# 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eighth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest. They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

## 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 |
| 0 | GK | USA | Daniel Kuzemka |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Ximo Miralles |
| 2 | DF | USA | Andrew Burnikel |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Patrick Bunk-Andersen |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Oliver Shannon (captain) |
| 5 | MF | SEN | Malick Mbaye |
| 6 | DF | USA | Tanner Dieterich (captain) |
| 7 | MF | CRC | Saul Chinchilla |
| 8 | MF | USA | Johnny Heckman |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Jason Wright |
| 10 | FW | CRC | Diego Campos |
| 11 | FW | USA | Robby Jacobs |
| 12 | DF | USA | Robert Campbell |
| 13 | MF | USA | Michael Melvin |
| 14 | MF | USA | Grayson Raynor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | USA | Cale Thorne |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Kimarni Smith |
| 18 | MF | USA | Harrison Kurtz |
| 19 | DF | SEN | Justin Malou |
| 20 | MF | USA | Michael Ille |
| 21 | DF | USA | Trey Langolis |
| 22 | MF | USA | Quinn McNeill |
| 24 | MF | DEN | Alexander Hemmingsen |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Gian Scalise |
| 26 | DF | USA | Chris Heijjer |
| 27 | FW | USA | Kristian Shkreli |
| 28 | FW | USA | Nate Hall |
| 29 | MF | SWE | Daniel Ramlgak |
| 30 | MF | USA | Robbie Robinson |
| 31 | GK | USA | Nolan Lennon |
Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Dan Radakovich |
| Head coach | Mike Noonan |
| Associate head coach | Philip Jones |
| Assistant Coach | Camilo Rodriguez |
| Director of Soccer Operations | Rob Thompson |
| Athletic Trainer | Raz Razayeski |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Rick Franzblau |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at UAB | W 3–0 | – (–) | West Campus Field Birmingham, AL |
| August 15* 6:00 pm | No. 5 | No. 19 Coastal Carolina | W 3–1 | – (–) | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| August 19 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at No. 17 Virginia Tech | T 4–4 | – (–) | Sandra D. Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 5:00 pm | No. 5 | Cal State Fullerton | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (2,538) Clemson, SC |
| August 27* 6:00 pm | No. 5 | Radford | W 2–1 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (1,231) Clemson, SC |
| September 1* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | South Carolina Rivalry, First Friday | W 4–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | Riggs Field (5,610) Clemson, SC |
| September 4* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Georgia Southern | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) | Eagle Field - Erk Park (1,237) Statesboro, GA |
| September 8 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at NC State | L 0–1 | 4–1–0 (0–1–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,589) Raleigh, NC |
| Cancelled* 7:00 pm | | North Florida | | | Riggs Field Clemson, SC |
| September 15 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Boston College Rivalry | W 1–0 | 5–1–0 (1–1–0) | Riggs Field (1,901) Clemson, SC |
| September 19* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | UCLA | W 3–0 | 6–1–0 (1–1–0) | Riggs Field (2,147) Clemson, SC |
| September 22 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Pittsburgh | W 3–0 | 7–1–0 (2–1–0) | Riggs Field (3,831) Clemson, SC |
| September 26* 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Charlotte | W 4–1 | 8–1–0 (2–1–0) | Riggs Field (1,308) Clemson, SC |
| September 29 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | at No. 2 Wake Forest | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 8–2–0 (2–2–0) | Spry Stadium (4,781) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 5 | No. 9 Notre Dame | L 1–2 | 8–3–0 (2–3–0) | Riggs Field (4,035) Clemson, SC |
| October 10* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Gardner-Webb | W 5–0 | 9–3–0 (2–3–0) | Riggs Field (1,059) Clemson, SC |
| October 13 7:00 pm | No. 11 | at No. 16 Duke | W 4–1 | 10–3–0 (3–3–0) | Koskinen Stadium (758) Durham, NC |
| October 21 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at Syracuse | W 2–1 | 11–3–0 (4–3–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,672) Syracuse, NY |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 4 | No. 11 Louisville | L 1–2 | 11–4–0 (4–4–0) | Riggs Field (2,022) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 1 7:00 pm | No. 9 | Syracuse First Round | T 2–2 (4–3 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 11–4–1 (4–4–0) | Riggs Field (1,348) Clemson, SC |
| November 5 1:00 pm | No. 9 | at No. 11 Duke Quarterfinal | W 1–0 | 12–4–1 (4–4–0) | Koskinen Stadium (468) Durham, NC |
| November 8 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at No. 1 Wake Forest Semifinal | L 1–2 | 12–5–1 (4–4–0) | Spry Stadium (1,872) Winston-Salem, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 19 6:00 pm | No. 5 | Coastal Carolina Second Round | L 1–3 | 12–6–1 | Riggs Field (2,091) Clemson, SC |
| *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 | 10 | | FW | Diego Campos | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | | FW | Jason Wright | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | | MF | Oliver Shannon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 30 | | MF | Robbie Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | | FW | Kimarni Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | | DF | Patrick Bunk-Andersen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | | MF | Saul Chinchilla | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | | MF | Malick Mbaye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | | FW | Robbie Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | | DF | Justin Malou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 24 | | MF | Alexander Hemmingsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 4 | 1 | 39 |

## 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 | 10 | | FW | Diego Campos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | | MF | Oliver Shannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | | DF | Justin Malou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | | MF | Malick Mbaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | | FW | Kimarni Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | | DF | Tanner Dieterich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | | DF | Robert Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | | MF | Harrison Kurtz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 24 | | MF | Alexander Hemmingser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | | DF | Andrew Burnikel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | | MF | Michael Melvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | | MF | Grayson Raynor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | | FW | Nate Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | | MF | Robbie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | - | - | Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Patrick Bunk-Andersen | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 5 |
| Ximo Miralles | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 25 |
| Diego Campos | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 16 |
| Diego Campos | All-ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Oliver Shannon | All-ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Robbie Robinson | ACC All Freshman Team | November 7 |
| Diego Campos | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Justin Malou | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 12 |

## Draft picks

The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Oliver Shannon | Atlanta United | 2nd | 36 | MF |
| Diego Campos | Chicago Fire | 2nd | 38 | FW |

## Rankings

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 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 17 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |