2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan , in his eighth season. They played home games at Riggs Field . This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest . They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.
Roster
Updated September 5, 2017[ 1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.[ 2]
Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Athletic Director
Dan Radakovich
Head coach
Mike Noonan
Associate head coach
Philip Jones
Assistant Coach
Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Soccer Operations
Rob Thompson
Athletic Trainer
Raz Razayeski
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Rick Franzblau
Source:[ 1]
Schedule
Source:[ 3]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 12 * 7:00 pm
No. 5
at UAB
W 3–0
– (–)
West Campus Field Birmingham, AL
August 15 * 6:00 pm
No. 5
No. 19 Coastal Carolina
W 3–1
– (–)
Riggs Field Clemson, SC
August 19 7:00 pm
No. 5
at No. 17 Virginia Tech
T 4–4
– (–)
Sandra D. Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 25 * 5:00 pm
No. 5
Cal State Fullerton
W 2–0
1–0–0 (0–0–0)
Riggs Field (2,538) Clemson, SC
August 27 * 6:00 pm
No. 5
Radford
W 2–1
2–0–0 (0–0–0)
Riggs Field (1,231) Clemson, SC
September 1 * 7:00 pm
No. 5
South Carolina Rivalry , First Friday
W 4–1
3–0–0 (0–0–0)
Riggs Field (5,610) Clemson, SC
September 4 * 7:00 pm
No. 5
at Georgia Southern
W 2–1 OT
4–0–0 (0–0–0)
Eagle Field - Erk Park (1,237)Statesboro, GA
September 8 7:00 pm
No. 3
at NC State
L 0–1
4–1–0 (0–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,589)Raleigh, NC
Cancelled[ 4] * 7:00 pm
North Florida
Riggs Field Clemson, SC
September 15 7:00 pm
No. 10
Boston College Rivalry
W 1–0
5–1–0 (1–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,901) Clemson, SC
September 19 * 7:00 pm
No. 8
UCLA
W 3–0
6–1–0 (1–1–0)
Riggs Field (2,147) Clemson, SC
September 22 7:00 pm
No. 8
Pittsburgh
W 3–0
7–1–0 (2–1–0)
Riggs Field (3,831) Clemson, SC
September 26 * 7:00 pm
No. 6
Charlotte
W 4–1
8–1–0 (2–1–0)
Riggs Field (1,308) Clemson, SC
September 29 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6
at No. 2 Wake Forest
L 2–3 2OT
8–2–0 (2–2–0)
Spry Stadium (4,781)Winston-Salem, NC
October 6 7:00 pm
No. 5
No. 9 Notre Dame
L 1–2
8–3–0 (2–3–0)
Riggs Field (4,035) Clemson, SC
October 10 * 7:00 pm
No. 11
Gardner-Webb
W 5–0
9–3–0 (2–3–0)
Riggs Field (1,059) Clemson, SC
October 13 7:00 pm
No. 11
at No. 16 Duke
W 4–1
10–3–0 (3–3–0)
Koskinen Stadium (758)Durham, NC
October 21 7:00 pm
No. 7
at Syracuse
W 2–1
11–3–0 (4–3–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,672)Syracuse, NY
October 27 7:00 pm
No. 4
No. 11 Louisville
L 1–2
11–4–0 (4–4–0)
Riggs Field (2,022) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 1 7:00 pm
No. 9
Syracuse First Round
T 2–2 (4–3 PKs) 2OT
11–4–1 (4–4–0)
Riggs Field (1,348) Clemson, SC
November 5 1:00 pm
No. 9
at No. 11 Duke Quarterfinal
W 1–0
12–4–1 (4–4–0)
Koskinen Stadium (468)Durham, NC
November 8 7:00 pm
No. 5
at No. 1 Wake Forest Semifinal
L 1–2
12–5–1 (4–4–0)
Spry Stadium (1,872) Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19 6:00 pm
No. 5
Coastal Carolina Second Round
L 1–3
12–6–1
Riggs Field (2,091) Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Goals Record
Disciplinary record
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Regular Season
ACC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Total
1
10
FW
Diego Campos
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
2
4
MF
Oliver Shannon
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
19
DF
Justin Malou
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
5
MF
Malick Mbaye
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
17
FW
Kimarni Smith
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
4
6
DF
Tanner Dieterich
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
12
DF
Robert Campbell
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
18
MF
Harrison Kurtz
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
24
MF
Alexander Hemmingser
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
10
2
DF
Andrew Burnikel
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
13
MF
Michael Melvin
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
14
MF
Grayson Raynor
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
FW
Nate Hall
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
30
MF
Robbie Robinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-
-
-
Team
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
18
0
1
4
0
1
2
0
0
24
0
2
Awards and honors
Draft picks
The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
United Soccer [ 10]
5
5
3
10
8
6
5
11
7
4
9
5
5
None Released
17
TopDrawer Soccer [ 11]
8
8
8
5
8
12
9
10
13
6
4
14
12
8
19
19
19
19
References
^ a b "CU Men's Soccer - 2017-18 Roster" . clemsontigers.com . Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
^ "Twitter" . twitter.com . Clemson University Athletics. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
^ "Men's Soccer - Schedule" . clemsontigers.com . Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017 .
^ "Men's Soccer Match Against North Florida Cancelled" . clemsontigers.com . Clemson University Athletics. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017 .
^ "Kubel and Bunk-Andersen Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
^ "Acuna and Miralles Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017 .
^ "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
^ a b c "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .
^ a b "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings" . National Soccer Coaches Association of America . June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017 .
^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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