# 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

The 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his seventh season. Home games were played at Riggs Field.

## Roster

Updated September 5, 2017
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 | ENG | Sandy MacIver |
| 2 | FW | USA | Miranda Weslake |
| 3 | MF | USA | Mackenzie Smith |
| 4 | DF | USA | Alex Nillen |
| 5 | DF | USA | Cyan Mercer |
| 6 | MF | USA | Lauren Harkes |
| 7 | MF | USA | Shannon Horgan |
| 8 | MF | USA | Haley Schueppert |
| 9 | MF | USA | Audrey Viso |
| 10 | FW | USA | Alana Hockenhull |
| 11 | MF | USA | Kimber Haley |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sarah Osborne |
| 13 | MF | USA | Dani Antieau |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | USA | Abigail Mitchell |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sam Staab |
| 16 | MF | USA | Julie Mackin |
| 17 | FW | VEN | Mariana Speckmaier |
| 18 | MF | USA | Jeni Erickson |
| 19 | MF | USA | Jenna Polonsky |
| 20 | FW | USA | Courtney Jones |
| 22 | MF | USA | Ellen Colborn |
| 24 | GK | USA | Maddie Weber |
| 25 | DF | USA | Rachele Manfre |
| 26 | GK | USA | Melanie Stiles |
| 30 | FW | USA | Patrice DiPasquale |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | Dan Radakovich |
| Head coach | Eddie Radwanski |
| Assistant coach | Siri Mullinix |
| Assistant coach | Jeff Robbins |
| Director of Operations | Manuel Garcia-Oronoz |
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## Preseason

The Tigers had one player, Sam Stabb, selected to the preseason All-ACC team. The Tigers were ranked 6th in the pre-season ACC Coaches poll. The Tigers opened the season ranked 13th in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll and 21st in the Top Drawer Soccer Pre-Season poll. These rankings come despite the fact Clemson lost 12 letter winners, and returns only three starters from the 2016 team that finished the regular season tied for first in the ACC and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

## Regular season

The Tigers started the regular season by recording two victories in the Hoosier Challenge Cup. These two victories were enough to crown the Tigers champions of this opening season tournament. Kimber Haley and Sam Stabb were named to the all tournament team. In the first game of the tournament, Mariana Speckmaier scored a hat trick, becoming the 15th player in Tigers history to score a hat trick, 8th Freshman to complete that feat and the second to score a hat trick in their debut. The win over SIUE was also coach Eddie Radwanski's 200th career coaching win. The Tigers continued their winning ways beating Indiana 1–0 to become Hoosier Challenge Cup Champions. Upon returning home, Clemson won its first ranked match-up of the season against #20 Auburn on August 25. The Tigers continued by winning their next three games vs. UNC Greensboro, VCU, and Georgia. From there the Tigers went on a 3-game losing streak. At the start of this streak, the team reached a season high #4 ranking in the coaches poll, but dropped games to the #7 team, University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, and the #8 team North Carolina. The Tigers then drew at Syracuse to end the skid. The Tigers only managed two goals in these four games after scoring 14 goals in their first 6 matches. The Tigers finished a three-game road trip with a win in Miami. Upon their return home, they lost to Louisville and beat Virginia Tech. The Tigers were back on the road and earned a draw at No. 14 Virginia. In the final three games of the season, Clemson lost to North Carolina State, beat #15 Wake Forest, and drew with #23 Florida State. This run saw them finish 9th in the conference, one spot out of making the 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament. The top 8 teams in the conference are invited to the tournament.

## Postseason

On November 6, the Tigers were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were drawn to host Alabama on November 10 at Riggs Field. The Tigers scored two late goals to advance past the Crimson Tide 2–1. This win earned the Tigers a match with the #18 team in the country, Texas. This match was to be played in Durham, North Carolina. The Tigers again used a late goal to force overtime. After two periods of scoreless overtime, the match when to penalty kicks. However, Clemson came up short and lost the shootout 5–6.

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 8* 6:00 pm | No. 13 | Air Force | W 4–2 | – (–) | Riggs Field (–) Clemson, SC |
| August 11* 6:00 pm | No. 13 | No. 12 Duke | L 1–2 | – (–) | Riggs Field (–) Clemson, SC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 18* 4:30 pm | No. 13 | at SIU Edwardsville Hoosier Challenge Cup | W 4–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Bill Armstrong Stadium (83) Bloomington, IN |
| August 20* 1:30 pm | No. 13 | at Indiana Hoosier Challenge Cup | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN |
| August 25* 7:30 pm | No. 13 | No. 20 Auburn | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (2,237) Clemson, SC |
| August 27* 6:00 pm | No. 13 | at UNC Greensboro | W 4–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) | UNCG Soccer Stadium (558) Greensboro, NC |
| September 1* 5:00 pm | No. 8 | VCU First Friday | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (1,127) Clemson, SC |
| September 3* 6:00 pm | No. 8 | at Georgia | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 (0–0–0) | Turner Soccer Complex (2,457) Athens, GA |
| September 8* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | No. 7 South Carolina Rivalry | L 0–1 | 6–1–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (3,892) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Conference Regular season ||||||
| September 16 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Notre Dame | L 2–4 | 6–2–0 (0–1–0) | Riggs Field (550) Clemson, SC |
| September 21 6:00 pm | No. 19 | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 6–3–0 (0–2–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,331) Cary, NC |
| September 24 1:00 pm | No. 19 | at Syracuse | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3–1 (0–2–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (402) Syracuse, NY |
| September 29 7:00 pm | | at Miami | W 1–0 | 7–3–1 (1–2–1) | Cobb Stadium (425) Coral Gables, FL |
| October 5 7:00 pm | | Louisville | L 1–2 | 7–4–1 (1–3–1) | Riggs Field (820) Clemson, SC |
| October 8 1:00 pm | | Virginia Tech | W 3–0 | 8–4–1 (2–3–1) | Riggs Field (642) Clemson, SC |
| October 14 7:00 pm | | at No. 14 Virginia | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 8–4–2 (2–3–2) | Klöckner Stadium (2,596) Charlottseville, VA |
| October 19 7:00 pm | | at NC State | L 0–1 | 8–5–2 (2–4–2) | Dali Soccer Field (578) Raleigh, NC |
| October 22 1:00 pm | | No. 15 Wake Forest Senior Day | W 2–1 | 9–5–2 (3–4–2) | Riggs Field (958) Clemson, South Carolina |
| October 26 7:00 pm | | No. 23 Florida State | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 9–5–3 (3–4–3) | Riggs Field (931) Clemson, South Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 10* 7:00 pm | | Alabama NCAA First Round | W 2–1 | 10–5–3 | Riggs Field (358) Clemson, SC |
| November 17* 7:00 pm | | at No. 18 Texas NCAA Second Round | T 1–1 (5–6 PK) $^{2OT}$ | 10–5–4 | Koskinen Stadium (812) Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Goals Record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | NCAA Tournament | Total |
| 1 | 19 | | MF | Jenna Polonsky | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 17 | | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 18 | | MF | Jenni Erickson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | | FW | Miranda Westlake | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | | MF | Mackenzie Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | | MF | Shannon Horgan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | | MF | Dani Antieau | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 30 | | FW | Patrice DiPasquale | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 3 | 28 |

## Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | MF | Shannon Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 16 | | MF | Julie Mackin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 17 | | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | | MF | Mackenzie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | | DF | Alex Nillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | | MF | Kimber Haley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | | DF | Sam Stabb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | | MF | Jenni Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | | MF | Jenna Polonsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Sandy MacIver | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 17 |
| Sam Staab | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 |
| Mariana Speckmaier | ACC All Freshman Team | November 2 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |