# 2021 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2021 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his eleventh season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 28th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers finished the season 12–7–1 and 6–3–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame before falling to Virginia in the Semifinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Alabama in the First Round to end their season.

## Previous season

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 the eventual champions Santa Clara in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Audrey Viso | 9 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Graduated, Transferred to Appalachian State |
| Kimber Haley | 11 | MF | 5'3" | Senior | Fort Mill, SC | Graduated |
| Madi Reid | 12 | DF | — | Freshman | Cary, NC | Transferred to NC State |
| Abigail Mitchell | 14 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Graduated |
| Mariana Speckmaier | 17 | FW | 5'5" | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated; Drafted 39th overall in the NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit |
| Lauren Bruns | 22 | FW | 5'5" | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | — |
| Olivia Bonacorso | 25 | DF | 5'3" | Junior | Middleton, MA | — |

### Recruiting Class

| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club |
| Mackenzie Duff DF | USA | St. Louis, MO | SLSG – Missouri |
| Ella Hauser MF | USA | Corenlius, NC | Charlotte Soccer Academy |
| Emma Lerner MF | USA | Mentor, OH | Internationals SC (Ohio) |
| Renee Lyles FW | USA | Atlanta, GA | Concorde Fire |
| Alexandra Lynch GK | USA | Los Angeles, CA | Real So Cal |
| Sydney Minarik FW | USA | Huntersville, NC | Charlotte Soccer Academy |
| Layne St. George DF | USA | Seattle, WA | Seattle Reign Academy |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of January 7, 2022
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 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Layne St. George |
| 4 | DF | USA | Harper White |
| 5 | MF | USA | Grace Wagner |
| 6 | MF | USA | Devi Dudley |
| 7 | DF | USA | Sydney Dawson |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Caitlin Smith |
| 9 | DF | USA | Mackenzie Duff |
| 10 | FW | USA | Renee Lyles |
| 11 | MF | USA | Cassidy Lindley |
| 12 | FW | USA | Sydney Minarik |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Fran Stables |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | Hal Hershfelt |
| 16 | MF | USA | Ella Hauser |
| 17 | MF | USA | Emma Lerner |
| 19 | DF | USA | Renee Guion |
| 20 | FW | USA | Courtney Jones |
| 21 | FW | USA | Maliah Morris |
| 23 | FW | USA | Caroline Conti |
| 24 | MF | USA | Megan Bornkamp |
| 28 | DF | USA | Abby Hanks |
| 29 | FW | USA | Sami Meredith |
| 34 | GK | USA | Ally Lynch |
| 38 | DF | USA | Jackson Moehler |
| 51 | GK | USA | Hensley Hancuff |

## 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 |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 9* 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 | at Wake Forest | T 2–2 | – | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 13* 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 | No. 6 Duke | L 1–3 | – | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | Saint Francis | W 8–0 | 1–0–0 | Riggs Field (472) Clemson, SC |
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | Loyola (MD) | W 4–0 | 2–0–0 | Riggs Field (0) Clemson, SC |
| August 28* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 9 | at No. 21 Texas A&M | L 1–3 | 2–1–0 | Ellis Field (4,330) College Station, TX |
| September 2* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 15 | at Georgia | L 1–3 | 2–2–0 | Turner Soccer Complex (647) Athens, GA |
| September 5* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | College of Charleston | W 8–0 | 3–2–0 | Riggs Field (355) Clemson, SC |
| September 9* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 12 South Carolina Rivalry | W 2–1 | 4–2–0 | Riggs Field (557) Clemson, SC |
| September 12* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 4–0 | 5–2–0 | Greene–Harbison Stadium (750) Boiling Springs, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 19 Pittsburgh | W 2–0 | 6–2–0 (1–0–0) | Riggs Field (329) Clemson, SC |
| September 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at NC State | W 2–1 | 7–2–0 (2–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (647) Raleigh, NC |
| September 26 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at No. 4 North Carolina | L 0–3 | 7–3–0 (2–1–0) | Dorrance Field (1,885) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 1 Florida State | L 1–4 | 7–4–0 (2–2–0) | Riggs Field (1,001) Clemson, SC |
| October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 8–4–0 (3–2–0) | Riggs Field (152) Clemson, SC |
| October 10 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 24 Notre Dame | L 1–2 $^{2OT}$ | 8–5–0 (3–3–0) | Alumni Stadium (597) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami | W 1–0 | 9–5–0 (4–3–0) | Cobb Stadium (302) Coral Gables, FL |
| October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 8–0 | 10–5–0 (5–3–0) | Riggs Field (371) Clemson, SC |
| October 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Louisville | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5–1 (5–3–1) | Riggs Field (284) Clemson, SC |
| October 28 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | W 4–1 | 11–5–1 (6–3–1) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (230) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| October 31 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (5) | at (4) No. 22 Notre Dame First Round | W 3–2 | 12–5–1 | Alumni Stadium (268) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 5 5:30 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 24 | vs. (1) No. 1 Virginia Semifinals | L 0–1 | 12–6–1 | WakeMed Soccer Park (2,687) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 12 4:00 p.m. | | Alabama First Round | L 0–1 | 12–7–1 | Riggs Field (527) 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 |
| 1 | 24 | | MF | Megan Bornkamp | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | | FW | Renee Lyles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 15 | | MF | Hal Hershfelt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | | DF | Makenna Morris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | | FW | Caroline Conti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | | FW | Maliah Morris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | | DF | Harper White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | | MF | Grace Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 12 | | FW | Sydney Minarik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 28 | | DF | Abby Hanks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 14 | | FW | Fran Stables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | | DF | Renee Guion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | Opponent Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 52 |

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | | FW | Renee Lyles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 23 | | FW | Caroline Conti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | | MF | Hal Hershfelt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | | DF | Makenna Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | | DF | Layne St. George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | | DF | Harper White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | | DF | Sydney Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | | DF | Caitlin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | | FW | Sydney Minarik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 28 | | DF | Abby Hanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Megan Bornkamp | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 |
| Hensley Hancuff | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 |
| Megan Bornkamp | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 |
| Megan Bornkamp | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 14 |
| Caroline Conti | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | November 2 |
| Megan Bornkamp | All-ACC First Team | November 4 |
| Hal Hershfelt | All-ACC Second Team | November 4 |
| Renee Guion | All-ACC Third Team | November 4 |
| Hensley Hancuff | All-ACC Third Team | November 4 |
| Makenna Morris | All-ACC Third Team | November 4 |
| Renee Lyles | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 4 |
| Megan Bornkamp | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 7 | 9 | 15 | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 18 | — | | | | | | | | | |

## 2022 NWSL Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Hensley Hancuff | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 | 34 | GK |
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