2024 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team

2024 Clemson Tigers women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–8–3 (2–7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Robbins (14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
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2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍‍‍y 9 0 1   .950 18 3 1   .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 16 4 4   .750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 15 2 4   .810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 22 5 0   .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 14 6 3   .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5 1 4   .700 14 4 4   .727
California  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 13 6 2   .667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 16 5 2   .739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 5 0   .500 13 5 1   .711
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 12 5 2   .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 9 6 3   .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 7 6 5   .528
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 6 2   .300 6 9 2   .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 6 8 3   .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 5 8 4   .412
NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 4 10 4   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 6 10 2   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC


The 2024 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his fourteenth season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. This was the team's 31st season playing organized soccer, and all of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tigers started the season ranked fifth in the country, but suffered a 4–0 defeat to unranked Auburn to start the season. A defeat of High Point could not save them from falling out of the rankings after the first week. After the High Point win, the Tigers won three more games, including a 3–0 win over Power 5 opponent West Virginia. They returned to the rankings at number twenty five before tying rival South Carolina and Charlotte to end the non-conference regular season 4–1–2. The start of ACC play was difficult for the Tigers, as they lost their first four ACC games. The losses included defeats to third ranked Duke and sixth ranked Florida State. They won their next two games against Boston College and Miami before dropping their next three games. Two of the three losses were to ranked teams in fourth ranked North Carolina and twenty fourth ranked Virginia. They ended their season with a 0–0 tie against Louisville.

The Tigers finished the season 6–8–3 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. 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.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 18–4–4 overall and 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 and Notre Dame in the Semifinals. They faced off against Florida State in the final and 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. They defeated Radford in the First Round, Columbia in the Second Round, and advanced in a penalty shoot-out over Georgia in the Round of 16. The Tigers faced second seed Penn State in the Quarterfinals and 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 during the season, and lost 2–0, to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Halle Mackiewicz 1 GK 5'10" Senior Broomfield, Colorado Graduated; Drafted 32th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft[2]
Makenna Morris 2 DF 5'5" Senior Germantown, Maryland Graduated; Drafted 13th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft[3]
Harper White 4 DF 5'8" Graduate Student Nashville, Tennessee Graduated
Emma Wennar 13 FW 5'4" Sophomore Milton, Vermont Transferred to College of Charleston[4]
Hal Hershfelt 15 MF 5'8" Graduate Student San Diego, California Graduated; Drafted 5th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft[5]
Emma Lerner 17 MF 5'6" Redshirt Sophomore Mentor, Ohio Graduated
Caroline Conti 23 FW 5'6" Graduate Student Greenville, South Carolina Graduated; Drafted 34th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft[6]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Nona Reason 1 GK 5'10" Redshirt Sophomore Noblesville, Indiana North Carolina[7]
Kam Pickett 13 DF 5'0" Graduate Student Santa Barbara, California Pepperdine
Jordan Thompson 29 FW 5'6" Graduate Student Lee, New Hampshire College of Charleston
Christian Brathwaite 30 MF 5'6" Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Georgia

Recruiting class

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Kendall Bodak
MF
United States Monson, Massachusetts NEFC [8]
Anna Castenfelt
MF
United States Paradise Valley, Arizona Utah Royals FC - Arizona [9]
Emilia Eriksen
DF
United States Los Gatos, California IMG Academy [10]
Ella Johnson
FW
United States Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads [11]
Anna Rydin
DF
United States Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina Courage Youth [12]
Allie Serlenga
FW
United States Mount Laurel, New Jersey PDA (ENCL) [13]

Squad

Roster

As of December 16, 2024[14]

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
1 GK United States USA Nona Reason
2 MF United States USA Kendall Bodak
3 DF United States USA Layne St. George
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 DF United States USA Kam Pickett
15 FW United States USA Ella Johnson
16 MF United States USA Ella Hauser
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Anna Castenfelt
18 FW United States USA Maria Manousos
19 DF United States USA Anna Rydin
21 DF United States USA Emilia Eriksen
22 MF United States USA Gabby Gambino
23 FW United States USA Allie Serlenga
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 Jordan Thompson
30 MF United States USA Christian Brathwaite
34 GK United States USA Ally Lynch

Team management

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:[14]

Schedule

Source:[15][16]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 4*
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 No. 14 Georgia  None Reported 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 10*
11:00 a.m.
No. 5 UNC Wilmington  None Reported[17] 
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
No. 5 at Auburn L 0–4  0–1–0
Auburn Soccer Complex (1,212)
Auburn, AL
August 18*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 High Point W 2–0  1–1–0
Riggs Field (1,463)
Clemson, SC
August 23*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
West Virginia W 3–0  2–1–0
Riggs Field (1,209)
Clemson, SC
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 4–1  3–1–0
Stone Stadium (1,676)
Greenville, SC
September 1*
1:00 p.m., FloFC
at Campbell W 3–1  4–1–0
Eakes Athletics Complex (218)
Buies Creek, NC
September 5*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 25 at South Carolina
Rivalry
T 1–1  4–1–1
Stone Stadium (6,050)
Columbia, SC
September 8*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Charlotte T 0–0  4–1–2
Transamerica Field (683)
Charlotte, NC
ACC Regular Season
September 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech L 1–2  4–2–2
(0–1–0)
Riggs Field (526)
Clemson, SC
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3т Duke L 1–3  4–3–2
(0–2–0)
Riggs Field (804)
Clemson, SC
September 28[a]
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 6 Florida State L 0–3  4–4–2
(0–3–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (894)
Tallahassee, FL
October 3
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 1–4  4–5–2
(0–4–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (596)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 6
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 2–0  5–5–2
(1–4–0)
Riggs Field (802)
Clemson, SC
October 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 2–1  6–5–2
(2–4–0)
Riggs Field (1,374)
Clemson, SC
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 4 North Carolina L 0–6  6–6–2
(2–5–0)
Dorrance Field (2,237)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 20
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State L 0–1  6–7–2
(2–6–0)
Dail Soccer Field (593)
Raleigh, NC
October 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 24 Virginia L 0–1  6–8–2
(2–7–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,956)
Charlottesville, VA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville T 0–0  6–8–3
(2–7–1)
Riggs Field (1,174)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
  1. ^ Originally schedule for September 26, but delayed due to Hurricane Helene[18]

Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season NCAA Tournament Total
1 2 United States MF Kendall Bodak 3 0 3
9 United States DF Mackenzie Duff 3 0 3
30 United States MF Christian Brathwaite 3 0 3
4 8 United States FW Jenna Tobia 2 0 2
18 United States FW Maria Manousos 2 0 2
24 United States DF Megan Bornkamp 2 0 2
7 7 United States MF Dani Davis 1 0 1
17 United States MF Anna Castenfelt 1 0 1
29 United States FW Jordan Thompson 1 0 1
Opponent Own Goal 2 0 2
Total 20 0 20

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season 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
1 2 United States MF Kendall Bodak 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 United States DF Layne St. George 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 United States MF Danni Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 United States FW Tatum Short 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 United States DF Kam Pickett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 United States DF Megan Bornkamp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer[19]5RVRV25Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[20]616131118

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