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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.

2021 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
Record12–7–1 (6–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 0 – 2   .900 18 – 3 – 2   .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 1 – 2   .800 21 – 1 – 3   .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 16 – 4 – 1   .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 3 – 0   .700 14 – 6 – 2   .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 6 – 3 – 1   .650 12 – 7 – 1   .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 – 2 – 3   .650 12 – 3 – 3   .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 6 – 4 – 0   .600 16 – 6 – 0   .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 12 – 6 – 2   .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 11 – 7 – 0   .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 – 6 – 0   .400 9 – 9 – 2   .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350 7 – 7 – 2   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 7 – 10 – 1   .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 4 – 12 – 0   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 – 10 – 0   .000 4 – 12 – 1   .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

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 edit

Main article: 2020 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2] 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.[3]

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 edit

Departures edit

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[4]
Kimber Haley 11 MF 5'3" Senior Fort Mill, SC Graduated
Madi Reid 12 DF — Freshman Cary, NC Transferred to NC State[5]
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[6]
Lauren Bruns 22 FW 5'5" Sophomore Richmond, VA —
Olivia Bonacorso 25 DF 5'3" Junior Middleton, MA —

Recruiting Class edit

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Mackenzie Duff
DF
   USA St. Louis, MO SLSG – Missouri      [7]
Ella Hauser
MF
   USA Corenlius, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy      [8]
Emma Lerner
MF
   USA Mentor, OH Internationals SC (Ohio)      [9]
Renee Lyles
FW
   USA Atlanta, GA Concorde Fire      [10]
Alexandra Lynch
GK
   USA Los Angeles, CA Real So Cal      [11]
Sydney Minarik
FW
   USA Huntersville, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy      [12]
Layne St. George
DF
   USA Seattle, WA Seattle Reign Academy      [13]

Squad edit

Roster edit

As of January 7, 2022[14]

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   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 edit

Position Staff
Athletic Director   Dan Radakovich
Head coach   Eddie Radwanski
Associate head coach   Jeff Robbins
Assistant Coach   Siri Mullinix
Director of Operations   Julie Carson

Source:[15]

Schedule edit

Source:[16][17]

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[18]  –
 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 edit

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
15   MF Hal Hershfelt 7 0 0 7
4 2   DF Makenna Morris 5 1 0 6
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
5   MF Grace Wagner 2 0 0 2
12   FW Sydney Minarik 2 0 0 2
28   DF Abby Hanks 2 0 0 2
11 14   FW Fran Stables 1 0 0 1
19   DF Renee Guion 1 0 0 1
Opponent Own Goal 1 0 0 1
Total 49 3 0 52

Disciplinary record edit

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament 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
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
3   DF Layne St. George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4   DF Harper White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7   DF Sydney Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
8   DF Caitlin Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12   FW Sydney Minarik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28   DF Abby Hanks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 18 1 0

Awards and honors edit

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Megan Bornkamp Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 [19]
Hensley Hancuff
Megan Bornkamp Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 [20]
Megan Bornkamp ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 14 [21]
Caroline Conti November 2 [22]
Megan Bornkamp All-ACC First Team November 4 [23]
Hal Hershfelt All-ACC Second Team
Renee Guion All-ACC Third Team
Hensley Hancuff
Makenna Morris
Renee Lyles ACC All-Freshman Team
Megan Bornkamp ACC All-Tournament Team November 7 [24]

Rankings edit

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[25]7915RVRV22RVRVRVRVRV24RVNot releasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer[26]871023211618—

2022 NWSL Draft edit

Main article: 2022 NWSL Draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Hensley Hancuff NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 34 GK

Source:[27]

References edit

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