2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his seventh season. They play home games at Riggs Field.[1] This is team's 56th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 29th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinalists
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
2016 record14–4–5 (4–1–3 ACC)
Head coachMike Noonan (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (4th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (1st season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest ‡ 5 –1 –2  19 –2 –4
#6 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  14 –6 –2
#5 Clemson + 4 –1 –3  14 –4 –5
#11 Syracuse + 4 –2 –3  12 –4 –4
Boston College + 3 –3 –3  9 –9 –3
NC State 1 –8 –0  5 –12 –0
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 5 –1 –2  14 –3 –4
#13 Virginia + 4 –2 –3  11 –4 –5
#14 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –2  12 –7 –2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –2  13 –5 –4
Duke 2 –6 –1  7 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –7 –2  2 –13 –3
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

Updated 08/04/16 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Michael Zierhoffer
2 DF  USA Andrew Burnikel
3 DF  DEN Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4 MF  ENG Oliver Shannon
5 DF  BER Mauriq Hill
6 MF  USA Tanner Dieterich
7 MF  NOR Imran Mafi
8 MF  USA Johnny Heckman
9 FW  CRC Diego Campos
11 DF  ENG Aaron Jones
12 MF  CRC Saul Chinchilla
13 MF  USA Michael Melvin
14 MF  USA Grayson Raynor
15 MF  FRA Alex Happi
16 MF  SEN Malick Mbaye
17 MF  BRA Thales Moreno
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  USA Harrison Kurtz
19 FW  USA Robby Jacobs
20 FW  USA Austen Burnikel
21 DF  USA Trey Langolis
22 GK  USA Nolan Lennon
23 MF  USA Michael Swift
24 GK  USA Brady Allardice
25 DF  USA Cale Thorne
26 DF  USA Chris Heijjer
27 DF  USA Kevin Fielden
28 DF  USA Nate Hall
29 DF  USA Robert Campbell
30 DF  USA Jon Breed
31 GK  ESP Ximo Miralles
32 MF  USA Philip Tran

Draft Picks

The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Aaron JonesPhiladelphia Union2nd33DF

Coaching staff
PositionStaff
Athletic Director Dan Radakovich
Head Coach Mike Noonan
Associate Head Coach Philip Jones
Assistant Coach Camilo Rodriguez
Director of Soccer Operations Rohan Sachdev
Athletic Trainer Raz Razayeski
Strength and Conditioning Coach Rick Franzblau

Source:[3]

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 UAB W 2–1 2OT –
 Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 16*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 High Point T 1–1  –
 Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 19*
7:00 PM		 No. 11 at Duke T 2–2  –
 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at No. 24 South Carolina
Rivalry		 W 2–1  1–0–0
 Stone Stadium (2,892)
Columbia, SC
August 28*
6:30 PM		 No. 3 Providence W 2–1  2–0–0
 Riggs Field (1,167)
Clemson, SC
September 2*
7:00 PM		 No. 2 No. 8 Creighton W 1–0  3–0–0
 Riggs Field (2,869)
Clemson, SC
September 9
7:30 PM		 No. 2 No. 3 North Carolina L 0–1  3–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Riggs Field (7,293)
Clemson, SC
September 17
7:00 PM		 No. 6 at No. 17 Virginia T 3-3 2OT 3–1–1
(0–1–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,222)
Charlottesville, VA
September 20*
7:00 PM		 No. 6 Gardner-Webb W 5–0  4–1–1
(0–1–1)		 Riggs Field (1,189)
Clemson,SC
September 23
7:00 PM		 No. 7 at No. 19 Virginia Tech W 2–1  5–1–1
(1–1–1)		 Sandra D. Thompson Field (1,412)
Blacksburg, VA
September 27*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at South Florida W 1–0 OT 6–1–1
(1–1–1)		 USF Soccer Stadium (651)
Tampa, FL
September 30
7:00 PM		 No. 5 No. 11 Wake Forest W 1–0  7–1–1
(2–1–1)		 Riggs Field (3,128)
Clemson, SC
October 4*
6:00 PM		 No. 5 at Coastal Carolina T 0–0 2OT 7–1–2
(2–1–1)		 Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (596)
Conway, SC
October 8
7:00 PM		 No. 5 NC State W 2–0  8–1–2
(3–1–1)		 Riggs Field (4,112)
Clemson, SC
October 11*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 No. 14 Charlotte L 0–1  8–2–2
(3–1–1)		 Riggs Field (1,015)
Clemson, SC
October 14
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at Boston College
Rivalry		 T 0–0 2OT 8–2–3
(3–1–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (1,035)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 16*
12:30 PM		 No. 3 at Brown W 3–2  9–2–3
(3–1–2)		 Stevenson Field (695)
Providence, RI
October 21
7:00 PM		 No. 8 No. 6 Syracuse T 0–0 2OT 9–2–4
(3–1–3)		 Riggs Field (3,120)
Clemson, SC
October 25*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 Georgia Southern
Senior Night		 W 1–0  10–2–4
(3–1–3)		 Riggs Field (2,538)
Clemson, SC
October 28
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at No. 7 Louisville W 1–0  11–2–4
(4–1–3)		 Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (3,108)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 6
1:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 5 Syracuse
Quarterfinal		 T 1–1 (4–2 PK) 2OT 11–2–5
 Riggs Field (1,068)
Clemson, SC
November 9
7:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 8 Boston College
Semifinal		 W 1–0  12–2–5
 Riggs Field (1,546)
Clemson, SC
November 13
2:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 2 Wake Forest
Final		 L 1–0  12–3–5
 MUSC Health Stadium (2,304)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 17*
 No. 3 South Carolina
Second Round		 W 2–1 OT 13–3–5
 Riggs Field (1,711)
Clemson, SC
November 27*
 No. 3 No. 14 Albany
Third Round		 W 3–1  14–3–5
 Riggs Field (2,046)
Clemson, SC
December 2*
 No. 3 No. 6 Denver
Quarterfinals		 L 0–1  14–4–5
 Riggs Field (4,101)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
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NSCAA [4] 3 2 2 6 7 5 5 3 8 5 3 3 3 None Released 5
TopDrawer Soccer [5] 10 8 8 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
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References
  1. "Men's Soccer - Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. "CU Men's Soccer - 2016-17 Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  4. "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 9, 2017.
  5. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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