2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team explained

Sport:	women's soccer
Year:	2016
Team:	Clemson Tigers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	14–5–4
Conf Record:	7–1–2
Head Coach:	Eddie Radwanski
Hc Year:	6th
Asst Coach1:	Jeff Robbins
Ac1 Year:	6th
Asst Coach2:	Siri Mullinix
Ac2 Year:	6th
Captain:	Emily Byorth
Captain2:	Gabby Byorth
Captain3:	Abby Jones
Captain4:	Claire Wagner
Stadium:	Riggs Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Sweet 16
Conf Champ:	ACC Tournament
Conf Champ Result:	Semifinalists
Nscaarank:	12
Tdsrank:	13

The 2016 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his sixth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field.^[1] Clemson opened the season ranked 14th in the NSCAA Preseason Poll.^[2]

The Lady Tigers finished as ACC regular season co-champions with Notre Dame, capturing the second ACC regular season title in program history.^[3] Clemson also advanced to the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006.^[4]

Coach Ed Radwanski was named ACC coach of the year in his sixth season with the team.^[5]

Roster

Updated August 8, 2016^[6]

Clemson had four players earn All – ACC postseason awards. Kailen Sheridan and Catrina Atanda were named first team All – ACC, Sam Staab was named second team All – ACC, and Claire Wagner was named third team All – ACC. For the 2016 Clemson named 4 co-captains for the team. Gabby Byorth, Emily Byorth, Abby Jones, and Claire Wagner (seniors) were named captains.^[7]

Draft picks

The Tigers had three players drafted in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Claire Wagner		2nd	20	DF
		2nd	23	GK
Catrina Atanda		3rd	40	MF

Schedule

|-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

See also: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's Soccer – Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920152646/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103702&SPSID=657785. dead. September 20, 2012. Clemson Tigers. September 21, 2015.
2. Web site: Tigers Ranked 14th in NSCAA Preseason Poll. Clemson Tigers. August 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821210211/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657778&SPID=103702&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211100489. August 21, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: ACC Champions! No. 14 Clemson Wins ACC Regular Season Crown with Upset of No. 6 Duke . 27 October 2016 . Clemson Tigers . 4 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121233145/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657778&SPID=103702&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211257301 . 21 November 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: No. 12 Tigers Fall to No. 6 UNC in NCAA Sweet 16 Heartbreaker . Clemson Tigers . 20 November 2016 . 4 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121235517/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657778&SPID=103702&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211311094 . 21 November 2016 . dead .
5. Web site: ACC announces 2016 women's soccer awards . 3 November 2016 . ACC . 4 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170712054251/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-2016-women-s-soccer-awards-11-03-2016 . 2017-07-12 . dead .
6. Web site: CU Women's Soccer – 2016 Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216041457/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103702&SPSID=657783. dead. December 16, 2012. Clemson Tigers. August 8, 2016.
7. Web site: Clemson Women’s Soccer Names Team Captains. Clemson Tigers. July 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716075255/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211134001. July 16, 2017. dead.