2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his sixth season. They play home games at Riggs Field.[1] Riggs Field celebrated its 100-year anniversary this year, in October. This is team's 55th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 28th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, National Runners-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015 record17–3–4 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coachMike Noonan (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Phillip Jones (3rd season)
  • Liam Curran (2nd season)
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2015 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#1 Wake Forest + 6 –0 –2  17 –3 –2
#3 Clemson + 6 –1 –1  16 –2 –3
Boston College + 4 –4 –0  11 –8 –2
#6 Syracuse ‡ 3 –4 –1  16 –5 –3
Louisville 1 –4 –3  7 –9 –3
NC State 1 –4 –3  8 –6 –3
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 6 –1 –1  15 –2 –3
#8 Notre Dame + 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –6
#18 Virginia + 4 –2 –2  10 –5 –3
Duke 3 –4 –1  10 –7 –2
Virginia Tech 0 –5 –3  5 –9 –3
Pittsburgh 0 –7 –1  5 –9 –3
As of December 5, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

Updated 11/13/15 [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 Kyle Fisher
3 DF  DEN Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4 MF  ENG Oliver Shannon
5 DF  BER Mauriq Hill
6 MF  ENG Paul Clowes
7 MF  NOR Imran Mafi
8 FW  ITA Michele Bottari
9 FW  CRC Diego Campos
10 FW  USA T. J. Casner
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  USA John Cajka
17 MF  BRA Thales Moreno
18 DF  USA Tyler Rider
19 FW  USA Kyle Murphy
20 FW  USA Austen Burnikel
21 DF  USA Michael Serrano
22 GK  USA Andrew Tarbell
23 MF  USA Jonny Heckman
24 GK  USA Brady Allardice
25 DF  USA Chris Heijjer
26 DF  USA Trey Langolis
27 MF  USA Philip Tran
29 DF  USA Andrew Burnikel
30 GK  USA Nolan Lennon

Clemson had 7 players who received all ACC Honors [3] in the 2015 season. Paul Clowes was named ACC Midfielder of the Year and to the all ACC first team. Kyle Fisher was named ACC Defender of the Year and to the all ACC first team. Andrew Tarbell and TJ Casner were named to the all ACC first team. Oliver Shannon and Iman Mafi were named to the all ACC third team. Patrick Bunk-Andersen was named to the all ACC freshman team. Paul Clowes and Kyle Murphy were also named to the ACC All-Tournament team.[4] Paul Clowes and Andrew Tarbell were named Scholar All-Americans by the NSCAA.[5] Kyle Fisher was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Best XI First team, while Paul Clowes and Andrew Tarbell were named to the second team. Patrick Bunk-Anderson was named to the Freshman Best XI Team.[6]

Draft Picks

The Tigers had four players drafted in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[7]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Andrew TarbellSan Jose Earthquakes1st8thGK
Kyle FisherMontreal Impact1st14thDF
Paul ClowesD.C. United2nd33rdMF
T. J. CasnerHouston Dynamo3rd47thFW

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 15*
 No. 11 Presbyterian W 2–0 
Soccer Practice Fields
Clemson, SC
August 20*
 No. 11 Campbell W 2–0 
Soccer Practice Fields
Clemson, SC
August 22*
 No. 11 at UAB W 5–1 
West Campus Field
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
August 28*
 No. 11 East Tennessee State W 3–1  1–0–0
 Riggs Field (2,424)
Clemson, SC
August 30*
 No. 11 Mercer W 4–1  2–0–0
 Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 4*
 No. 6 South Carolina W 3–0  3–0–0
 Riggs Field (7,868)
Clemson, SC
September 7*
 No. 6 No. 11 Coastal Carolina T 1–1 2OT 3–0–1
 Riggs Field (2,748)
Clemson, SC
September 12
 No. 5 at No. 2 Notre Dame L 0–1  3–1–1
(0–1–0)		 Alumni Stadium (1,379)
Notre Dame, IN
September 15*
 No. 5 at Furman W 3–0  4–1–1
 Stone Soccer Stadium (2,948)
Greenville, SC
September 18
 No. 7 No. 16 Duke W 2–1  5–1–1
(1–1–0)		 Riggs Field (3,111)
Clemson, SC
September 20*
 No. 7 No. 21 Brown W 3–1  6–1–1
 Riggs Field (1,559)
Clemson, SC
September 26
 No. 5 at No. 8 Wake Forest T 1–1 2OT 6–1–2
(1–1–1)		 Spry Stadium (2,346)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 29*
 No. 5 at Gardner–Webb W 4–0  7–1–2
 Greene–Harbison Stadium (1,261)
Boiling Springs, NC
October 2
 No. 5 Virginia Tech W 2–0  8–1–2
(2–1–1)		 Riggs Field (2,296)
Clemson, SC
October 6*
 No. 5 at Charlotte W 1–0  9–1–2
 Transamerica Field (1,495)
Charlotte, NC
October 9
 No. 5 Louisville W 4–2  10–1–2
(3–1–1)		 Riggs Field (3,286)
Clemson, SC
October 17
 No. 4 at No. 16 Syracuse W 1–0  11–1–2
(4–1–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,582)
Syracuse, NY
October 20*
 No. 4 Georgia Southern W 3–1  12–1–2
 Riggs Field (1,463)
Clemson, SC
October 23
 No. 3 No. 25 Boston College
Senior Night		 W 1–0  13–1–2
(5–1–1)		 Riggs Field (3,538)
Clemson, SC
October 30
 No. 3 at NC State W 4–1  14–1–2
(6–1–1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,289)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 08
 No. 3 Boston College
Quarterfinal		 W 3–0  15–1–2
 Riggs Field (1,355)
Clemson, SC
November 11
 No. 3 No. 16 Syracuse
Semifinal		 L 0–2  15–2–2
 Riggs Field (3,056)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 22*
 No. 2 Elon
First Round		 W 5–2  16–2–2
 Riggs Field (1,941)
Clemson, SC
November 29*
 No. 2 No. 15 UC Santa Barbara
Second Round		 W 3–2  17–2–2
 Riggs Field (1,015)
Clemson, SC
December 4*
 No. 2 No. 10 Maryland
Elite Eight		 T 1–1 (3–1) 2OT 17–2–3
 Riggs Field (3,411)
Clemson, SC
December 11*
 No. 2 vs. No. 6 Syracuse
Final Four		 T 0–0 (4–1) 2OT 17–2–4
 Children's Mercy Park (4,047)
Kansas City, KS
December 13*
 No. 2 vs. No. 8 Stanford
Championship Game		 L 0–4  17–3–4
 Children's Mercy Park (4,081)
Kansas City, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

After finishing 2nd in the ACC Atlantic Division for the regular season, the Tigers received a first round bye in the ACC Tournament. They defeated Boston College in the Quarterfinals, but lost to Syracuse in the Semifinals. With this strong performance, the Tigers were seeded #2 overall in the NCAA tournament. The Tigers beat Elon in the first round of the tournament. With that win the Tigers advanced to the second round where they met UC Santa Barbara. The Tigers recorded a 3–2 victory. In the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, Clemson hosted 10th seeded Maryland. Clemson advanced 3–-1 in the penalty shootout, after the game was tied 1–-1. Clemson won its final four match over Syracuse in penalties after the match was tied 0–-0 after double overtime. Clemson advanced to the championship match vs. Stanford. The Tigers lost the Championship match 4–-0, finishing runners up in the NCAA tournament.

References
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  4. "Clowes & Murphy named to 2015 All ACC Tournament Team". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. "Clowes & Tarbell named to NSCAA Scholar All-America Team". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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  7. "2016 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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