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 25 times. Their best finish in the NCAA Tournament is reaching the College Cup in 2023.

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. 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. 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. 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. As of 2016, Hunt has settled with all but one of the defendants named in the case.

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. The Tigers could not maintain their high level in 2024 as they finished 6–8–3 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play. Their six overall wins were the lowest since 2012 and tied for the lowest in the time since Radwanski has been head coach. Their two conference wins were also the lowest since 2012. By not earning an invite to the NCAA tournament, they broke a streak of qualifying for ten consecutive tournaments. The 2025 season was a slight return to form as the Tigers finished 8–6–5 overall and 4–4–2 in ACC play. They returend to the NCAA Tournament, where they reached the Second Round before falling to the top seed in their region. The Tigers played ten of their nineteen matches during that season against ranked teams.

Personnel

Current roster

Team management Athletic director Graham Neff Head coach Eddie Radwanski Associate head coach Jeff Robbins Assistant coach Siri Mullinix Assistant coach Maryanne Kilgore Director of Operations Ewan Seabrook

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Awards

All-Americans The Tigers have had twelve players selected as all-Americans in their history. However, they have never had a first team all-American player. Name Year Carmie Landeen (3rd team) 1995 Sara Burkett (2nd team) 1997 Nancy Augustyniak (2nd team) 2000 Katie Carson (3rd team) 2001 Deliah Arrington (2nd team) 2002 Ashley Phillips (3rd team) 2006 Catrina Atanda (3rd team) 2016 Sam Staab (3rd team) 2018 Megan Bornkamp (3rd team) 2020/21 Megan Bornkamp (3rd team) 2021 Halle Mackiewicz (2nd team) 2023 Makenna Morris (2nd team)

ACC Awards

ACC Player of the Year Deliah Arrington – 2002 Sam Staab – 2018

ACC Coach of the Year Ray Leone – 2000 Eddie Radwanski – 2016

ACC Rookie of the Year Carmie Landeen – 1994 Lindsay Browne – 2000

ACC Goalkeeper of the Year Halle Mackiewicz – 2023

All-ACC First Team Sara Burkett – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Meredith McCullen – 1995 Sheri Bueter – 1998 Nancy Augustyniak – 1999, 2000 Beth Keller – 1999 Deliah Arrington – 2000, 2001, 2002 Lindsay Browne – 2000, 2001 Katie Carson – 2000 Heather Beem – 2002 Allison Graham – 2003, 2004 Paige Ledford – 2004 Ashley Phillips – 2007 Kailen Sheridan – 2015, 2016 Catrina Atanda – 2016 Sam Staab – 2018 Megan Bornkamp – 2021 Hal Hershfelt – 2023 Halle Mackiewicz – 2023 Makenna Morris – 2023

All-ACC Second Team Carmie Landeen – 1994, 2995 Sheri Bueter – 1994, 1997 Beth Keller – 1996 Lindsay Massengale – 1997 Meredith McCullen – 1997 Julie Augustyniak – 1999 Paige Ledford – 2001, 2002 Courtney Foster – 2003, 2004, 2005 Allison Mitchell – 2003 Lauren Whitt – 2003 Allison Graham – 2005 Ashley Phillips – 2005, 2006 Julie Bolt – 2006, 2007 Elizabeth Jobe – 2007 Catrina Atanda – 2015 Sam Staab – 2016, 2017 Mariana Speckmaier – 2018, 2020 Makenna Morris – 2020 Hal Hershfelt – 2021, 2022 Megan Bornkamp – 2022

All-ACC Third Team Vanessa Laxgang – 2013 Kailen Sheridan – 2013 Abby Jones – 2015 Claire Wagner – 2015, 2016 Sandy MacIver – 2018 Miranda Westlake – 2018 Hal Hershfelt – 2020 Megan Bornkamp – 2020, 2023 Courtney Jones – 2020 Makenna Morris – 2021 Renee Guion – 2021 Hensley Hancuff – 2021 Caroline Conti – 2022, 2023 Maliah Morris – 2022 Harper White – 2023 JuJu Harris – 2025

ACC All-Freshman Team Lindsay Browne – 2000 Jenny Anderson – 2001 Paige Ledford – 2001 Allison Graham – 2002 Courtney Foster – 2003 Elizabeth Jobe – 2004 Lauren Johnston – 2004 Katie Vogel – 2006 Kailen Sheridan – 2013 Sam Staab – 2015 Mariana Speckmaier – 2017 Hal Hershfelt – 2019 Maliah Morris – 2019 Makenna Morris – 2020 Megan Bornkamp – 2020 Renee Lyles – 2021 Dani Davis – 2023 Tatum Short – 2023 Jenna Tobia – 2023 JuJu Harris – 2025

Seasons Season Head coach Season result Tournament results Top pointsIn NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point. Top scorerGoals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted. Overall Conference Conference NCAA Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties Finish 1994 Tracey Leone 15 4 1 3 3 0 4th Quarterfinalists Second round Carmie Landeen 57 Carmie Landeen 24 1995 14 7 0 2 5 0 6th Quarterfinalists Second round 42 19 1996 15 7 1 3 3 1 T-2nd Finalists Second round Jennifer Crawford 32 Jennifer Crawford 13 1997 15 7 0 4 3 0 T-3rd Semifinalists Quarterfinals 36 17 1998 16 7 0 5 2 0 T-2nd Finalists Sweet 16 Sara Burkett 42 Sara Burkett 16 1999 Ray Leone 14 7 2 4 3 0 T-3rd Semifinalists Quarterfinals Deliah Arrington 25 Deliah Arrington 9 2000 19 3 1 5 1 1 Champions Semifinalists Quarterfinals Lindsay Browne 38 Lindsay Browne 13 2001 Todd Bramble 15 5 1 4 3 0 T-3rd Quarterfinalists Sweet 16 26 Deliah Arrington 11 2002 14 8 0 4 3 0 T-2nd Finalists First round Deliah Arrington 43 18 2003 11 7 2 4 3 0 T-3rd Quarterfinalists First round Courtney Foster 31 Courtney Foster 13 2004 10 8 2 4 4 1 T-5th Semifinalists First round Courtney Foster/Lindsay Browne 15 Courtney Foster 7 2005 9 9 2 4 5 1 T-6th Quarterfinalists First round Allison Graham 23 Allison Graham 7 2006 11 8 5 5 3 2 T-4th Seminfinalists Quarterfinals Molly Franklin 16 Molly Franklin 6 2007 10 6 5 2 3 5 8th Quarterfinalists Second round Courtney Foster 16 Courtney Foster 6 2008 Hershey Strosberg 5 11 1 1 8 1 10th — — Julie Bolt 19 Julie Bolt 9 2009 3 15 0 0 10 0 11th — — Maddy Elder 21 Maddy Elder 10 2010 6 13 0 0 10 0 11th — — 15 5 2011 Eddie Radwanski 6 12 2 0 10 0 11th — — 22 8 2012 6 10 2 1 9 0 10th — — 8 Liska Dobberstein/Jenna Polonsky 3 2013 7 8 4 4 7 2 10th — — Vanessa Laxgang 10 Vanessa Laxgang 5 2014 13 3 3 6 3 1 5th — First round Catrina Atanda 20 Catrina Atanda 9 2015 14 2 4 7 3 0 4th Semifinalists Second round 13 5 2016 14 5 4 7 1 2 T-1st Semifinalists Sweet 16 18 12 2017 10 5 4 3 4 3 9th — Second round Jenna Polonsky 19 Mariana Speckmaier/Jenna Polonsky 7 2018 12 9 0 6 4 0 6th Semifinalists First round Mariana Speckmaier 22 Mariana Speckmaier 10 2019 11 7 2 5 5 0 7th First round Second round Renee Guion 14 6 2020 12 5 2 5 3 0 4th First round Quarterfinals Megan Bornkamp 17 Megan Bornkamp 8 2021 12 7 1 6 3 1 5th Semifinalists First round Hal Hershfelt/Maliah Morris 17 10 2022 8 5 5 4 3 3 7th — First round Caroline Conti 13 Caroline Conti/Renee Lyles 4 2023 18 4 4 7 2 1 3rd Finalists College Cup Makenna Morris 26 Makenna Morris 10 2024 6 8 3 2 7 1 14th — — Kendall Bodak 9 Chrisitan Brathwaite/Kendall Bodak/Mackenzie Duff 3 2025 8 6 5 4 4 2 T-10th — Second round JuJu Harris 7 JuJu Harris 8 Totals:32 Seasons 5 HeadCoaches 359 228 68 121 133 28 2 RegularSeason Titles 0 ConferenceTournament Titles 25 NCAAAppearances Deliah Arrington 127 Deliah Arrington 50

Records

+ Career Scoring 1 Deliah Arrington 50 27 127 1999–2002 2 Sara Burkett 39 36 114 1995–1998 3 Lindsay Browne 34 34 102 2000–2004 4 Carmie Landeen 43 13 99 1994–1995 5 Beth Keller 35 23 93 1996–1999 6 Sheri Bueter Hauser 26 40 92 1994–1998 7 Jennifer Crawford 38 15 91 1996–1999 8 Heather Beem 28 23 79 1999–2002 9 Courtney Foster 31 14 76 2003–2007 10 Caroline Conti 27 20 74 2019–2024

+ Career Saves 1 Ashley Phillips 326 2004–2007 2 Katie Carson 305 1998–2001 3 Kailen Sheridan 229 2013–2016 4 Meredith McCullen 228 1994–1997 5 Paula Pritzen 193 2007–2009

+ Games Played 1 Renee Guion 101 2018–2021 2 Caroline Conti 100 2019–2023 3 Hal Hershfelt 99 2019–2023 4 Alison Burpee 90 1996–1999 5 Julie Augustyniak 89 1997–2000 Katie Carson 89 1998–2001

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

Beth Goetz (1994–1995) Currently Athletic Director at the University of Iowa Ashley Phillips – (2004–2007) Currently head coach at Northeastern Kailen Sheridan – (2013–2016) Currently with North Carolina Courage and Canada international