2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eighth season. They play home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest. They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 19
2017 record12–6–1 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coachMike Noonan (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Jones (5th season)
  • Camilo Rodriguez (2nd season)
Captains
  • Tanner Dieterich
  • Oliver Shannon
Home stadiumRiggs Field
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#5 Wake Forest ‡ 7 –0 –1  19 –2 –2
#7 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  13 –2 –5
#17 Clemson + 4 –4 –0  12 –6 –1
NC State + 3 –3 –2  8 –6 –4
Boston College 1 –6 –1  6 –10 –1
Syracuse 0 –6 –2  6 –8 –4
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 6 –1 –1  17 –4 –1
#13 Duke + 4 –3 –1  13 –4 –3
#19 Virginia + 3 –2 –3  13 –4 –5
#18 Notre Dame + 3 –3 –2  11 –7 –2
Virginia Tech + 3 –5 –0  10 –10 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –0
  • ‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

Updated September 5, 2017[1]

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

No. Position Player
0 GK Daniel Kuzemka
1 GK Ximo Miralles
2 DF Andrew Burnikel
3 DF Patrick Bunk-Andersen
4 MF Oliver Shannon (captain)
5 MF Malick Mbaye
6 DF Tanner Dieterich (captain)
7 MF Saul Chinchilla
8 MF Johnny Heckman
9 FW Jason Wright
10 FW Diego Campos
11 FW Robby Jacobs
12 DF Robert Campbell
13 MF Michael Melvin
14 MF Grayson Raynor
No. Position Player
16 DF Cale Thorne
17 FW Kimarni Smith
18 MF Harrison Kurtz
19 DF Justin Malou
20 MF Michael Ille
21 DF Trey Langolis
22 MF Quinn McNeil
24 MF Alexander Hemmingsen
25 DF Gian Scalise
26 DF Chris Heijjer
27 FW Kristian Shkreli
28 FW Nate Hall
29 MF Daniel Ramlgak
30 MF Robbie Robinson
31 GK Nolan Lennon

Prior to the season, Tanner Dieterich and Oliver Shannon were named co-captains of the team.[2]

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

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at UAB W 3–0  –
(–)		 West Campus Field
Birmingham, AL
August 15*
6:00 PM		 No. 5 No. 19 Coastal Carolina W 3–1  –
(–)		 Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
August 19
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at No. 17 Virginia Tech T 4–4  –
(–)		 Sandra D. Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 25*
5:00 PM		 No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 2–0  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Riggs Field (2,538)
Clemson, SC
August 27*
6:00 PM		 No. 5 Radford W 2–1  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Riggs Field (1,231)
Clemson, SC
September 1*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 South Carolina
Rivalry, First Friday		 W 4–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Riggs Field (5,610)
Clemson, SC
September 4*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at Georgia Southern W 2–1 OT 4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Eagle Field - Erk Park (1,237)
Statesboro, GA
September 8
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at NC State L 0–1  4–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,589)
Raleigh, NC
Cancelled[4]*
7:00 PM		 North Florida   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
September 15
7:00 PM		 No. 10 Boston College
Rivalry		 W 1–0  5–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Riggs Field (1,901)
Clemson, SC
September 19*
7:00 PM		 No. 8 UCLA W 3–0  6–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Riggs Field (2,147)
Clemson, SC
September 22
7:00 PM		 No. 8 Pittsburgh W 3–0  7–1–0
(2–1–0)		 Riggs Field (3,831)
Clemson, SC
September 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 6 Charlotte W 4–1  8–1–0
(2–1–0)		 Riggs Field (1,308)
Clemson, SC
September 29
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 6 at No. 2 Wake Forest L 2–3 2OT 8–2–0
(2–2–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,781)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 6
7:00 PM		 No. 5 No. 9 Notre Dame L 1–2  8–3–0
(2–3–0)		 Riggs Field (4,035)
Clemson, SC
October 10*
7:00 PM		 No. 11 Gardner-Webb W 5–0  9–3–0
(2–3–0)		 Riggs Field (1,059)
Clemson, SC
October 13
7:00 PM		 No. 11 at No. 16 Duke W 4–1  10–3–0
(3–3–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (758)
Durham, NC
October 21
7:00 PM		 No. 7 at Syracuse W 2–1  11–3–0
(4–3–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,672)
Syracuse, NY
October 27
7:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 11 Louisville L 1–2  11–4–0
(4–4–0)		 Riggs Field (2,022)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
November 1
7:00 PM		 No. 9 Syracuse
First Round		 T 2–2 (4–3 PKs) 2OT 11–4–1
(4–4–0)		 Riggs Field (1,348)
Clemson, SC
November 5
1:00 PM		 No. 9 at No. 11 Duke
Quarterfinal		 W 1–0  12–4–1
(4–4–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (468)
Durham, NC
November 8
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at No. 1 Wake Forest
Semifinal		 L 1–2  12–5–1
(4–4–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,872)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 PM		 No. 5 Coastal Carolina
Second Round		 L 1–3  12–6–1
 Riggs Field (2,091)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Goals Record
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameRegular SeasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
1 10FWDiego Campos91010
2 9FWJason Wright6017
3 4MFOliver Shannon4004
30MFRobbie Robinson4004
5 17FWKimarni Smith3003
3DFPatrick Bunk-Andersen2103
7MFSaul Chinchilla1203
8 5MFMalick Mbaye1001
6DFTanner Dietrich1001
11FWRobbie Jacobs1001
19DFJustin Malou1001
24MFAlexander Hemmingsen1001
Total344139

Disciplinary Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
    
1 10FWDiego Campos401100000501
2 4MFOliver Shannon200100100400
19DFJustin Malou100101000201
3 5MFMalick Mbaye300000000300
17FWKimarni Smith200000100300
4 6DFTanner Dietrich200000000200
12DFRobert Campbell200000000200
18MFHarrison Kurtz200000000200
24MFAlexander Hemmingser200000000200
10 2DFAndrew Burnikel000100000100
13MFMichael Melvin100000000100
14MFGrayson Raynor100000000100
28FWNate Hall100000000100
30MFRobbie Robinson100000000100
---Team100000000100
Total18014012002402

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Bunk-Andersen ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 5 [5]
Ximo Miralles September 25 [6]
Diego Campos ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 16 [7]
Diego Campos All-ACC First Team November 7 [8]
Oliver Shannon November 7 [8]
Robbie Robinson ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [8]
Diego Campos All-ACC Tournament Team November 12 [9]
Justin Malou November 12 [9]

Draft Picks
Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Oliver ShannonAtlanta United2nd36MF
Diego CamposChicago Fire2nd38FW

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
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10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer [10] 5 5 3 10 8 6 5 11 7 4 9 5 5 None Released 17
TopDrawer Soccer [11] 8 8 8 5 8 12 9 10 13 6 4 14 12 8 19 19 19 19

References
  1. "CU Men's Soccer - 2017-18 Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. "Twitter". twitter.com. Clemson University Athletics. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "Men's Soccer - Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Men's Soccer Match Against North Florida Cancelled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. "Kubel and Bunk-Andersen Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. "Acuna and Miralles Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  9. "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. "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 12, 2017.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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