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2023 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

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2023 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record18–4–4 (7–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Robbins (13th season)
  • Siri Mullinix (13th season)
  • Allison Wetherington (1st season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 22 0 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 18 4 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 0 5   .750 13 2 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 17 6 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 2 4   .600 10 3 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 3 4   .500 8 3 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 8 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 4 9 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 6 7 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 9 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 3 10 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 6 4   .200 3 9 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 2 14 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll


The 2023 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his thirteenth season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 30th season playing organized soccer, and all of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tigers started the season well, with a tie of twelfth-ranked rival South Carolina. They wouldn't allow a goal until August 31 and won their next six non-conference games. Those games included two wins over Power 5 opponents and one against seventh-ranked Arkansas. They would finish their non-conference schedule with a draw against Georgia. ACC play began with a loss against fourth-ranked Florida State. However, the Tigers won their next three games before drawing against Virginia. After the draw, the Tigers rattled off four straight conference wins including wins over ranked Duke and Pittsburgh. They finished the ACC season with a loss to eleventh ranked Notre Dame.

The Tigers finished the season 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Wake Forest in the First Round. In the Second Round, they avenged a regular season loss to Notre Dame, by defeating them 3–2. They faced off against Florida State in the final, but could not avenge a regular season loss, as they lost 2–1. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they were a one-seed in the Clemson Bracket and earned home field advantage until the College Cup. The defeated Radford in the First Round, Columbia in the Second Round, and faced off against Georgia again in the Round of 16. Just as in the regular season, the game ended 1–1 and went to penalties. Clemson advanced 5–3 and faced second-seed Penn State. The Tigers won 2–1 and advanced to their first College Cup in program history.[1] In the College Cup, Clemson faced Florida State for the third time this season, and lost again 2–0, to end their season. Their final record was 18–4–4.

Halle Mackiewicz was named ACC Goalkeeper of the Year and set a school record with thirteen shut-outs at the time of the award.[2] Mackiewicz would add one more during the NCAA Tournament to bring her total to fourteen for the season. Clemson also played three players on the All-ACC First Team, three on the Third Team, and three on the All-Freshman team. Their seven conference wins were the most since 2016 and were the highest total in program history, tied with 2016 and 2015. They finished as runners up in the ACC Tournament for the fourth time in program history, and first time since 2002. Their eighteen wins were the second best in program history, second only to the 19 wins in 2000. Their NCAA tournament qualification extended their streak of consecutive qualifications to ten.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 8–5–5 overall and 4–3–3 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament, finishing one spot outside of the six teams that qualified. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they were a five-seed in the UCLA Bracket and hosted Vanderbilt in the First Round. They lost the game 0–1 to end their season. Their eight wins was their lowest total since 2013.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Devi Dudley 6 MF 5'3" Senior American Fork, Utah Graduated
Caitlin Smith 8 DF 5'10" Sophomore New Forest, England
Cassidy Lindley 11 FW 5'7" Senior Carmel, Indiana Graduated
Fran Stables 14 MF 5'6" Sophomore Manchester, England Transferred to Cincinnati
Kacey Smekrud 19 FW 5'11" Senior La Grange, Kentucky Graduated
Courtney Jones 20 FW 5'2" Senior Carmel, Indiana Graduated
Maliah Morris 21 FW 5'3" Senior Germantown, Maryland Graduated
Kate Borner 27 DF 5'6" Freshman Cumming, Georgia

Recruiting class

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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Danielle Davis
MF
United States Port Washington, New York SUSA FC Academy [3]
Eleanor Hays
DF
United States Lewisville, Texas FC Dallas [4]
Danielle Lynch
DF
United States Los Angeles, California LAFC So Cal [5]
Tatum Short
FW
United States Las Vegas, Nevada Heat FC [6]
Jenna Tobia
FW
United States Warren, New Jersey PDA (ECNL - Blue) [7]

Squad

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Roster

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As of December 4, 2023[8]

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

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director United States Graham Neff
Head coach United States Eddie Radwanski
Associate head coach United States Jeff Robbins
Assistant coach United States Siri Mullinix
Assistant Coach United States Allison Wetherington

Source:[8]

Schedule

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Source:[9][10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
5:00 p.m.
No. 25 vs. Ole Miss  None reported[11] 
Atlanta United Training Ground
Atlanta, GA
August 12*
7:30 p.m.
No. 25 at UNC Wilmington W 4–1 
UNCW Soccer Stadium
Wilmington, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 No. 12 South Carolina
Rivalry
T 0–0  0–0–1
Riggs Field (3,917)
Clemson, SC
August 20*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Gardner-Webb W 9–0  1–0–1
Riggs Field (634)
Clemson, SC
August 24*
9:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 at Utah Valley W 2–0  2–0–1
Wolverine Stadium (2,678)
Orem, UT
August 27*
2:00 p.m., P12N
No. 19 at Utah W 1–0  3–0–1
Ute Soccer Field (918)
Salt Lake City, UT
August 31*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 11 Furman W 4–1  4–0–1
Riggs Field (503)
Clemson, SC
September 3*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 11 Western Carolina W 5–0  5–0–1
Riggs Field (652)
Clemson, SC
September 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 No. 7 Arkansas W 1–0  6–0–1
Riggs Field (507)
Clemson, SC
September 10*
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 9 at Georgia T 1–1  6–0–2
Turner Soccer Complex (1,368)
Athens, GA
ACC Regular Season
September 15
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 No. 4 Florida State L 2–4  6–1–2
(0–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,102)
Clemson, SC
September 21
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 at Miami (FL) W 5–0  7–1–2
(1–1–0)
Cobb Stadium (184)
Coral Gables, FL
September 24
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 at Boston College W 2–0  8–1–2
(2–1–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (326)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 Syracuse W 5–1  9–1–2
(3–1–0)
Riggs Field (932)
Clemson, SC
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 Virginia T 1–1  9–1–3
(3–1–1)
Riggs Field (583)
Clemson, SC
October 8
3:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 at Virginia Tech W 1–0  10–1–3
(4–1–1)
Thompson Field (297)
Blacksburg, VA
October 13
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at No. 23 Duke W 1–0  11–1–3
(5–1–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,457)
Durham, NC
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 Louisville W 3–0  12–1–3
(6–1–1)
Riggs Field (362)
Clemson, SC
October 22
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 No. 18 Pittsburgh W 1–0  13–1–3
(7–1–1)
Riggs Field (867)
Clemson, SC
October 26
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 at No. 11 Notre Dame L 0–2  13–2–3
(7–2–1)
Alumni Stadium (496)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
October 29
5:30 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 8 (6) Wake Forest
First Round
W 1–0  14–2–3
Riggs Field (795)
Clemson, SC
November 2
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 7 (2) No. 9 Notre Dame
Semifinals
W 3–2  15–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (678)
Cary, NC
November 5
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3) No. 7 (1) No. 1 Florida State
Final
L 1–2  15–3–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (1)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 10
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 7 Radford
First Round
W 2–0  16–3–3
Riggs Field (1,775)
Clemson, SC
November 17
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 7 (8) Columbia
Second Round
W 2–1  17–3–3
Riggs Field (1,785)
Clemson, SC
November 19
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 7 (4) Georgia
Round of 16
T 1–1 (5–3 PKs) 2OT 17–3–4
Riggs Field (1,471)
Clemson, SC
November 25
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 7 (2) No. 5 Penn State
Quarterfinals
W 2–1  18–3–4
Riggs Field (1,472)
Clemson, SC
December 1
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 7 (1) No. 1 Florida State
Semifinals
L 0–2  18–4–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (10,635)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Goals Record

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 2  USA DF Makenna Morris 8 0 2 10
2 23  USA FW Caroline Conti 5 1 2 8
3 9  USA DF Mackenzie Duff 4 2 0 6
10  USA MF Renee Lyles 5 0 1 6
29  USA FW Sami Meredith 6 0 0 6
6 24  USA DF Megan Bornkamp 2 1 2 5
7 8  USA FW Jenna Tobia 4 0 0 4
8 11  USA FW Tatum Short 2 1 0 3
13  USA FW Emma Wennar 3 0 0 3
10 18  USA FW Maria Manousos 2 0 0 2
11 5  ENG MF Emily Brough 1 0 0 1
7  USA MF Danni Davis 1 0 0 1
15  USA MF Hal Hershfelt 1 0 0 1
Total 44 5 7 56

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 15 United States MF Hal Hershfelt 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
2 8 United States MF Jenna Tobia 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 7 United States MF Dani Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 United States DF Mackenzie Duff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 United States DF Megan Bornkamp 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 3 United States DF Layne St. George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 United States DF Harper White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 United States MF Caroline Conti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total 12 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Megan Bornkamp Preseason All-ACC Team August 10 [12]
Hal Hershfelt
Megan Bornkamp Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 17 [13]
Halle Mackiewicz ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 12 [14]
Mackenzie Duff September 26 [15]
Makenna Morris October 17 [16]
October 24 [17]
Renee Lyles ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 24 [17]
Halle Mackiewicz ACC Goalkeeper of the Year November 1 [18]
Hal Hershfelt All-ACC First Team
Halle Mackiewicz
Makenna Morris
Megan Bornkamp All-ACC Third Team
Caroline Conti
Harper White
Dani Davis All-ACC Freshman Team
Tatum Short
Jenna Tobia
Halle Mackiewicz All-ACC Tournament Team November 5 [19]
Dani Davis
Mackenzie Duff
Halle Mackiewicz United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team December 1 [20]
Makenna Morris

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[21]251911988897887Not released3
TopDrawer Soccer[22]14169812106954333

2024 NWSL Draft

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Clemson had four players taken in the 2024 NWSL draft, including the fifth overall pick. [23]

Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Hal Hershfelt Washington Spirit 1 5 MF
United States Makenna Morris Washington Spirit 1 13 DF
United States Halle Mackiewicz Kansas City Current 3 32 GK
United States Caroline Conti Bay FC 3 34 MF

References

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