Clemson Tigers women's soccer

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Clemson Tigers
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Founded1994;29 years ago (1994)
University Clemson University
Head coach Eddie Radwanski (13th season)
Conference ACC
Location Clemson, South Carolina
Stadium Historic Riggs Field
(Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsOrange and regalia [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2023
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2020, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2016, 2020, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
2000, 2016*

The Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represent Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team has won 1 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championship, shared 1 regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Women's soccer tournament 24 times. Their best finish in the NCAA Tournament is reaching the College Cup in 2023.

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Colors and Badge

The team uses the school colors of Orange and Regalia.

History

1990s

The Clemson women's soccer team was founded in 1994. The program enjoyed early success under its first coach Tracey Leone. The team tied for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference during this period and made the NCAA tournament in every year. The Tigers also reached the ACC tournament final twice during this period. The team's best finish was a quarterfinals appearance in 1998. In 1999, Tracey Leone was replaced as head coach by Ray Leone.

2000s

The team's good fortunes continued in the 2000s finishing no lower than third in the ACC in the first four seasons. Ray Leone left as Head Coach in 2000 and was replaced by Todd Bramble. [2] The team could not quite match the success of the early 2000s, never finishing above fourth in the ACC between 2004 and 2010. The Tigers continued to make the NCAA tournament. They made the tournament every season under Bramble. Their best result was the Quarterfinals in 2008. In 2008, Bramble left as coach and was replaced with Hershey Strosberg. [3] The team took a sharp decline under Strosberg, finishing tenth or below in the ACC in each of his three seasons in charge. The team failed to make the NCAA tournament in those three years, ending a streak of 14 consecutive appearances.

2010s

Strosberg was fired in 2010 and replaced with Eddie Radwanski. [4] Radwanski's teams improved in each of their first three seasons but could not finish above tenth in the ACC and failed to make the NCAA tournament. A six win improvement from 2013 to 2014 saw the Tigers finish fifth in the ACC and return to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers have made the NCAA tournament during the next two seasons and recorded double digit wins from 2014 to 2019. The team advanced farther in each NCAA tournament appearance during 2014–16, including a Sweet 16 trip in 2016, their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2001. The Tigers could not repeat the feat in the last three years of the decade, making the Second Round twice (2017 and 2019), but falling there in each year.

Hazing Lawsuit

In 2014, a lawsuit was brought against Clemson University, Clemson University administrators, three women's soccer team coaches, and 16 women's soccer team players by Haley Hunt. Hunt was a member of the team from 2011 to 2013. The lawsuit claims that Hunt was subjected to hazing during her time with the team and the hazing caused significant physical harm. [5] As of 2016, Hunt has settled with all but one of the defendants named in the case. [6]

2020s

The decade started with a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team played a non-conference schedule in the spring of 2021 and played a shortened eight game conference schedule. The team finished fourth in the ACC with a 5–3–0 record, but could not advance past the first round of the ACC Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament in the spring proved to be a high-water mark for the team. They advanced to the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2006 before losing to Santa Clara. In a more normal regular season in 2021, Clemson went 12–7–1 and 6–3–1 in ACC play. They made the Semifinals of the ACC Tournament but were unable to advance past the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2021, Clemson posted a 8–5–5 overall record and 4–3–3 record in ACC play. They finished in 7th place, which broke a streak of four-straight ACC Tournament qualifications. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament but lost again in the First Round. The 8 total wins and 4 ACC wins were their lowest totals since 2013. 2023 was one of the better years in program history as the Tigers finished 18–4–4 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC play. Their seven ACC wins tied their highest ever total with 2015 and 2016. They finished as Runners Up in the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2002. They advanced to their first College Cup in program history where they lost to Florida State.

Personnel

Current roster

As of December 4, 2023 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Halle Mackiewicz
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenna Morris
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Layne St. George
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harper White
5 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Brough
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eleanor Hays
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dani Davis
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Tobia
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Duff
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Renee Lyles
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tatum Short
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Minarik
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Wennar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hal Hershfelt
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Hauser
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Lerner
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maria Manousos
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabby Gambino
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Conti
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Bornkamp
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dani Lynch
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Addy Holgorsen
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Sherden
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sami Meredith
34 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ally Lynch

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Graham Neff
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Radwanski
Associate head coach Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Robbins
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Siri Mullinix
Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Julie Carson

Source: [7]

Seasons

SeasonHead coach [8] Season result [9] [10] Tournament results [11]
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesFinish
1994 Tracey Leone 15413304thQuarterfinalists Second round
199514702506thQuarterfinalists Second round
19961571331T-2ndFinalists Second round
19971570430T-3rdSemifinalists Quarterfinals
19981670520T-2ndFinalists Sweet 16
1999 Ray Leone 1472430T-3rdSemifinalists Quarterfinals
20001931511ChampionsSemifinalists Quarterfinals
2001 Todd Bramble 1551430T-3rdQuarterfinalists Sweet 16
20021480430T-2ndFinalists First round
20031172430T-3rdQuarterfinalists First round
20041082441T-5thSemifinalists First round
2005992451T-6thQuarterfinalists First round
20061185532T-4thSeminfinalists Quarterfinals
200710652358thQuarterfinalists Second round
2008 Hershey Strosberg 511118110th
20093150010011th
20106130010011th
2011 Eddie Radwanski 6122010011th
2012610219010th
2013 78447210th
2014 13336315th First round
2015 14247304th Semifinalists Second round
2016 1454712T-1st Semifinalists Sweet 16
2017 10543439th Second round
2018 12906406th Semifinalists First round
2019 11725507th First round Second round
2020 12525304th First round Quarterfinals
2021 12716315th Semifinalists First round
2022 8554337th First round
2023 18447213rd Finalists College Cup

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

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References

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Works cited

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