Reid |
| 14 | DF | USA | Abigail Mitchell |
| 15 | MF | USA | Hal Hershfelt |
| 17 | FW | VEN | Mariana Speckmaier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Renee Guion |
| 20 | FW | USA | Courtney Jones |
| 21 | FW | USA | Maliah Morris |
| 22 | FW | USA | Lauren Burns |
| 23 | FW | USA | Caroline Conti |
| 24 | MF | USA | Megan Bornkamp |
| 25 | DF | USA | Olivia Bonacorso |
| 26 | GK | USA | Hannah McLaughlin |
| 28 | DF | USA | Abby Hanks |
| 29 | FW | USA | Sami Meredith |
| 38 | DF | USA | Jackson Moehler |
| 51 | GK | USA | Hensley Hancuff |
Prior to the season, Sydney Dawson, Renee Guion, and Kimber Haley were named co-captains of the team

## Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Dan Radakovich |
| Head coach | Eddie Radwanski |
| Associate Head Coach | Jeff Robbins |
| Assistant coach | Siri Mullinix |
| Director of operations | Julie Carson |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Kelly Turney |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Fall Regular season ||||||
| September 12, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Miami (FL) | W 4–0 | 1–0–0 | Patton Park (0) Jacksonville, FL |
| September 17, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Virginia Tech | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) | Riggs Field (227) Clemson, SC |
| September 20, 2020 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Virginia | W 3–0 | 3–0–0 (2–0–0) | Riggs Field (549) Clemson, SC |
| October 1, 2020 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 3–1–0 (2–1–0) | Dorrance Field (0) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 4, 2020 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 11 Duke | L 0–1 | 3–2–0 (2–2–0) | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| October 11, 2020 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 | Wake Forest | W 2–0 | 4–2–0 (3–2–0) | Riggs Field (345) Clemson, SC |
| October 18, 2020 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at No. 14 Notre Dame | W 2–1 | 5–2–0 (4–2–0) | Alumni Stadium (98) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 6–2–0 (5–2–0) | Riggs Field (467) Clemson, SC |
| November 1, 2020 3:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 2 Florida State | L 0–2 | 6–3–0 (5–3–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (400) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 10, 2020 3:00 p.m. | (4) No. 5 | vs. (5) No. 6 Duke Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 6–4–0 | Sahlen's Stadium (327) Cary, NC |
| Spring Exhibition ||||||
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | Furman | Not Scored | – | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| Spring Regular season ||||||
| February 25, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 4–1 | 7–4–0 | Patriots Point Soccer Complex (125) Mount Pleasant, SC |
| February 28, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 4–1 | 8–4–0 | Patriots Point Soccer Complex (215) Mount Pleasant, SC |
| March 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Auburn | W 1–0 | 9–4–0 | Riggs Field (384) Clemson, SC |
| March 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Georgia | W 3–1 | 10–4–0 | Riggs Field (395) Clemson, SC |
| April 3, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Alabama | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 11–4–0 | Riggs Field (298) Clemson, SC |
| April 10, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 11 South Carolina Rivalry | W 2–1 | 12–4–0 | Stone Stadium (675) Columbia, SC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| April 30, 2021 7:00 p.m. | (14) No. 6 | vs. Rutgers Second Round | T 1–1 (5–3 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 12–4–1 | Eakes Athletics Complex (250) Buies Creek, NC |
| May 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. | (14) No. 6 | vs. (3) No. 3 UCLA Third Round | T 1–1 (6–5 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 12–4–2 | WakeMed Soccer Park (103) Cary, NC |
| May 9, 2021 5:00 p.m. | (14) No. 6 | vs. (11) No. 10 Santa Clara Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 12–5–2 | WakeMed Soccer Park (118) Cary, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Goals Record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
| 1 | 24 | | MF | Megan Bornkamp | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 23 | | FW | Caroline Conti | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 21 | | FW | Maliah Morris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 29 | | FW | Sami Meredith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | | MF | Hal Hershfelt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | | MF | Renee Guion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | | FW | Courtney Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |

## Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | ACC Tournament | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 24 | | MF | Megan Bornkamp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | | DF | Harper White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | | MF | Kimber Haley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | | DF | Makenna Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | | MF | Renee Guion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | | FW | Courtney Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | | FW | Maliah Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 38 | | DF | Jackson Moehler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Caroline Conti | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 22, 2020 |
| Hensley Hancuff | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 22, 2020 |
| Makenna Morris | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Mariana Speckmaier | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Megan Bornkamp | All-ACC Third Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Hal Hershfelt | All-ACC Third Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Courtney Jones | All-ACC Third Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Megan Bornkamp | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Makenna Morris | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 13, 2020 |
| Caroline Conti | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | March 3, 2021 |
| Maliah Morris | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | March 23, 2021 |
| Megan Bornkamp | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | April 13, 2021 |

## Rankings
### Fall 2020

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
| United Soccer | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |

### Spring 2021

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
| United Soccer | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | None Released | None Released | 6 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## 2021 NWSL draft

The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2021 draft, Mariana Speckmaier, who taken as the 39th pick.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Mariana Speckmaier | Washington Spirit | 4 | 39 | FW |