| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 12–9–0 |
| Conf Record: | 6–4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Radwanski |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jeff Robbins |
| Ac1 Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach2: | Siri Mullinix |
| Ac2 Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Riggs Field |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
| Captain: | Lauren Harkes |
| Captain2: | Kimber Haley |
| Captain3: | Sam Staab |
| Nscaarank: | RV |
The 2018 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his eighth season. Home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 25th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
See main article: 2017 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team.
The 2017 Clemson women's soccer team finished the season with a 10–5–3 overall record and a 3–4–3 ACC record. The Tigers failed to make the ACC Tournament, finishing 9th in the conference. The Tigers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As an unseeded team in the Duke Bracket, Clemson beat Alabama at home 2–1, but fell in the second round to 4th seeded Texas on penalties.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Horgan | 7 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jenni Erickson | 18 | MF/DF | 5'9" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jenna Polonsky | 19 | MF/FW | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Graduated |
Clemson announced its 2018 recruiting class of six players on February 9, 2018.[2]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Stars | [3] | ||||
| International SC | [4] | ||||
| CESA | [5] | ||||
| Tophat SC | N/A[6] | ||||
| South Carolina United | [7] | ||||
| North Carolina Courage | [8] |
Updated August 3, 2018[9]
Prior to the season, Lauren Harkes, Kimber Haley, and Sam Staab were announced as team captains.[10]
| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic director |  Dan Radakovich | |
| Head coach | Eddie Radwanski | |
| Associate head coach | Jeff Robbins | |
| Assistant coach | Siri Mullinix | |
| Director of Operations | Julie Carson | |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Alora Sullivan |
Source:[11]
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| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |  | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | | FW | Miranda Westlake | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 11 | | MF | Kimber Haley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 10 | | FW | Alana Hockenhull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | | DF | Dani Antieau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | FW | Courtney Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | | FW | Mackenzie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | | MF | Julie Mackin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | | MF | Brooke Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 33 | | DF | Jackson Moehler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |||||
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Regular Season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | | FW | Mackenzie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | | DF | Cyan Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | MF | Audrey Viso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Kimber Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | MF | Julie Mackin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | FW | Olivia Bonacorso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Staab | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 6, 2018 | [12] |
| Mariana Speckmaier | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 25, 2018 | [13] |
| Sandy MacIver | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 9, 2018 | [14] |
| Mariana Speckmaier | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 30, 2018 | [15] |
| Sam Staab | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | November 1, 2018 | [16] |
| All-ACC First Team | |||
| Mariana Speckmaier | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Sandy McIver | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Miranda Westlake |
See also: 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
| Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer[17] | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | None Released | RV | ||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [18] | |||||||||||||||||
See main article: 2019 NWSL College Draft.
The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2019 draft, Sam Staab, was taken as the 4th pick. This is the highest any Clemson player has been picked in an NWSL draft.[19]