2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 19
Record12–6–1 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (5th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest 7 0 1 19 2 2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 2 1 13 2 5
No. 17 Clemson + 4 4 0 12 6 1
NC State + 3 3 2 8 6 4
Boston College 1 6 1 6 10 1
Syracuse 0 6 2 6 8 4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 1 1 17 4 1
No. 13 Duke + 4 3 1 13 4 3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 2 3 13 4 5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 3 2 11 7 2
Virginia Tech + 3 5 0 10 10 0
Pittsburgh 2 6 0 8 10 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Daniel Kuzemka
1 GK Spain ESP Ximo Miralles
2 DF United States USA Andrew Burnikel
3 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4 MF England ENG Oliver Shannon (captain)
5 MF Senegal SEN Malick Mbaye
6 DF United States USA Tanner Dieterich (captain)
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Saul Chinchilla
8 MF United States USA Johnny Heckman
9 FW Jamaica JAM Jason Wright
10 FW Costa Rica CRC Diego Campos
11 FW United States USA Robby Jacobs
12 DF United States USA Robert Campbell
13 MF United States USA Michael Melvin
14 MF United States USA Grayson Raynor
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF United States USA Cale Thorne
17 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith
18 MF United States USA Harrison Kurtz
19 DF Senegal SEN Justin Malou
20 MF United States USA Michael Ille
21 DF United States USA Trey Langolis
22 MF United States USA Quinn McNeill
24 MF Denmark DEN Alexander Hemmingsen
25 DF Argentina ARG Gian Scalise
26 DF United States USA Chris Heijjer
27 FW United States USA Kristian Shkreli
28 FW United States USA Nate Hall
29 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Ramlgak
30 MF United States USA Robbie Robinson
31 GK United States USA Nolan Lennon

Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.[2]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Athletic Director United States Dan Radakovich
Head coach United States Mike Noonan
Associate head coach England Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Colombia Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Soccer Operations United States Rob Thompson
Athletic Trainer United States Raz Razayeski
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States 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

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 10 Costa Rica FW Diego Campos 9 1 0 10
2 9 Jamaica FW Jason Wright 6 0 1 7
3 4 England MF Oliver Shannon 4 0 0 4
30 United States MF Robbie Robinson 4 0 0 4
5 17 England FW Kimarni Smith 3 0 0 3
3 Denmark DF Patrick Bunk-Andersen 2 1 0 3
7 Costa Rica MF Saul Chinchilla 1 2 0 3
8 5 Senegal MF Malick Mbaye 1 0 0 1
6 United States DF Tanner Dieterich 1 0 0 1
11 United States FW Robbie Jacobs 1 0 0 1
19 Senegal DF Justin Malou 1 0 0 1
24 Denmark MF Alexander Hemmingsen 1 0 0 1
Total 34 4 1 39

Disciplinary record

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 10 Costa Rica FW Diego Campos 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
2 4 England MF Oliver Shannon 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
19 Senegal DF Justin Malou 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
3 5 Senegal MF Malick Mbaye 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 England FW Kimarni Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 6 United States DF Tanner Dieterich 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 United States DF Robert Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 United States MF Harrison Kurtz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Denmark MF Alexander Hemmingser 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 2 United States DF Andrew Burnikel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 United States MF Michael Melvin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 United States MF Grayson Raynor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 United States FW Nate Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 United States 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

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Bunk-Andersen ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 5 [5]
Ximo Miralles September 25 [6]
Diego Campos ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 16 [7]
Diego Campos All-ACC First Team November 7 [8]
Oliver Shannon November 7 [8]
Robbie Robinson ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [8]
Diego Campos All-ACC Tournament Team November 12 [9]
Justin Malou November 12 [9]

Draft picks

The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Player Team Round Pick # Position
England Oliver Shannon Atlanta United 2nd 36 MF
Costa Rica Diego Campos Chicago Fire 2nd 38 FW

Rankings

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer - Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Match Against North Florida Cancelled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kubel and Bunk-Andersen Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.