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 . 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 . They would finish their non-conference schedule with a draw against . 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 in the First Round, 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 . The Tigers won 2–1 and advanced to their first College Cup in program history. 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. 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
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 in the First Round. They lost the game 0–1 to end their season. Their eight wins was their lowest total since 2013.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 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
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Port Washington, New York SUSA FC Academy Lewisville, Texas FC Dallas Los Angeles, California LAFC So Cal Las Vegas, Nevada Heat FC Warren, New Jersey PDA (ECNL - Blue)
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Graham Neff Head coach Eddie Radwanski Associate head coach Jeff Robbins Assistant coach Siri Mullinix Assistant Coach Allison Wetherington
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
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Goals Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 2 DF Makenna Morris 8 0 2 10 2 23 FW Caroline Conti 5 1 2 8 3 9 DF Mackenzie Duff 4 2 0 6 10 MF Renee Lyles 5 0 1 6 29 FW Sami Meredith 6 0 0 6 6 24 DF Megan Bornkamp 2 1 2 5 7 8 FW Jenna Tobia 4 0 0 4 8 11 FW Tatum Short 2 1 0 3 13 FW Emma Wennar 3 0 0 3 10 18 FW Maria Manousos 2 0 0 2 11 5 MF Emily Brough 1 0 0 1 7 MF Danni Davis 1 0 0 1 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 1 0 0 1Total 44 5 7 56
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 8 MF Jenna Tobia 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 MF Dani Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 DF Mackenzie Duff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 DF Megan Bornkamp 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 DF Layne St. George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF Harper White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 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 0Total 12006002002000
Awards and honors Megan Bornkamp Preseason All-ACC Team August 10 Hal Hershfelt Megan Bornkamp Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 17 Halle Mackiewicz ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 12 Mackenzie Duff September 26 Makenna Morris October 17 October 24 Renee Lyles ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 24 Halle Mackiewicz ACC Goalkeeper of the Year November 1 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 Dani Davis Mackenzie Duff Halle Mackiewicz United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team December 1 Makenna Morris
Rankings
2024 NWSL Draft
Clemson had four players taken in the 2024 NWSL draft, including the fifth overall pick.
Hal Hershfelt Washington Spirit 1 5 MF Makenna Morris Washington Spirit 1 13 DF Halle Mackiewicz Kansas City Current 3 32 GK Caroline Conti Bay FC 3 34 MF
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