2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
ACC Tournament, Semifinalists
NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 13
Record	14–5–4 (7–1–2 ACC)
Head coach	Eddie Radwanski (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Robbins (6th season); Siri Mullinix (6th season);
Captains	Emily Byorth; Gabby Byorth; Abby Jones; Claire Wagner;
Home stadium	Riggs Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Last updated May 12, 2024

2016 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	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 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]

Roster

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 Maclver
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

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

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NSCAA^[8]	14	8	6	13	13	13	13	12	18	17	14	9	12	Not released			12
TopDrawer Soccer^[9]	10	10	9	9	14	15	11	12	12	15	15	12	10	13	11	13	13

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[7] "Clemson Women's Soccer Names Team Captains". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

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v t e Clemson Tigers women's soccer
Venue	Riggs Field (1994–present)
Culture & lore	Clemson–South Carolina rivalry
Head coaches	Tracey Leone (1994–1998) Ray Leone (1999–2000) Todd Bramble (2001–2007) Hershey Strosberg (2008–2010) Eddie Radwanski (2011–current)
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College Cup seasons in italics